This clever tool turns 3D models into realistic-looking pencil sketches in free software
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This clever tool turns 3D models into realistic-looking pencil sketches in free software
"Pencil Pro is a Blender addon that can be used to imitate the look of hand-drawn sketches. It works on any kind of mesh, and it's more detailed than converters that rely on materials because it actually simulates how someone would draw. It deals with the placement, direction and pressure of strokes and decides if cross-hatching and shading would work for every frame on the fly. No UVs are needed and it can work with any lighting."
"As creator CGMatter notes, believable drawings come from a combination of shading and general pencil strokes, and Pencil Pro accounts for both. It uses screen coordinates rather than grunge on a 3D mesh, so you never run out of shading detail, and it looks at edge flow to approximate how pencil strokes usually follow the curvature of an object. In the video below, CGMatter puts the tool to use to create the content to make a flipbook in Blender."
Pencil Pro is a Blender addon that imitates hand-drawn sketches on any mesh by simulating stroke placement, direction, and pressure. The addon determines cross-hatching and shading per frame in real time and does not require UVs. The system works with any lighting and uses screen coordinates to maintain shading detail across views. Edge flow is analyzed to approximate how pencil strokes follow object curvature, producing believable pencil stroke patterns. The addon offers a more detailed conversion than material-based approaches because it simulates how someone would draw. Pencil Pro is available for $15 and is included in the Genie pack.
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