I know this isn't the optimal way to do it, and Blender does need better control over the edge settings, but if you scale the render size up, the lines get thinner. You then just resize the final output down to more appropriate size.

Hope that helps.

I found this to be pretty neat. http://freestyle.sourceforge.net/

You can export from MOI as a 3ds and import right into Freestyle. I quickly created this. While not particularly great, it has neat style.

That is kind of entertaining having an early stage concept sketch generated from the finished model!

Thanks for posting the link & example Phil. I've been looking at Non-Photorealistic Rendering packages lately, and I think you just saved me some money :)

What settings did you use in your Freestyle example?

Ed

I cannot remember exactly. I think it was polygon, Q01, and an edge one.

I've been experimenting with Freestyle ( thanks again Phil ! ).

I did not find a combination of settings to get the exact results I wanted, so I modified their "styles". Luckly you can change their settings - I don't understand the programming language so I just started changing parameters by trial & error :)

I was able to make the "sketch-like" result I was seeking. Paper background texture added in Paint Shop Pro.

I've attached the three Style Modules for this sketch effect:
cartoon.py
sketchy.py
guidingLinesFine.py


Ed Ferguson
Seattle, Washington

I love it!

Hi Ed,

I like it.
I find it very interesting that such renderings can be made from a solid model.

It would be good if this could be combined into such as Blender, and have the result over a rendered image, it could certainly give some very good toon / cel type output.

I have made some renders (the program appears to have no problem with large imports), so I will look more at this (when time available)

Thanks to Phil for posting the link (very good find by you)


- Steve

Freestyle integration into Blender is one of this years Google Summer of Code projects. If it is completed, it will be very useful. I cannot wait.

Wow, now that is cool, great style!

I saw the GSOC listed freestyle this year, fingers crossed.

Hey Phil, I like the ease of FreeStyle. Did not take too long to figure out, and it fits on the memory stick with MoI!

Michael T.

Can you share what settings you used to get that look. I really like it.

I know it's not cheap but I really feel Photoshop is about the very first main app that everyone should have. The "Basic" tool?

Here it is Phil. Yeah, it's become a favorite of mine.

Michael T.

Can you just describe how apply an existent style to an object in FreeStyle?

Hi Pilou,

Are you asking about the scene or individual objects within the scene? I am only appling them currently to the entire scene and not individual objects. I am still playing around with this software, but I'll try to let you know more, when I do(-:

Michael T.

Apply just a style on a single object loaded on the screen :)

>>>Apply just a style on a single object loaded on the screen

I have seen the mention of layers (which would possibly have that), but have not had the time to look further or attempt. From that, I am not sure even if layers are yet added (or just a case of not explained). Certainly I do like this software, just little spare time to play.


- manz

I just want use a style who exist in the library
I miss something, I don't find in the Tutorial how just make that ;)
There is how modify etc...but for this simple thing I don't find :(
How have you made?
Just write Menu / Actions :)

I did read around the site somewhere a step-by-step, i thought it was here, but I dont see it now. http://freestyle.sourceforge.net/doc/html/Tutorial.html