A reader asks… Is there a tutorial on how to create MMD artwork, like those you see in Deviantart? … I mean stuff like posing, fixing camera positions, adding rain and lightning, bending limbs and more for a picture, especially the posing and limb-bending parts which I can’t seem to do right. All of what…
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Making JRPG style scenes using MMD Specifically here in this article we are referencing the JRPG/VN (visual novel) style games which have a distinctive style. This can be summarized as illustrated in the image below taken from Utawarerumono Mask of Deception: The basic elements are very simple: A rendered background image An anime style character…
Are there any LAT model shaders? How can I use shaders with LAT models? Do they make a shader for LAT models? Why does my LAT model look so bad when I use a shader on it? Create Stunning Scenes for LAT Models with MME Hello, everyone! My name’s Kazumi, though some of you may…
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Once there was a war… I sent Reggie D., this site’s owner, a link to a new video that I uploaded the other day and he responded as follows: That’s Great, all right! … Wow! … a Diva performance from the tank-turret! Camera motion/view angles are awesome, the music sounds great when Loud… and that…
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Simple centuries-old art techniques can be used in MMD to bring your model’s to life. This article will introduce the basic methods behind these concepts. Breathing “SOUL” into MMD models, scenes and images using traditional fine-art techniques … and Shaders! MMD models are 3D anthropomorphic representations of anime characters which in themselves are caricatures of…
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Okay… so I know I have been over this before, but I have often been asked what creates an “atmosphere” in an animation? Zazi’s Guide To Atmosphere The answer might surprise you on how little it has to do with “placement” and how much it has to do with your own feelings. Let’s take a…
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Shading China Dresses Using Advanced Shader Techniques There is a whole series of Tda style models decked out in China Dresses or Cheong-sams (literally: long dress) which are highly popular. The models are beautifully detailed and featured regularly in videos on YouTube and in fact, one well known MMD video maker (RongSamaYou) specializes in using…
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Hey y’all! Today I’m going to show you a much asked question on my deviantART page: how in the Sam heck do I add emotion and depth to my picture? How To Add Depth and Emotion in an MMD Picture Let’s start off with models. Today I will be loading Oka Ruto by nyehnyehnyehmeow from…
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How do I use shaders to make photo-realistic renders in MMD? Can I make realistic-looking images in MikuMikuDance? What effects do I use to make realistic skin-tones in MMD? Almost Photo-realistic renders in MMD using Shaders and Effects NOTE: It is recommended that you click on the Haku images in this article to see the renders…
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Before we begin…I will be honest, even I don’t really know what this post is about… this article is just about my “unrelated-personal-experience”. Hello again, everyone. This is TaiGaO. Draw Miku blending 2D and 3D art! One day, I was bored. So, I decided to take my “trusty” mechanical-pencil and a plain paper, and draw…
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I get a black image when I Render to Picture File in MMD. How can I capture images from my AVI file? Where can I get IrfanView Media Viewer? HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN RENDERING PICTURE IN MMD? NO FEARS BECAUSE XAV IS HEEEEERE! IrfanView captures single-frame images from Video AVI files! Hi, it’s Xav again!…
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