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How are Toon Shaders used in NPR Blender?
We calculate the general properties we would need for a typical toon shader (which can be softened for other NPR uses too) and put that into the Color of the Diffuse BSDF (the principled shader is too heavy at this stage). Normals of the shader are also adjusted to give that flat lighting look.
Can a diffuse shader be textured in NPR?
Just like any other shader, the diffuse can be textured using the standard coordinates and mapping nodes and so on. It also allows you to texture your specularity – a very useful feature for extremely stylized NPR. A great addition, though unintended, is that the mixes really well with transparency and other shaders.
Why was NPR added to Eevee Toon Shaders?
In fact, it was the very last feature added – after the UI. While Marius is not personally a fan of normal mapping on toon shaded objects, he knew there were uses for it and was led to add it as well (makes more sense for smoother NPR styles).
What does the shader do in Minecraft world?
The shader adds detailed foliage, lens flares, light rays and a soft kind of ambiance that makes the Minecraft world that much more pleasant to lose yourself in. The shadow work also looks fantastic and while the water isn’t as reflective as others, it still looks very pretty.
Is the toon shader built within the shader?
This is just a blanket statement to say that it is a shader built within a shader. We calculate the general properties we would need for a typical toon shader (which can be softened for other NPR uses too) and put that into the Color of the Diffuse BSDF (the principled shader is too heavy at this stage).
How long does it take to render a blender?
With a very large part of the blender community still only rendering on their own hardware, the prospect of a potential 60x (2 seconds vs 2 minutes per frame for example) render speed increase, is very attractive.