2D objects into 3D with 3-Sweep!

September 12, 2013, 10:43 AM

http://www.motionvfx.com/mblog/2d_objects_into_3d_...

Demonstrated at Siggraph Asia 2013, 3-Sweep is a shockingly effective software that allows you to create a 3D model from a 2D photograph. The model can later be rotated in three dimensions and even modified! The procedure for carving the contour resembles roto brush from AE. The video demonstrated how the software enables you to work on less regular shapes with surprisingly little effort. The video also shows cases in which 3-Sweep fails to do its job: like the fuzzy object edges or non-ideal pe...