What software would you recommend for making 3D cartoon characters to later render in 2D?
i have created a cartoon character that i will be using as an illustration in a kids book im making, and was wondering what software there is that i could use to make him in 3D and render to 2D.
basically im just messing around with the idea of 3D to see if i can save my self some time.
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Would you like to re-phrase that?
im looking for 3D software i can make cartoon people in.
Are you saying that you want to draw a character in two dimensions and then use software to render to 3D?
the other way round, i would like to draw my character in 3D and then render it to 2D so that i dont need to keep drawing it manually from different perspectives or making loads of sprites.
ill come back edit in a minute with an example…
Autodesk is really good, kind of pricey but very good 3D rendering software
Autodesk requires the image to be developed geometrically, not free-hand. That is what I was thinking, but to convert (not render) from a 3D drawing to a 2d image is a new one for me.
Don’t you just love the April Fool’s messed IDs?
something i can create a 3D version of this guy with, that i model in 3D and render to 2D.
They could have interspersed some cute and sexy girls. Even – as we are talking cartoons – things like Jessica Rabbit.
@darkscribe i had not seen that one, ill check it out thx.
Adobe CS4 Suite has 3D rendering capability, but 2D to 3D not the other way around.
I don’t really have any expertise on this area, but I do happen to know the South Park studios use Maya for the exact same reasons as you describe (alas, how I do not know if it requires any special plugins).
Cinema 4d. Powerful and easy to use.
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