Simple pencil + ink pen effect for SVG path using filters | Olivia Vane | Observable
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Dunstan Orchard
Apr 6, 2021
This is great. I spent ages trying to create a pencil effect in Blender a few years back and was amazed at how hard it was to get something realistic looking. My favorite example that I found was this mouse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZxgWqCF-w
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ82ifA6nlk
and
https://blendernpr.org/celestine-breakdown/
Sharing in case there's something in there that will provide extra inspiration for your work.
Olivia Vane
Apr 7, 2021
Thanks for sharing! Really interesting to see these are quite a different look
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Simple pencil + ink pen effect for SVG path using filters | Olivia Vane | Observable