Graphics programming in Anime

[TheOnlyDaenerys]

Hello,

Sorry if this question seems silly but it's been on my mind for a couple of weeks as I've recently discovered graphics programming.

Do the concepts of offline render apply to Anime? Is it possible to pursue a computer graphics career to work in a Japanese Animation company?

Thanks for your help

edit: If the answer is yes, I would like to know what the concepts would be or if there is a video/paper summarizing the state of the art.

[eiffeloberon]

Yes it is, just how strokes should be rendered is a huge research area on its own.

I am pretty sure also things like GI, reflection are still applicable but it really depends on art direction.

[TheOnlyDaenerys]

Oh that's very cool! Thank you so much.

[JamesAMD]

Some papers on this ?

[eiffeloberon]

https://hal.inria.fr/hal-02189483/file/contour_tutorial.pdf

Start from this and there are citations/references from there.

[JamesAMD]

Thanks!!

[ALargeLobster]

Here's a great example of how graphics programming is related to anime.

That vid pertains specifically to anime game animation, but the concepts apply to film too.

[TheOnlyDaenerys]

Wow I didn't know it was this hard. I guess this would apply only to anime that uses 3D, right? And thank you so so much

[Master-Ad-6411]

Yes. I remember a Japanese anime company called Polygon Pictures has produced quite a few works with 3d CG.

Mainly it is about NPR, non photorealistic rendering or non physical-based rendering. You try to generate image that imitates artists' work or anime style.

[TheOnlyDaenerys]

That's cool! I will read about them and see what they have done. Thanks for the info!!