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    • soloS Offline
      solo
      last edited by

      I used Thea, posed in SU, exported the line image, opened same camera in Thea, added shadow catcher inifite plane, added HDRi image for reflection and white background (just a white .jpg I created in PS)
      Combines using 'multiply in PS...done.

      http://www.solos-art.com

      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        It was the White BG that i needed to know. Was the infinite plain a Diffused White? I really like that setup πŸ‘

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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        • soloS Offline
          solo
          last edited by

          It's Odie, from Garfield. πŸ’š

          http://www.designsbyjoy.net/DesignerTag/Animation/GooGifs/odie.gif

          http://www.solos-art.com

          If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            Very cool Toon Dog β˜€
            Does the new SDS2 has a Points/faces/polygons counter visible on the screen?

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • michaliszissiouM Offline
              michaliszissiou
              last edited by

              Nice dog.
              Well done Pete,
              Crits? Too many polys (but its OK here) much stretching on ears area, not the best for UVs.

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              • FrederikF Offline
                Frederik
                last edited by

                @solo said:

                ...exported the line image...

                I've never figured how to do this...
                Please enlighten us mortals...
                If I export a line image, the background will not be transparent...

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  I presume he sets the blend mode to overlay in Photoshop? That's what i do anyway 😳

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                  • soloS Offline
                    solo
                    last edited by

                    @michal, Poly count is no issue, I dont mind high poly models, I use a studio renderer so that hurdle is overcome. I used FFD on ears so yes I stretched the mesh.

                    @Frederick and Rich, I use a white background when rendering so exporting SU lines with a white background actually helps, in PS I use 'multiply' for blend, makes lines pop better.

                    http://www.solos-art.com

                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    • jeff hammondJ Offline
                      jeff hammond
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                      @frederik said:

                      If I export a line image, the background will not be transparent...

                      if you export a tiff or png which support transparency then click 'transparent background' in the export options.

                      [though i'm thinking this may be a mac only feature?]

                      screen 1.jpg

                      dotdotdot

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        Mac only... πŸ’š

                        See, there is a reason for owning a Mac. πŸ˜‰

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                          last edited by

                          What is it? You can it disappear into the BG

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                          • FrederikF Offline
                            Frederik
                            last edited by

                            @solo said:

                            @Frederick and Rich, I use a white background when rendering so exporting SU lines with a white background actually helps, in PS I use 'multiply' for blend, makes lines pop better.

                            Cheers, Pete...
                            Just thought you had a trick in your sleeve to export the lines with transparent background, but blending using 'multiply' works just fine... πŸ‘

                            Edit: I knew I had seen somewhere that you're able to get transparent background on a Mac...
                            Well, well... thomthom's Export 2d with Alpha can make similar png's for us depending on Windows... πŸ˜›
                            Unfortunately only the background will be transparent and not objects (not even if you paint them in the same color as the bg)...

                            Cheers
                            Kim Frederik

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                            • michaliszissiouM Offline
                              michaliszissiou
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              I use a white background when rendering so exporting SU lines with a white background actually helps, in PS I use 'multiply' for blend, makes lines pop better.

                              Multiply works fine, no need for transparent background.
                              If you want transparent or semi transparent exports (lets say window glass etc) apply a strong color (pure magenta or green) then use it as mask in Ps. πŸ˜‰ A nice way for fake reflections in PP.

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                              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                Chris Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                @solo said:

                                Mac only... πŸ’š

                                See, there is a reason for owning a Mac. πŸ˜‰

                                Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

                                Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                All my Plugins I've written

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                                • FrederikF Offline
                                  Frederik
                                  last edited by

                                  @chris fullmer said:

                                  Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

                                  Please elaborate and post some screen shots, Chris...
                                  Cause I sure can't find this in the option menu...
                                  I've tried both tif and png - and I don't see any option for selecting transparent background...

                                  @frederik said:

                                  Well, well... thomthom's Export 2d with Alpha can make similar png's for us depending on Windows... πŸ˜›

                                  Cheers
                                  Kim Frederik

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                                  • michaliszissiouM Offline
                                    michaliszissiou
                                    last edited by

                                    Really Frederik, you don't need this much. You may need to mask some glass windows too, transparency doesn't help much there. Try to assign a pure green or magenta instead. Ps can do miracles this way. From a mac user anyway.

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                                    • FrederikF Offline
                                      Frederik
                                      last edited by

                                      I know, michalis...
                                      I can make incredible things in post pro with PS for Win... πŸ˜„
                                      I also know about the work arounds, but if I can avoid them, it would be great...

                                      Chris F. states that transparent background is possible with SU for Win since ver. 7.1 but I can't find how/where, hence my question to Chris to post some screen shots...

                                      Well, well... I don't want to hijack this thread... πŸ˜„

                                      Cheers
                                      Kim Frederik

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                                      • GaieusG Offline
                                        Gaieus
                                        last edited by

                                        @frederik said:

                                        @chris fullmer said:

                                        Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

                                        Please elaborate and post some screen shots, Chris...
                                        Cause I sure can't find this in the option menu...

                                        I'd also be curious, Chris. What beta build are you using?
                                        πŸ˜†

                                        Gai...

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                                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                          Chris Fullmer
                                          last edited by

                                          This is bizarre - is it seriouslly not possible? I swear I've done this a dozen times in the last week. Even wierder is I'm sure it was Gaieus who corrected me last time I said the same thing as Solo. I think I'm experiencing early onset dimentia. I suddenly am unsure of everything.

                                          I'm on vacation now and I don't have access to SU at the moment. So when I can play with SU, I'll test it. so weird....... πŸ˜•

                                          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                          All my Plugins I've written

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                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            First, there is no checkbox for transparent background at all so I cannot set it. When I export (even with sky and ground turned off), the white background appears, too.

                                            I can of course export with transparent background from LayOut.

                                            Gai...

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