NPR render style advice

[niallquin]

I have repeatedly seen a render style adopted by certain practices in the UK that blurs between realistic and storybook(?). From what I can tell, they seem to be made manually in photoshop from imported lines?

 

Of course, possibly I am probably wrong. If anyone has any advice or links to tutorials on how to achieve this style, that would be fantastic!

 

Some examples:

 

 

 

 

 

[Virgil Johnson]

I have been using NPRs successfully for years because of the control allowing me to fit the image to the client's way of thinking.

I especially like them since you can stand out from the crowd (aka the-house-in the-woods) and develop your own style.

 

One good source for me has been this...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu16wct5FUI starting about 1:10:00 using AO and composite maps.

 

I also use a lot of PS techniques - especially brushes (you can download for free) for things like mountains, trees, etc.

 

Another approach is to use a mixture of some photorealistic and NPR materials in a scene. Of course there is the lighting...and colors...

 

NPRs call for a lot of technique development and experimentation but are a whole lot more fun than walking along with the herd.

But then again it depends a lot on what kind of crowd you want to hang around and work with.

 

 

virgil