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Hey chaps, I wondered if Fusion is able to create an "Art" style FX. Sketch, paint etc.
I can get it in FCP but I want the control that Fusion gives me.
I have been playing with emboss to get edges, but I thought there may already be something out there.

Basically I have a production which can't afford draw animation and hasn't the time frame for it, so I thought green screen characters treated and dropped into a graphic 3D environment might get a look the client might go for.
Any thoughts welcome.

cheers
trev

Have the greenscreen characters been shot already? If not, you could start by applying high contrast make-up/clothing etc to the characters, to help the filters get more of the result you're after.
Also there are some plug-ins that can help you do this, but you need Fusion Studio to run them.
I don't know if you run Free or Studio?

Good point, not shot yet. Good idea.
I have studio. What plugins could help?

If you haven't installed the Krokodove plug-ins do so immediately. They are IMO must haves if you're running Fusion. There is one called Painterly that will apply a painterlike effect. Far from ideal, but it's a nice start.

www.krokodove.com

In the past I've used the Monster Plug-ins, now part of Genarts. I don't know if Fusion supports the current version of the OFX plug-in. But there was one in there that could create pencil-like strokes, based on luminance values. I've used that to create a 'Take on Me' kind of look about 8 years ago.
There is also Crosshatch and similar plug-ins from the Genarts Sapphire range, that are supposed to work in Fusion as well. But as with all things, plug-ins will only get you so far. If you start out with the right make-up and clothes, that will maybe get you halfway there allready.

Thanks very much for that. I've not heard of these plugins, so i'll head on over to try them.
Cheers
Trev