Procedure and WIP

Here is my procedure for rotoscoping.  First, I used a video camera to record myself.  Next, I bring the clips into a media player (Media Player Classic), screencap every few frames, and bring them into Photoshop.  There, I trace over top each frame using a drawing tablet, and afterwards I duplicate each frame and make colored versions underneath them.  When I'm finished, I use the animation feature in Photoshop to create the .gif.  You may want to play around with the frame lengths to get it looking how you want.

I would recommend a high-quality camera to anyone interested in trying this.  I used a cheap old one, so it can be difficult to make out certain blurry spots in some frames.

 And now, a work-in-progress of my jumping animation.