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An edge and line-based non-photorealistic (NPR) rendering engine. Available in Blender since version 2.67. Use this tag for all of your Freestyle related questions.

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How to get more control over Freestyle external contour lines

I'm looking for a way to get Freestyle to render just the outline lines around objects. Using inclusive + logical Or + external contour seems to do what I want when rendering objects over a ...
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Freestyle outline similar to viewport outline?

I'm trying to make a title sequence where the text 'inflates' to wipe transition into the first scene. I'm using a curve object with an emission shader to do this and increasing bevel depth to inflate ...
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freestyle vs wireframe viewport

hello kind blender stack exchange folks! does anyone know any tips to make the freestyle match viewport wireframe? I am new to blender, but I found I really like using wireframe mode to create ...
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Unable to create a dashed edges with Freestyle

I am trying to make an object that is rendered in wireframe with dashed edges. So far I am working on a model which is using Freestyle. I have tried a lot of settings but still not achieving what I ...
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Improving / increasing the quality of line-art of SVG file (blend file included)

My goal is to export the image as an SVG then convert it to an EPS using Inkscape. But the SVG line-art isn't well defined and the SVG file is blank how can I improve / fix this? I included the ...
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How can I freestyle render outlines but remove the object itself?

I am working on a project that requires the freestyle lines render set. I am creating a 3D floor plan and would like to overlay dotted lines as the "walls" of the building. How can I render the ...
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Freestyle Line Style noise modifier not working [closed]

Solved. I recently started learning Blender and I was playing with the Freestyle option with Suzanne. I would like to achieve a "hand-drawn" effect, so I added a 2D offset type modifier to Freestyle ...
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Properly render freestyle in this example?

I have a set of planes which I have "solidified" and then Boolean intersected with a skeletal hand to form the below model. The skeletal hand lines and the plane lines are in two different collections,...
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Render to vector file using command line + Freestyle

I am trying to render to a vector file using Freestyle. I have enabled it in my file and when I render to image via GUI, it generates both a PNG and an SVG file, so everything is OK. When I do it via ...
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Dashed line and Wireframe

I'm trying to render a cube with 2 additional vertical edges on a one of the faces. I use the wireframe modifier for making faces transparent and freestyle for making the dashed edges. The issue is ...
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How can i variate the size of the outline on Freestyle? [duplicate]

I added an outline for the render with the Freestyle option on Blender 2.8, but when i zoom-in/out the camera, the line tends to maintain the same size, how can i make it change a little when i move ...
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Make freestyle draw on curved edges

I have a lego figure I ham trying to draw freestyle lines on (eevee) and where the top of his body meets the front there is no line because it is curved but I want to put a freestyle line there
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How can I solve a far away stacking Freestyle line

Im a beginner to use blender for comic i try a way to make line on faraway object to be small but it still have a result like this. their are the way or some easy method to make a stacking line look ...
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Modelling one irregular surface to fit against another

I'm currently modelling a sofa. Each seat has two cushions, a horizontal one for sitting on and a vertical one for back support. Both have been deformed with sculpting and proportional editing to ...
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Freestyle marked edge being doubled up

I'm trying to build up a library of sets and props in Blender so I can use them as backgrounds for drawings, so after discovering Freestyle I'm trying to replicate the line style in that (and also ...
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Freestyle not rendering at all in copied scene (2.8). What am I missing?

What I want to do: I would like to get started making some freestyle renders in Blender 2.8 and have been using a demo file from this site: Blender demo files. For a start, I would like to make a full ...
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Using freestyle and normal textures in one scene

How to combine Freestyle with normal textures? I have a townscape scene In bender 2.79. All objects have a simple freestyle outline. I want to have the bottom most object (a landscape) to be a normal ...
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Freestyle behind not affected object

I am new at blender an experimenting with some functions. When I use freestyle on a collection it is all working fine. But with the text object in the foreground (in an other collection) and "...
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How to get a 3d character already textured with black contours in EEVEE

I have created and textured a 3d character inside character creator 3 by reallusion and I've exported it with the blender preset in FBX format and then I've imported it in Blender 2.81. I would like ...
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Freestyle svg exporting long paths that extend way out of the rendering area

I have a wireframe I'm attempting to export from blender -> svg in inkscape -> pen plotter, but I can't find a way to "crop" or cut the wireframe so that it's bounded within the render. Inkscape ...
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Is there a way to control the Alpha of the Freestyle lines by Sun Direction?

I'm trying to get the lines to emphasize the light direction, but can't seem to control the Alpha in anyway to do that... or fake it.
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2.8 freestyle modifiers animation not works

Why does any animation not work for Freestyle Style Line modifiers? Blender 2.80 and 2.81 Blender 2.79 works fine
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Scientific Illustration: Non-photorealistic rendering of sparse wireframe with dashed/dotted lines for backfacing areas - Blender 2.80

I'm interested in creating a material that gives this end result: I'm studying the possibility to use Blender as a tool for scientific education in pure mathematics. The idea is that the material ...
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Rendering Freestyle along with Grease Pencil

I’ve been trying to render a grease pencil drawing on top of a Freestyle rendered object. But, when I do it the Freestyle lines can be seen behind the Grease Pencil object. Is there a way to solve ...
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Freestyle lines & grease pencil objects 2.8 - how can I stop freestyle from rendering in front of grease pencil objects?

When I have a 3D mesh object in the background, freestyle enabled, and then a grease pencil object in the foreground, then press F12 to render, the freestyle lines are drawn in front of the grease ...
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Freestyle line doesn't show anymore

The freestyle line used to show but it doesn't anymore and I can't figure out why. I will link the file here:
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My rig stretches and shrinks

I'll cut to the chase. Problem: I'm trying to make a stylized foot consisting of only bones and rigged it (so I can pose it later). Now when I rotate my a_bones (in pose mode) my bones go slower ...
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Freestyle rendering in eevee is too slow

I am rendering using eevee and rendering is fine but rendering the freestyle takes a very long time. Shot 1 is perfectly fine but shot 7 is where I'm having trouble. Here are the two files: shot 1: ...
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Freestyle render - Problems getting it right

I am trying to get the same result as: From Render docs, Freestyle SVG Exporter. I have tried working with freestyle edge marks, but it does not get the desired result. I have tried the different ...
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freestyle on workbench engin in blender 2.8

in blender 2.8 ,is there is any way to make real time freestyle on workbench engin or (real time edges outline) --- like CAD software (no lighting setup just focus on modeling design with clear sharp ...
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Free Style still renders outline on a particle emitter even if Show Emitter is unchecked

So I have this sphere used as an particle emitter, and I made sure Show Emitter is unchecked in Render under Particle.And But when I use F12, it doesn't render the suphere, but I can see a black ...
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Particle system not rendering in freestyle

I'm relatively new to blender so I'm sorry if the answer is obvious. I've been trying to make a simple, non-photorealistic nature scene inside of Blender. I would like to add a hand-drawn style ...
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Create freestyle lines like the orange outlines of selected meshes?

I used an emission shader, and I was wonder if that the black lines (from 3rd photo is render view) could be the same as the the orange selected lines minus the origin points (2nd photo). The first ...
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Can grease pencil be set to occlude freestyle lines?

I'm trying to do a scene that mixes 2D and 3D together and uses Freestyle to give the 3D elements a little bit of line work. The problem I have is that the lines are showing through my grease pencil ...
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Blender 2.8 Freestyle SVG exporter broken?

I'm trying to create line drawings from my model (which I have done many, MANY times before), but the new version is not working how I'm used to. Yesterday it was creating the freestyle lines in the ...
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Freestyle without anti aliasing for pixel art (2.8)

I've got a simple question that likely has a very complicated answer. Simple enough, I need to know how to make these freestyle lines completely sharp. I'm trying to make pixel art. By default, ...
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How to not have freestyle lines affected by exposure

I was working with freestyle for my first time while using the "Real Sky" addon from the blender market. I am working in eevee. If you are familiar with Real Sky, you know it is common place to adjust ...
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Is there any way to get single pixel wide aliased lines?

I'm trying to get clean, one pixel wide lines on my renders like the pic below, but nothing I try seems to work. I've tried freestyle with one sample, but I get extra pixels at some parts of the ...
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How can render overlapped object's edge freestyle line?

When I overlap 2 objects like this resulting freestyle lines are like this But I want render overlapped edge lines like this(red lines below picture) What's the easiest way to accomplish my purpose?...
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Help with freestyle?

Freestyle Xrays through the model no matter what I try, culling seems to be the option that changes this, but does not. I also need to know how to turn off anti aliasing for freestyle lines. Here's ...
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Blender Freestyle - some edges are partially missing even after marking for Freestyle edges

I am trying to render some simple geometric form using freestyle in Blender. But parts of some edges are missing - even though I have marked freestyle edges. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Toon Shader Programming/Noise Generation/Line Coloring

EDIT: A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS The file: The output will look something like this (but in color): (Mickey & the ship's wheel are cel objects, and the ship & grass are background objects) CEL ...
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why can't I render only freestyle stuff while using eevee?

I'm working on a cartoon character using eevee and I want to add freestyle to it. in 2.79 I used to render freestyle lines in a separate layer and since I only used cycles, I could just hide the mesh ...
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bad anti-aliasing for freestyle

Is there a way to improve anti-aliasing in freestyle? I'm using cycles and 30 samples. It's pretty ugly.
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Freestyle Background color not white?

I'm following this tutorial and I've set my compositor up in the exact same way as he did, except my background is like a slightly light grey and I don't know why. In his video's he's getting a ...
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Blender Freestyle in depth control

How can I control specific edges I want to have an outline? I know you can make a freestyle edge mark and exclude them but there doesn't seem to be a way to edit it more in depth like choosing one ...
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Why are some edges not appearing in my Freestyle render?

I'm using the FreeStyle plugin to export/create SVG files from 3D objects. But, note that inside certain objects some lines do not appear. Look at the attached pictures. PS: I tried using only the '...
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Compositing Workflow/How to compose a render after restarting Blender?

I'm new to Blender (coming from C4D) and currenty working on an architectural visualisation like this: The Image is a placeholder because I can't show the project. I made three view layers Clay ...
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blender 2.8 freestyle is not working [closed]

freestyle did work before rigging, but after animating in pose mode it stopped working.i have also applied transforms
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Attaching freestyle styles to a list of collections

I have a simple project with multiple collections. I would like to use three different freestyle styles applied to different collections. Say, I have collections numbered from $1$ through $10$ and ...
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