Rsponses to questions and statements: (bstockwell) Question: Is this done in Carrara alone? (Kixum) Answer: Completely done in Carrara. The only change I've done is a gamma correction to make it brighter when I post. (ominousplay) Statement: The curves and the simple design give this a cartoon look as well. (Kixum) Response: Completely agree. The model is quite simple which really adds a lot. (ominousplay) Question: Is it sitting on a curved base or is it the camera? (Kixum) Answer: It's sitting on a simple square plane. (ominousplay) Question: Could you post a non-Toon Pro render to compare again? It is almost hard to see the "3d" when it is TP'd. (Kixum) Answer: Sure, I'll do it after I get home. The only non toon version I have of it is of the primitive setup which has all sharp edges. The entire model was recast with all the soft corners everywhere. I don't have a non toon version of that model. (Miss Nancy) Statement: It appears very promising. To get more of a toon look, and less of a 3D-generated look, one might add alot of bumps, cracks, roughness, defects, asymmetry, et al. (Kixum) Response: I completely agree. I haven't figured out what I'm going to do to add that level of detail. (Miss Nancy) Statement: the 3D objects are devoid of any hint of artistic intervention, completely sterile and non-engaging in their perfect symmetry and flawless smoothness. (Kixum) Response: I again fully agree. I've always thought that a cartoon should either fully adopt a computer 3D approach to the entire piece or should put a massive effort to camoflauge (sp?) the computer components better than I've seen. I would hope there are digital components in cartoons which have been very well concealed (how would I know right?). To continue this venue a little bit, I've heard that lots of cartoons nowadays are actually drawn at 15 frames per second. The frames are then duplicated to generate a final product which will fit into the NTSC 29.96 (something) frames per second. This makes the animators job considerably easier (cut by half) and the final product isn't so rough that it's wrecked. Generating a cartoon in a product like Carrara would casually be able to produce the 30 frames per second. In contrast to my current understanding of the 15 frames per second, the final product would look considerably smoother but may also come across as considerably more sterile (it would just feel wrong). I believe if the whole cartoon were generated using the same technology, it would soften the blow when produced in a purely 3D environment. Considering my simple 2D results in the last couple of days, I'm actually thinking of making a cartoon episode. It's only about 17 to 20 minutes of story. Who knows? -Kix

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