Overwatch cosplayer kicks it up a notch by animating Blackwatch Genji Blizzard EntertainmentAn Overwatch cosplayer went the extra mile by having his Blackwatch Genji outfit animated in After Effects to make it look like it came right off the screen. Cosplayers are always looking for ways to stand out from their peers and create experiences that help them gain popularity in a fandom that\u2019s become increasingly difficult to break in to. Enter VFX and motion graphics artist Kenson, who goes by Rikognition on Twitter. He was able to use a combination of blue screen technology, After Effects, and some really slick design work to bring JohnnyJunkers\u2019 Blackwatch Genji to life. \u201cFor this one, I didn\u2019t do it as detailed so I just used After Effects and it\u2019s auto meshed puppet tool,\u201d Rikognition said on Reddit. \u201cOtherwise, I would normally use Spine2d and draw proper meshes and weight maps.\u201d The goal of the animation was to make \u201cIRL look like CGI,\u201d as Kenson noted on his Twitter. The results have been going viral within the community, with the post currently sitting at 17.5k upvotes and near the top of the Overwatch subreddit. Making IRL look like CGI #overwatch #cosplay pic.twitter.com\/HSJ1lVLCY0 \u2014 Kenson @ NAB (@rikognition) January 17, 2020 While JohnnyJunkers may have a modest following of 4,000 on Twitter, he is much more well known on Facebook where he currently has over 51,000 followers. Some of his more well known cosplays include Ultra Instinct Goku and Ryu from Street Fighter. The cosplayer is well known for his motivational posts on Facebook, especially those focusing on fitness as it relates to cosplay. His Goku post in particular detailed his process for working out to fit into the outfit. \u201cGoals help a lot and I can\u2019t wait to show you guys what I\u2019m training towards next year,\u201d he said in his post. He is currently working on an impressive Mega Man X cosplay that will be sure to wow audiences as well. There is no word yet on if he\u2019ll team up with Kenson to make this one digital as well, but if he does, expect it to be just as epic as the Genji one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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