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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

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            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
              last edited by

              @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

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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.

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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˜•

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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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                                    • FrederikF Offline
                                      Frederik
                                      last edited by

                                      @gaieus said:

                                      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.

                                      Thanks for confirming this, Csaba... πŸ‘

                                      @gaieus said:

                                      I can of course export with transparent background from LayOut.

                                      I have ver. 7 Pro, but I haven't upgraded ver. 8 to Pro... 😳
                                      Besides, I've never really used LayOut...

                                      Cheers
                                      Kim Frederik

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Back to topic, more characters, this is a WIP, still got more face detail to do, it's supposed to be... why don't y'all guess, that way I know how bad it is.

                                        who am I.jpg


                                        model lines.jpg

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                        • W Offline
                                          Whaat
                                          last edited by

                                          Looking good, solo! Was most of this model created with the SDS2 sculpt tool? Or did you use your proxy/subdivision workflow?

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                                          • soloS Offline
                                            solo
                                            last edited by

                                            Proxy base, then divide,sculpt,divide,smooth, I know it sounds like a silly workflow but once SDS2 is released most folk will understand.

                                            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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