I am planning to start a research project about NON PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING at the university where I teach. the example below shows how an animated part of some test footage might look like, a combination of live action, CG, traditional animation and several more new techniques we are planning to develop. exciting!



WoW! The example above looks like a real footage. Its amazing to know that its an output from digital art. Fantastic!
That is wonderful news. Here’s a short I created that makes use of some custom npr techniques. I love exploring the medium. http://www.madguru.net/gul/
indeed a direction to take in art these days…
evertone thinks 3d only offers a pixar looking render!
Very good idea, Hans.
If a computer generated image looks “realistic” or not is, IMHO, a philosophical question.
When I started working on computer animation 22 years ago a shaded ball
with a simple highlight was recepted as a “realistic” rendering.
With the ongoing progress of rendering technology the way of perception
is changing as well. What’s rendered today will be called artificial crap
tommorrow.
The subjective perception and comments denied a clear definition of
what CGI picture is “realistic” or “non-realistic” so far.
That’s why I believe this research project is very important and interesting!