A muscle car gets you to your destination as well as a subcompact but a subcompact is easier to park and guzzles less gas. All cars get you from point A to point B (or at least they should), but how the vehicle does so varies greatly, and what’s “best” is determined by what you’re looking for. In short, different strokes for different folks. There simply isn’t a one-software-fits-all solution, since there are a lot of different factors to consider, and they differ from one 3D artist to the next. The idea of “best” depends on your needs, your project, your process. Of course, the ultimate judge of what’s best will be you. Or isn’t there? That’s what we hope to help you find out. It may have got you thinking, “there can’t possibly be one objectively ‘best’ rendering engine out there, is there?” Other important attributes to consider are the angle threshold in the edge detection channel and the texture attached to the mask color channel.Okay, a confession: that title may have struck you as a little bit of a clickbait. You can import masks to map out where you want your edges to be. The edge detection drop-down is the most powerful part of the Arnold toon shader in my opinion. Play with the multiply attribute in your texture node (or run through a gradient node) to adjust how the edge detection gets applied.

Other important attributes to consider are the angle threshold in the edge detection channel and the texture attached to the mask color channel. It can create realistic-looking materials. I created some masks from the JSplacement application.

Try using C4D noises for a more organic feel.

It’s fun to try out different textures and settings to see what you can make with it. The edge detection drop-down is the most powerful part of the Arnold toon shader in my opinion, because it provides so much customizability for the silhouette and contour lines.

Architecture, Engineering and Construction.

Architecture, Engineering & Construction.

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