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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
      Rich O Brien Moderator
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      I presume he sets the blend mode to overlay in Photoshop? That's what i do anyway 😳

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      • soloS Offline
        solo
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        @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
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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

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
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            Mac only... πŸ’š

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

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
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              What is it? You can it disappear into the BG

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              • FrederikF Offline
                Frederik
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                @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
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                  @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
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                    @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
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                      @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
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                            @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
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                              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

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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

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                                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                          Did Richard Prior and Kevin Spacey have a love-child?

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                                          • EarthMoverE Offline
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                                            Hmmm....it's either Obama or Robert Downey Jr's character in Tropic Thunder. πŸ˜„

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