Okay, so LearnMMD has a great article on the Manga Shader, which finally prompted me to get the latest MMD release (MikuMikuDanceE_v912x64) and get on board with MME.
Now to be honest, a majority of my videos will likely still be from release 7.25, because I like that version. But eventually, I should be able to master MME enough to catch up to you guys. I have seen 12 year olds produce videos that should be in Project DiVA with MME, so I have no excuses now. But one thing I already love love LOVE about the new release of MMD is the volume switch. I accidentally woke up my soon-to-be husband with "Dancing Samurai" the other week, when I sent out Gakupo's could-be daughter. Oops...
In looking at the Manga Shader, I see I will have to tweak at a few models, to make them really look hand-drawn, which is the effect I was going for. I sometimes dabble in hand-drawn animation using GiMP and the AVI plug in, but I haven't decided how to merge this with an MMD video just yet.
I'd love to do a video that looks hand drawn using MMD. One way, would be to animate something basic (Like the Nyan Nyan dance for example) and then in GiMP, trace over every frame, like a free version of Rotoscoping, but I can never quite find the time.
If I am to use the Manga Shader, what I should do is make a model with heavy lines and more pale colors. This would ease up the screen-tone effect and make it look more natural. LAT models are perfect for this, but I want to stick to Animasa. The eyes are easy, I usually hand draw or digitally paint them anyway, so this won't be hard at all. With a little effort, I can make Miku appear like she's less CGI and more manga.
Now to be honest, a majority of my videos will likely still be from release 7.25, because I like that version. But eventually, I should be able to master MME enough to catch up to you guys. I have seen 12 year olds produce videos that should be in Project DiVA with MME, so I have no excuses now. But one thing I already love love LOVE about the new release of MMD is the volume switch. I accidentally woke up my soon-to-be husband with "Dancing Samurai" the other week, when I sent out Gakupo's could-be daughter. Oops...
In looking at the Manga Shader, I see I will have to tweak at a few models, to make them really look hand-drawn, which is the effect I was going for. I sometimes dabble in hand-drawn animation using GiMP and the AVI plug in, but I haven't decided how to merge this with an MMD video just yet.
I'd love to do a video that looks hand drawn using MMD. One way, would be to animate something basic (Like the Nyan Nyan dance for example) and then in GiMP, trace over every frame, like a free version of Rotoscoping, but I can never quite find the time.
If I am to use the Manga Shader, what I should do is make a model with heavy lines and more pale colors. This would ease up the screen-tone effect and make it look more natural. LAT models are perfect for this, but I want to stick to Animasa. The eyes are easy, I usually hand draw or digitally paint them anyway, so this won't be hard at all. With a little effort, I can make Miku appear like she's less CGI and more manga.