InkWorks2
Cambridge Animation’s plug-in for Alias|Wavefront’s Maya and Discreet’s 3DS MAX is a toon shader for 3D scenes and models to give them a hand-drawn look. New features include support for intersection lines, variable line widths, texture support and new light types.
InkWorks provides the following functions, some of which are new: Choice of colour saturation and transparency, shadow and highlight areas, gradients between colour areas (blends), variable line widths, silhouettes, independent paint colours, line colours and line widths, as well as the option to treat ink lines and paint regions separately.</>
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