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Here are the nodes ! The second one is within the LeavesWind groups 
Oh and don't forget to get the UVs back in the leaves shader (mixed with 2 noises here to add variety)
Thinking to post the video but I am pretty sure it will get absolutely destroyed
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Node doodling an NPR tree shader to answer some questions earlier. This isn't optimal, but you can get the idea of how to approach it. The mesh is a collection of planes with Sphere projected normals and alpha texture (I just did nodes) #b3d #bnpr
Leaf textures, mesh, and full nodes for two versions. One more PBR style, and one more NPR style (shaders as colors.) And modifier setup. Empty is used for radial normals and for the Inside distance. Both could be done with Generated or Object coords in the mat though #bnpr #b3d
Well this blew up. So I will cave to the popular demand and make a video about this soon. Make sure you follow me and subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss it!
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Working on a video about displacing/bump/normal mapping Generated Normals. Will still be a few days because its really complicated >_<
If anyone can explain Surface Gradients in layman's terms, or knows how to do something like dFdx in Eevee nodes, it'll go faster š¬
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If anyone can explain Surface Gradients in layman's terms, or knows how to do something like dFdx in Eevee nodes, it'll go faster š¬
#b3d #bnpr
Experimenting with different ways to fake, generate, and influence normals. This UV based method works, but would take ages to get clean by hand. Need a way to generate this gradient cleanly and with some controls that aren't so fiddly.
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Figured out a way to use Object Coords instead of UVs. Now the cheeks work well, but I killed the forehead curvature. Only Y is being changed right now. X and Z are just sphere coords. They'll need some shaping too. #b3d #blender3d #bnpr
If you really want to understand your Normals, look at them with steps. The shapes you see are the shapes of toon shading you'll get from light in that area. If you rotate a sun lamp on just 1 axis, as the terminator hits that area, it'll look like that. #b3d #bnpr #Blender3d
The future of real-time NPR shading relies on the ability to render in 3D, apply 2D effects, use those effects to alter the 3D render, apply 2D effects, ad infinitum... The industry is stuck in the "Render, composite, done." mindset. #b3d #bnpr
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Opening up this process would open up 3D looks that would revolutionize Animation and Art in general. It is something I hope for in #blender #Eevee. And I hope the developers lean in to this possibility in the future.
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This would also take advantage of Eevee's speed and unique abilities (3D->2D->3D) as complementary to #Cyclesx (its speed and denoising is making Eevee less and less relevant for PBR workflows).
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