Patent ID: 9454845
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G06T

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for integrating a two-dimensional (2D) drawn shadow character in a three-dimensional (3D) computer generated imagery (CGI) scene with contouring on 3D objects, the method comprising: adding a simplified drawing surface to a 3D CGI scene, wherein the simplified drawing surface approximates a 3D object surface in the 3D CGI scene; causing a display of the simplified drawing surface in the 3D CGI scene from a first perspective; receiving a drawn shadow character on the simplified drawing surface; capturing an image of the drawn shadow character from a second perspective; removing the simplified drawing surface and the drawn shadow character from the 3D CGI scene; and projecting the captured image of the drawn shadow character into the 3D CGI scene from the second perspective, wherein the projected image contours to at least the 3D object surface in the scene.