NPR Tests

[moshenko]

Hi -

 

I posted these images in the Brazil forum some time ago, but given the high level of interest in NPR renderings here I thought I would put them up and see what people think. I've been semi-obsessed with NPR for the past year, but have failed to come up with techniques that I feel are production-worthy. My goal is not to take a fully rendered image and filter it to achieve some kind of NPR "look" (although I certainly do not comdemn those who do ), but rather to work with the tools that I have to produce something that requires equal or less work than my normal renderings.

 

With that in mind, these are the first ones that I'm generally happy with and that I feel could potentially be used in a production sense. They were rendered in Brazil in two passes (diffuse and outline), but could easily be incorporated into a single pass. Materials are purposely ambiguous but show how some key areas (like the coloured walls) can be brought up to a believable level. I'd really like to know what people think of these and whether you could see them being used in real projects or not.

 

Thanks -

 

Edit: oops, I guess this should be in the "WIP" section...

[anvaraziz]

woowww cooll...

 

i love the 2nd render....

[doujay888]

well, i like the effect looks like having the effect of a hand sketched.

I like the second image.

 

I haven't been checking the site for quite sometime. I think i missed something.

 

What does NPR stands for? and how is it used? is this a software, plug-in

or? just curious. if it does speed up production for visuals, i think that

would be very helpful.

 

DensYO!

[moshenko]

What does NPR stands for? and how is it used? is this a software, plug-in

or? just curious. if it does speed up production for visuals, i think that

would be very helpful.

 

NPR just means "Non-Photo Realistic", and can be produced in any way that does the job (no specific software). Some use Photoshop filters on top of a "normal" render, others use specific software - in my case, Brazil - and manipulate the settings/functions to produce something that is "sketchier", as all of my clients like say. My personal goal is to produce these types of images more quickly than my normal work, just as a traditional artist would produce fast sketches.

[Chunky]

Hi,

I love the second render. The sketch effect is amazing. I just finished school in architecture. I found that almost the entire faculty appreciates NPR render much more than Photo Realistic render. It has a different depth. I do not know what or how. But in this kind of render you could see what is messing or what can you add to it. Because the Photo Realistic render you have to be perfect, nothing missing. However, it is very nice. I really like it.

 

Would love to know how you did it?

 

ChunkY

[mohamedberry]

ok guys, here is my tryout with NPR... simply used the tutorial in this great site's tutorials section

C&C plz