About MK Watercolor Shader - Painterly Shading
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- Art & Visuals > VFX
- Art & Visuals > Textures & Materials
MK Watercolor is a versatile per-object shader that transforms your scenes into hand-painted masterpieces. It seamlessly blends physically based lighting with custom brush, paper, and noise textures for a dynamic watercolor aesthetic. With intuitive controls and features for stylized shading, you can effortlessly iterate through a diverse range of painterly art styles bringing your creative vision to life.
The Package
- 6 stylized shaders for unlit, simple lighting, and physically based shading, tailored for unique artistic expression.
- 1 Skybox shader. Jumpstart your scene with a beautifully stylized sky, designed for seamless artistic integration.
- Brush, noise and paper textures to shape and refine your unique artistic style with ease.
NEW: Added procedural brush feature
Core Features
- Paper – Add a textured, paper-like foundation to enhance the handcrafted feel.
- Brush – Define shading with custom brush strokes for a painterly touch.
- Noise – Introduce organic imperfections for a more natural, artistic look.
- Stylized PBR – Physically accurate inputs with artistic, non-photorealistic results.
- Shadow Stylization – Create unique, jagged, or watercolor-like shadows for a more artistic and hand-crafted feel, adding character to your lighting setup.
- Gooch Shading – A warm-to-cool shading model for rich, illustrative depth.
- Lighting Setup – Fine-tune shading bands and smoothness for full artistic control.
- Gradient – Blend colors seamlessly to achieve soft, expressive transitions.
- Rim Lighting – Accentuate edges with a glow-like effect for depth and style.
- Posterize – Reduce color variation for a bold, graphic novel aesthetic.
- Color Adjustments – Tweak hue, saturation, brightness and contrast for the perfect mood.
- Outline – Add fine-tuned dynamic outlines to define shapes.
- Indirect Lighting Fade – Smoothly blend indirect lighting, giving your scene a natural, soft fade for a more atmospheric and cohesive look.
- Approximated Baked Shadows – Stylize your baked shadows with artistic flair (note that this is an approximation, but it adds a somewhat, stylized touch).
- Per-object shader – Achieve stunning results directly on the object without the need for post-processing.
- Render Setup – Choose between Quality (enhanced effects, more texture samples) and Performance (optimized for speed with slight visual differences).
- Normal Vector Projection – Control normals with Vertex Data (raw mesh data) or Spherical (stylized, rounded projection for a smoother look).
The Package
- 6 stylized shaders for unlit, simple lighting, and physically based shading, tailored for unique artistic expression.
- 1 Skybox shader. Jumpstart your scene with a beautifully stylized sky, designed for seamless artistic integration.
- Brush, noise and paper textures to shape and refine your unique artistic style with ease.
NEW: Added procedural brush feature
Core Features
- Paper – Add a textured, paper-like foundation to enhance the handcrafted feel.
- Brush – Define shading with custom brush strokes for a painterly touch.
- Noise – Introduce organic imperfections for a more natural, artistic look.
- Stylized PBR – Physically accurate inputs with artistic, non-photorealistic results.
- Shadow Stylization – Create unique, jagged, or watercolor-like shadows for a more artistic and hand-crafted feel, adding character to your lighting setup.
- Gooch Shading – A warm-to-cool shading model for rich, illustrative depth.
- Lighting Setup – Fine-tune shading bands and smoothness for full artistic control.
- Gradient – Blend colors seamlessly to achieve soft, expressive transitions.
- Rim Lighting – Accentuate edges with a glow-like effect for depth and style.
- Posterize – Reduce color variation for a bold, graphic novel aesthetic.
- Color Adjustments – Tweak hue, saturation, brightness and contrast for the perfect mood.
- Outline – Add fine-tuned dynamic outlines to define shapes.
- Indirect Lighting Fade – Smoothly blend indirect lighting, giving your scene a natural, soft fade for a more atmospheric and cohesive look.
- Approximated Baked Shadows – Stylize your baked shadows with artistic flair (note that this is an approximation, but it adds a somewhat, stylized touch).
- Per-object shader – Achieve stunning results directly on the object without the need for post-processing.
- Render Setup – Choose between Quality (enhanced effects, more texture samples) and Performance (optimized for speed with slight visual differences).
- Normal Vector Projection – Control normals with Vertex Data (raw mesh data) or Spherical (stylized, rounded projection for a smoother look).