Do you happen to know how toon artists get the outlined look with the toon shaders?

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I realize this isn't the typical PBR workflow, and can be unusual for many to gain experience with, but if you happen to know. I'd love to learn more about the toon shader workflow/ tips and tricks.

Answer 1 · 2024-09-16T07:06:24Z

Adrian Bellworthy replied September 16, 2024 7:06am

You can use a solidify modifier and change the material in the modifier, plus some other trickery...
Lightning Boy Studio have an awesome YT playlist to make a toon shader.

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Answer 2 · 2024-09-16T07:40:13Z

Martin Bergwerf replied September 16, 2024 7:40am

I believe people also use Freestyle:

But it all depends on the exact style you are going for.

Basically, you have PBR and 'everything else', with Toon Shading as a (rather huge) subcategory of 'everything else'...

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Answer 3 · 2024-09-16T12:24:17Z

Omar Domenech replied September 16, 2024 12:24pm

Also people do some cool Studio Ghibli look a like shaders that give splendid result like the movies. You can make a Google or YouTube search for that and a bunch of shaders and tutorials will pop up.

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Answer 4 · 2024-09-16T12:55:47Z

replied September 16, 2024 12:55pm

It depends on your use. In a game engine you use an inverse hull technique(the solidify mid that Adrian mentioned). If you're staying in Blender then you can use freestyle(that Martin mentioned) which is a post process effect and can be used as a render pass too. Then there's the newer line art modifier for grease pencil.

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