Is rotoscoping really "okay"? And how are animators able to achieve fluid animations without rotoscoping? I don't have anything against it really. I just want an answer (or two).

I think rotoscoping is fine as long as it's not overused, it's appropriate for scenes calling for complex choreography like this.

akira625 said:
I think rotoscoping is fine as long as it's not overused, it's appropriate for scenes calling for complex choreography like this.

So technically speaking, could a scene like this been done without rotoscoping? How?

il318 said:
by being a very well experienced animator or using recorded footage and heavily referencing it but not tracing like this https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/36779

And that's like...100% okay right?

qwack said:
And that's like...100% okay right?

Everything is allowed as long as the end result looks good. There's no law against rotoscoping or using reference videos. Every piece of animation is uses reference enyway. It could be based on live action footage, personal observations or the work of some other animator.