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Marius Oberholster Hey! I'm having an incredible learning experience, not only learning how Blender works (yes, still learning), but also about Open-Source and the incredible software available. Stick around!

Cartooning in Blender

February 3, 2012
I've seen some works by people on the BlenderArtists.org threads and I was amazed at how much 3D models can look like cartoons if done right so I asked a friend there, bizla, if he knew anything about it. He did, thankfully and he told me where to find the settings for it and after fiddling with it a minute or so, I found out the following:

Your object's outline size is not gonna change if you increase the edge threshold. Increasing the threshold only makes it more sensitive to the mesh and if set too high, you  will see your mesh (the wire structure every 3D object has). The following shows how it looks when you have t turned all the way up and set low:



Now, knowing me, I can't just leave it there and I always depend on HIS guidance on what settings to use and how much. Sometimes HE let's me find out through process of elimination, at others HE'll just tell me what to do, but this was a mix of both.

I wondered what would the cartooning feature look like on the piano and last night I played around with it quite a bit and these renders are the result. As you can see it's not perfect, but it looks cool anyway:



I am considering making a tutorial on cartooning, but we'll see what HIS plans are! Not making any promises here.

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Music room completed!!!!!!!!

January 31, 2012
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After almost a month's work, it is finally finished! I learned quite a bit while doing this project (in Blender as well as leaning on HIM to complete the work HE assigns, even when it takes longer and more than we ever thought we could get through).

When HE asked to me complete the bookshelf by giving the books covers, I was very scared and nervous. That's a lot of books and titles (86 if I remember correctly), not just somethin...
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Almost there! (^v^)

January 27, 2012
This project has come a long way in the almost month long it has been active! It's hard to think this project started with an inspired idea scribbled down on an exam pad... Thank YOU!

This has been like a combination of everything learned so far. Almost, since not everything is in here. This scene has no rigging in anything for example.

The bookshelf that took so much effort just stands in the room in the background, but that's exactly what it's supposed to do, since if it drew your attention a...
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Top shelf completed!!!

January 25, 2012
Yes!!!!!!!! Finally completed!!!!! The bookshelf is finished!!!! 86 books total!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank YOU!!!Without you I would never have been able to come up with 86 different titles. Yeah, some are series that made it a bit easier, but still!! WOW!! Thank YOU for not letting me be lazy and pushing me to go all out on this project! To YOU be the glory for the design work of every cover, the materials, the skill, everything!!!
Thank YOU!


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