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Cartoon shaded images

MJWMJW Posts: 524
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There is an option to view scenes as 'cartoon shaded' (as with other views), but when you render in DS there seems to be no way to choose this form as the output. In addition, can I change the characteristics to make it more or less 'cartoony'?

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,798

    There is a Cartoon mode, a hidden property in Render Settings (click the lined button in the top corner or right-click the tab to get the option menu and enable Show Hidden Parameters). However it is just a toggle controlling which shader code is sued by the Daz Default Shader - anything which uses a different shader, as many newer items do, will not be affected. pwToon (for 3Delight) is the most common tool for getting a cell-shaded look but there are other toon sahders (again for 3delight rather than Iray) such as http://www.daz3d.com/skunkville-noir or http://www.daz3d.com/linerender9000 offering different effects.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    You have found out tht the view shading does not translate to the rendered shading...you can view in wireframe and it will still render properly (full shading).  That said, if you are using the Daz default shader (not the Iray one, but the DazDefault) AND rendering in 3DL you can render a 'toon' style.

    To get the toon style...

    Render Settings tab, right click the little lined icon in the upper corner and select Show Hidden.

    Then scroll down to Render Style.  You'll have two choices in the box Default and Cartoon.

     

  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    Nope - can't find Render Style - Render settings, yes.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,798
    MJW said:

    Nope - can't find Render Style - Render settings, yes.

    Did you turn on Show Hidden Parametrs for the Render Settinmgs pane? Are yoyu using 3Delight, not Iray?

  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    I'll have a look again.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited November 2016

    Cartoon style only works in Intermediate Open GL and 3Delight. Both have slightly different results. You need to activate hidden parameters through the listing in the top right corner of the Render Settings.

    Also, make sure you have a light in the scene, or automatic headlamp activated, or all you get is black shadow images.

    Intermediate Open GL

    3Delight

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  • l_stowel_stowe Posts: 165

    This might be a bit of basic tip, but if you are happy with the preview view (before rendering) couldn't you just hit 'printscreen' and dump that into a graphics package like GIMP or photoshop?

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited November 2016
    l_stowe said:

    This might be a bit of basic tip, but if you are happy with the preview view (before rendering) couldn't you just hit 'printscreen' and dump that into a graphics package like GIMP or photoshop?

     

    You can render with the preview window colors if you set the render engine to one of the "Open GL" settings.

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  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    I must be doing something wrong. I get an interesting image in the workspace with it doesn't transfer to the finished render - it comes out as simply a normal 3Delight render.

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  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited November 2016

    You have changed the preview mode. Have you changed the render settings as well?

    Please go to to the Render Settings and check if you have a) switched on the  hidden properties and b) then changed the render style to Cartoon, as shown in the render settings in my two images.

    Location of "Show Hidden Properties" Menu:

    Location of Render Style after Hidden Properties is sqwitched on:

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  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    BeMKay,

    Many thanks - the images made all th difference. Thanks.

    Do you know if there is a way to adjust the cartoon settings, please?

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited November 2016

    I don't think you can. You could try tinkering around with the surfaces and see if it makes any differences in the 3DL version of the cartoon setting.

    I usually don't use that function, and there are more powerful tools like Line Render, or ToonyCam Pro.

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  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    Thanks Bee.

  • Orpheus13Orpheus13 Posts: 274

    Hello, I tried the tips above, but get the following message, and the figure comes out in black shadow. What should I change ?

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  • MJWMJW Posts: 524

    Don't know if it is the cause, but could it be that you are using OpenGl, rather than Iray or 3Delight?

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