Toon Shader Free

Hi,
I released a new family of shaders called Toon Shader Free.
It offers Toon Shading, like Toon Shader Mobile and Toon Shader Desktop.
And it is free.

 

It is available on the asset store :
http://u3d.as/content/ippokratis-bournellis/toon-shader-free/95R

 

Hey, it is on the first page
If you want to include Toon Shader Free with your paid or free models on the asset store, contact me at ippobour@gmail.com

 

great

 

Hey, almost 700 people downloaded this asset in September !
Not bad
A new version 1.1 is available, it contains fixes for Unity 5.
If you like using it, please live a "Like" on the facebook page, here https://www.facebook.com/toonshader
Also, you can have a look at Toon Shader Mobile and Toon Shader Desktop for more fun

 

Hey! I'm having trouble with the outline with any model but yours. I have to increase the width to over 150 to see anything, and clearly shows separation. What is it that I should be doing to have it look like the one on your model?

 

This also occurs when I try adding MatCap texture to shade.

 

Hi, it is simple : 1. Use appropriate scale and 2. Smooth normals
1. You should play with scale factor in the import settings of the mesh you are using, using a standard cube as reference, so 1 unit = 1 meter. This way, you get correct rendering and physics.
2. Again, under the mesh import settings, at the normals and tangents field, use normals - > Calculate - 180 degrees.

 

I saw that someone else reported this same bug on the asset store page. I'm having the shade texture repeat in a grid, which doesn't change when I adjust the tiling. Here's a picture so you can check it out. I'm using Unity 5.2.1. Unfortunately it makes it un-useable. The mesh is UVed unwrapped just fine. The details texture displays properly, but not the shade texture.

 

Hi,
Thanks for contacting me. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the problem. Please send me a small scene that reproduces the problem and I ll do my best to fix it.
As you might know, publishers do not get notified if we receive a review on the asset store. The only way to solve problems is to contact here. I had another person contacting me before about this issue but he / she could not send me a sample scene to reproduce it.

 

sure, where should i send you something?

 

My email, ippobour at gmail dot com.
Thanks

 

Is there a way to use a flat mesh to simply draw an outline. I only need to draw an outline and it doesn't work if my mesh doesn't have width.

EDIT: I see now why that obviously wouldn't work. Do you know of making an outline without resorting to rendering backfaces.

 

staffanEk : Yes, there are many methods available, one I recommend : put the outline on the texture. Cheap, efficient, can be tweaked as much as you wish with pixel perfect results. If you need an example, send me a simple scene with an asset to show you the technique.
Other solutions like image effects - backfaces ( you can duplicate the flat mesh, enlarge it, place it behind the front mesh and paint it black via shader or DCC app ) etc are pretty much useless in this particular user case because they are expensive in terms of resources consumption and difficult to tweak.

idovinx, MrBalix : Take your time, if you found a workaround please let me know. If you need support, send a small scene that reproduces the problem at ippobour at gmail dot com.

 

No thanks Ippokratis, I was just looking for a one click solution. Thanks anyway.

 

It is not a one click solution but is quick and easy - take a look

 

Ippokratis.

I'm very familiar with Photoshop. Thank you though.

 

Hello,

I was trying to add this shader to a cylinder, but i can't get the outline. I'm using orthographic view (with 2D mode) and the basic Unity cylinder mesh (so I cannot play with import settings!).
If I try to see the cylinder from the base (so in 2D you see a circle), you only get base color without outline (image below)

If I try to disable 2D view, you just get a strange result (image below).


What can I do to fix this? Thank you in advance

Sorry for bad english

 

Hi, thanks for contacting me.
Would you like to post an image that shows what is the desired effect ?
Also, try the following : under the mesh import settings, at the normals and tangents field, use normals - > Calculate - 180 degrees.

Kind regards,
Ippokratis

 

Hello,

the result that I want to get is just to add a white outline effect in 2D orthographic view on the primitive cylinder, with a red base color. The result that I got is in the first image above, as you can see: no outline is visible, just red base. In the second image, just a "glitched" outline effect. I cannot play with mesh import settings because I'm using Unity's primitive cylinder. What can i do to fix this?

expected result, something like this:

note: this must be a cylinder watched from the upper-side

result got:


Thanks,
Caesar_One

 

In this case, just use any modelling application and create a cylinder.
Then, you can apply the normals trick.
I just did it in the following picture :

If you need more help, let me know.

 

Thank you very much! Got it!
Just 2 little questions:
1) The effect i got is not really straight, as you can see in the image below, how can i let it became less "jagged"?

i think that the reason is the mesh I used: the mesh edges are like this:

I am not very familiar with 3D software.

2) To obtain this effect, I set the outline width to 25. As the image is not so big (at least 0,7cm on the screen), am I missing something? Consider that the 3D mesh and all the UI is attached to a Canvas.

Thank you another time for your patience

 

1. I am very curious to see this cylinder, if you don't mind send it at my email : ippobour at gmail dot com
The outline is determined by cylinder's faces, so something tricky that involves them took place. You do not need to become a 3d expert since every modelling program has a cylinder primitive. On the other hand, being able to understand and create 3d models is necessary to use shaders in their full potential.

2. It is not something uncommon, it really depends on the model's scale. No worries.

 

You have a new email

 

I managed to reproduce it and found a fix for it.
The updated version will appear soon in the Asset Store.
I also posted a hotfix here

Kind regards,
Ippokratis

 

Problem solved!

the way the cylinder was created gave it the jaggy contour, and i just had to recreate the cylinder in another way to fix that.
Thank you very much, it is an amazing plugin!

 

Hi!
I have a strange problem with TSF.
The outline, displayed in editor does not correspond to outline displayed in "Game" tab or in built project. (See picture)
However, if I start the game in editor and switch to "Scene" tab outline get correct.
The problem disapers in other project.
I assume some options of used meshes cause it.

 

Hi Roman_KH,
Perhaps some outline values reset from some scripts - or are not properly set.
I could help you more if you send me a sample minimal scene that reproduces this issue at my email
ippobour at gmail dot com
Kind regards.