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anime-style

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Anime and cel-shaded art direction for Blender with hard color breaks, toon shaders, clean silhouettes, and anime proportion language.

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Sourcearjun988/blender-skills

Added on2026-10-24

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add arjun988/blender-skills anime-style

Tags

Translated version includes tags in frontmatter

blender anime-art-style cel-shading toon-shader 3d-art-direction

SKILL.md Content

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Anime Style

Hard color breaks. Clean silhouettes. Cel shading. Anime proportion language.

When to Use

Anime / cel-shaded characters and props
Toon shader lookdev
Hard shadow graphic looks (not soft PBR)

Core Tenets

Flat tonal regions — 2–4 value steps max per material
Hard shadow terminators — Specular as graphic shapes
Line / silhouette clarity — Optional freestyle or inverted hull
Proportion language — Eyes, hair masses, simplified anatomy
Palette discipline — Limited hues; accent sparingly

Shading Approach

Method	Use
Shader Toon / ColorRamp on diffuse	Fast Eevee/Cycles toon
Emission + ramp	Graphic unlit regions
Freestyle / grease pencil lines	Contours
Solidify inverted hull	Thick outlines

Modeling Notes

Simplify secondary forms; hair as masses
Creases where color breaks need support
Avoid noisy micro detail fighting flat shading

Lighting

Single clear key for graphic shadows
Rim optional for separation
Avoid heavy soft GI wash unless intentional

Vs stylized-style

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stylized-style
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= broad NPR / hand-painted
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anime-style
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= cel breaks, anime proportions, toon stack

Constraints

MUST DO

Limit value steps
Keep silhouette iconic
Test with toon lighting early

MUST NOT DO

Full PBR roughness noise as primary look
Over-subsurface that melts cel breaks

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
Cel Shader Setup	`references/cel-shader-setup.md`	When needed
Anime Proportion	`references/anime-proportion.md`	When needed