NPR Style

[Dave R]

I was just playing with an old model to create a new style. Here's what I came up with.

SU, Fotosketcher for the texture and Paint.NET to put it all together. Line style is one I made awhile back. Is it a usable style?

[pilou]

Quiet image
Maybe line's bottom must be drawn side to side?

[Dave R]

Yes. I was thinking I should have drawn a line at ground level on the right.

[solo]

I like it.

Sharp crisp lines and soft shadows.

[Dave R]

Thanks Pete. I'm liking the soft shadows. They are so easy.

[boofredlay]

Another winner indeed.

[Dave R]

Thanks Eric.

Here's a cropped version of it.

And after running it through FotoSketcher again.

[dale]

Dave, you are the master of styles!

[Dave R]

Thanks Dale. Too bad I'll never get rich off it.

[Richard]

Dave! I freakin LOVE IT! One of the nicer styles I've seen in a long time!!!!

[Dave R]

Thank you Richard.

So I need to stop eating pepperoni and anchovy pizza with Buffalo wings and cheap beer right before I go to bed. I dreamed up a simple animation to show assembling the first image. I was too lazy this morning to make the layers fly in and lay one on top of the other.

[flash=400,318:14bwqt40]http://blip.tv/play/gYhbgsWpPgA[/flash:14bwqt40]

You know, it's probably the cheap beer that does it. I ought to drink better stuff.

FWIW, the animation was created in SU and VirtualDub.

Sorry about the advertising. I disabled advertising but it is still playing it at least for me.

[Daniel]

Great looking style you've created, Dave.

[Dave R]

Thanks.

Which is better? Before or after the second run through FotoSketcher?

[SketchUpNoobie]

These are great styles, as always Dave.

@dave r said:

Which is better? Before or after the second run through FotoSketcher?

Well, in my opinion, they're two different styles and you might use them for different purposes. However, I love how the first one is sketchy, and yet so clean.

[boofredlay]

I agree they are two different styles but if I had to choose I like the second one better.

[Dave R]

So we have a consensus.

Thanks guys.

[boofredlay]

I would not mind having both in my tool belt.

[Daniel]

If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with the first as it is cleaner and simpler.

[Bryan K]

I remember actually doing ink on canvas and thick paper. This is so true to the original technique it's almost scary!

Looks great!

[Ben Ritter]

Very nice indeed. Kudos.