Comments on: Ton says yes for better (and possibly the best) toon shader for Blender Internal https://blendernpr.org/ton-says-yes-for-better-and-possibly-the-best-toon-shader-for-blender-internal/ Dedicated to Non-Photorealistic and Expressive Rendering Thu, 14 Aug 2014 23:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Zauber Paracelsus https://blendernpr.org/ton-says-yes-for-better-and-possibly-the-best-toon-shader-for-blender-internal/#comment-135 Wed, 01 May 2013 23:39:00 +0000 http://blendernpr.org/?p=1519#comment-135 I also like the blender internal engine better for what I’m doing, compared to Cycles. I’m currently working on an art upgrade for my comic, which replaces vector art made in Inkscape with 3D toon-shaded characters made with Blender + Freestyle.

Although, I still do not have a good understanding of the BI node editor currently, having worked primarily with the Cycles node editor.

]]> By: Brian Lockett https://blendernpr.org/ton-says-yes-for-better-and-possibly-the-best-toon-shader-for-blender-internal/#comment-132 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:26:00 +0000 http://blendernpr.org/?p=1519#comment-132 I’m very glad to hear this! I get kind of sick of hearing people claiming that just because Cycles is around, that the Blender Internal has no use and is becoming “obsolete.” Not true at all. I don’t see why the BI has to disappear merely because a new and more powerful option comes along–I like having both options.

Sometimes, for some things, the Blender Internal is ideal rather than pulling out Cycles–which I do love, very much. I’m so glad to see that BI will be getting a better toon shader. The more NPR options, the better, I say.

In addition to enjoying the many wider benefits of using Freestyles–which I also love–a new toon shader for BI would allow for some simple but great game engine effects for the BGE (just like the Journey-esque idea was mentioned above), quickly-rendered animations where we want very simple toon-shaded style (the simpler set-up and rendering would be faster than using Freestyle or Cycles, and sometimes, simple is all you need), perhaps a fast way to create new toon-shaded matcaps, and hopefully even some new NPR baking options (baking toon-shaded diffuse maps would be fantastic).

I like the idea of being resourceful and not throwing out good options merely because new options come along. I hope you guys find a developer and do get things going with this. Good luck, and thanks, Ton and “mini-Ton”!

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