The Graphic Novel Toolkit plugin is designed to allow the user to Create a rich and varied spectrum of “looks” consistent with the Graphic Novel universe.
The image styles in graphic novels are as varied as the stories they contain. You may find several different looks in panels on the same page. When I wrote Graphic Novel Toolkit the goal was threefold:
Make it flexible.
Make it easy to use.
Make it fast...
Toward those goals:
With these controls: Amount, Grit, Ink Color, Density, Intensity and bLend Mode, the looks you can build are limitless.
I have included 15 presets: Warm, Cool, Matrix, Gritty Matrix, Matrix II, Warm Contrast, Newsprint, BLUEPRINT, Redprint, Colored Pencils, Rich Warm, Rich Cool, Red Alert, Blue Deep, and Deep Grit, you can get a spectrum of looks with a single click.
The image processing in this plugins was designed to be as streamlined as I know how to make it - this means no outlines or distortions - but you're not sacrificing much - with the power provided, you can get a reasonable RT Frame rate on a basic Mac Pro Quad with HD material. This should let you play to your hearts content before having to render...
When I first came up with this plugin, I showed it to a friend and he asked what practical use it had and after thinking about it, I honestly don't know. I just thought it was cool (although some of the presets like Rich Warm look great on regular movies). So - try out the demo - see if you think it's cool too....
Clicking on the thumbnail above will open a larger image. Clicking on the larger image will step you thru the different preset settings.
