Topic: Does the Rotoscoping tag apply to still images?

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Before I go off on a tagging frenzy I would like to check in with you guys.
I've already made a small (and admittedly weak) wiki on rotoscoping but I would like some input on applying the tag to still images.
Rotoscoping is technique used for animation, yet I feel like it should still apply to non-animated images that are clearly trace-overs of irl photos.

examples:
post #1945745 post #1902345 post #1912417
It should also be emphasized that rotoscoping and traced are very different, since traced applies to the tracing of another work rather than a photo

Any thoughts?

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Rotoscroping from purely dictionary definition is only for animations only. I almost wouldn't mind making traced tag for images.

I know some artists actually pose something with 3D model first then draw over it, those cases are completely fine because artist did made both things themselves. Just that when it's not real life photo, it becomes much harder to determine if it's traced or not.

fab3716 stuff has definitely contanstly made me feel extremely uncomfortable, because they are clearly made out of real life images, so everything around that traced area seems inconsistant and uncanny, enviroments are mostly textures.

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Mairo said:
Rotoscroping from purely dictionary definition is only for animations only. I almost wouldn't mind making traced tag for images.

I know some artists actually pose something with 3D model first then draw over it, those cases are completely fine because artist did made both things themselves. Just that when it's not real life photo, it becomes much harder to determine if it's traced or not.

fab3716 stuff has definitely contanstly made me feel extremely uncomfortable, because they are clearly made out of real life images, so everything around that traced area seems inconsistant and uncanny, enviroments are mostly textures.

irl_trace might be a good tag to start up? Just so there isn't any confusion with traced.

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