Corona Wire Tex - only outlines?

[tomislavn]

Is it possible to highlight only outlines using this texture, something like V-Ray Toon? I am looking at it but I can't seem to find it. Whatever I try I always end up highlighting complete wireframe (which I guess is what this texture is all about in the end, but I still wondered if there could be some trick to it).

Or is there some other way to do it?

[Ludvik Koutny]

It's a wireframe shader, not toon shader, unfortunately.

[tomislavn]

It's a wireframe shader, not toon shader, unfortunately.

Thought so :) wondered if there was some catch to imitate it though. Thank you!

[Ludvik Koutny]

There might be, i need to find some time to try it out. But it definitely wont be using wiretex.

[tomislavn]

There might be, i need to find some time to try it out. But it definitely wont be using wiretex.

Cool, sounds great :) I will also try to come up with something myself meanwhile. Looking forward to your results!

[borisquezadaa]

A wild monday morning shot.

How about using a Cmasking_Mask (grayscaled desaturated)  and in post use "detect borders" in photoshop (Or after effects) and overlay over Beauty pass in Multiply mode?.

Cmasking_Mask can produce a nice "mask" of various types by material, by object manual selection, by GBuf ID etc...

That would give you a nice outline. around a selected object.
Now if you need a good  toon shader Vray has a simple one you could use (as you say).
If you need it you could render a pass in corona as beauty, and use Vray with an override material (a White one) and addd Vray toon.
You can always overlay that over a corona render in multiply mode.
Excuse my monday grammar.

[tomislavn]

Hehe crazy Boris :) always some cute workarounds from you, I really appreciate it! Will definitely try it out tonight, thank you!

Here is a screenshot of my current project, it is very early WIP (missing more then half of the furniture and details).. just to give you a hint of what look I am trying to achieve through Corona. This is rendered with V-Ray Toon.

EDIT: Yes the outer walls are so fat :D old stone house, renovated into vacation villa with pool.

[romullus]

You can employ CoronaAo map too. Although it's very sensitive on angle between polygons.

[tomislavn]

You can employ CoronaAo map too. Although it's very sensitive on angle between polygons.

Hmm interesting one Romullus, I will give it a shot as well :). Thank you!

[Ludvik Koutny]

Sensitivity to angle can be controlled via directionality parameter ;)

[tomislavn]

Sensitivity to angle can be controlled via directionality parameter ;)

Thank you Raw :)

[tomislavn]

Tried playing a bit with CoronaAO map today... didn't really came out quite good. I just can't seem to find some sweet spot or to tweak it enough to imitate V-Ray Toon effect.

Here is the comparison :/

[juang3d]

Have you though in extracting the line as a separate element with a scanline or vray render?

Cheers.

[tomislavn]

Have you though in extracting the line as a separate element with a scanline or vray render?

Cheers.

Hmm nope, interesting idea, gonna give it a shot :) Thank you!

[Nahaf]

Try this one.