{"id":3803,"date":"2022-11-17T03:23:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T03:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocoalopez.com\/blog\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2022-11-17T03:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T03:23:25","slug":"how-to-build-and-organize-a-file-for-background-design-animation-pipeline-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocoalopez.com\/blog\/?p=3803","title":{"rendered":"How to build and organize a file for Background Design: animation pipeline tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can’t even remember the number of times that I asked people to organize their BG setup properly for compositing, I even had to clean them up after finding a lot of trashy layers. Well someone (https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxorian<\/a>)did this amazing guide and it’s a must for any production regarding the size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For added context: this is the BG design used in the 2nd and 3rd image, so you can see the whole composite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Extra: Using smart objects to easily edit\/paint multiple instances of the same object in a scene all at the same time. Or: working smarter not harder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Example: This BG has only about 5-6 different trees total, free transformed \/ flipped to create variation. As smart objects the total work is reduced and it doesn’t cost me much effort to make it this way in the design stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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All credits go to: https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxorian\/status\/1592999343388504064<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can’t even remember the number of times that I asked people to organize their BG setup properly for compositing, I even had to clean them up after finding a lot of trashy layers. Well someone (https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxorian)did this amazing guide and it’s a must for any production regarding the size. 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