P Softhouse Releases Advanced Nonphotorealistic Rendering Plugin "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya"

SENDAI, Japan - Oct. 30, 2018 - PRLog -- P Softhouse released for the international market, on October 29, "PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya", a non-photorealistic rendering plugin that creates looks similar to animation cels with 3D computer graphics. It is the first version for Autodesk Maya of the established plugin "Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max" and has already been used by Toei Animation in Japan, during the development phase, to produce the animated TV show "KADO: The Right Answer" and the animation movie "MAZINGER Z: INFINITY". Toei Animation also used the Beta version of the plugin in the upcoming Dragon Ball movie (Dragon Ball Super: Broly) that will come out in December in Japan.

The plugin was first released at the beginning of October in Japan. Since then, P Softhouse translated the user's manual to English and added the plugin to their English website for its international release.

About Pencil+ 4 for Maya
PSOFT Pencil+ 4 for Maya is a rendering plugin for Autodesk Maya which can reproduce the look of animation cels.

The plugin makes it possible to reproduce in 3D the distinctive art style seen in Japanese animation and illustrations. It is also effective for creating non-photorealistic looks made from simple planes and lines and which are useful for creating simplified illustration drawings to convey ideas. It is also great as a visualization tool for product and graphic design as well as for motion graphics and animation.

Main Features
Materials with a high level of expressiveness.
Fast and beautiful line drawing.
Powerful render elements and file output functionality.

Functionality
[Pencil+ 4 Material]
* Cel shading
* Configurable line drawing detection
* Line color substitution

[Pencil+ 4 Line]
* Visible line drawing
* Hidden line drawing
* Advanced line settings
* Detailed brush settings
* Distance-based reduction
* Line size map
* Edge detection settings
  - Outline
  - Open edge
  - Object
  - Intersection
  - Smoothing boundary
  - Material ID boundary
  - Selected edge
  - Normal angle
  - Wireframe
* Support for external references
* Display Lines in the viewport
* Pencil+ 4 Line window
* Pencil+ 4 Line rendering buttons (in the render view)

[File Output]
* Line render elements output
* Line output to EPS format
* File output for editing in PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for After Effects

Main Usage
* Animation, movie production
* Illustrations
* Product design
* Graphic design
* Architectural perspective
* Technical illustrations
* Motion graphics

Host Application
Windows version
Autodesk Maya 2015 / 2016 / 2016 Extension 2 / 2017 / 2018
*Operates with the Maya Software renderer.

Purchase Method
Sold on the PSOFT Store.
https://www.psoft.co.jp/en/store/
* A free demo version is also available in the Download section of the PSOFT website.

Product Homepage
https://www.psoft.co.jp/en/product/pencil/maya/

Press Kit
https://www.psoft.co.jp/en/corporate/presskit/

Introductory Videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGtptx70p3_xtK-6iMdtfrkH_EWsHJoAL

Inquiries
PSOFTHOUSE Contact Form
https://www.psoft.co.jp/en/misc/info/contact.html

About P Softhouse
Located in Sendai, Japan, P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd. was founded in 1990 by Keiki HATAKEYAMA as a software development company. It has contributed to the development of multiple consumer games, digital media contents and software for entertainment facilities, both for distribution under its own brand name or as part of collaborative projects with other companies. The products it produced gained much support by a wide range of users. P Softhouse applies superb know-how to its products, and provides new solutions for digital media creators and artists.