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Sketching style with no node required

Occasionally, a classic black and white illustration is the most effective way to communicate an idea. This straightforward technique saves you the hassle of configuring material nodes. Simply follow the instructions, capture a screenshot of your work, and refine it in Photoshop.

Software
Blender
Category
Shaders
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
Scripts

Sketching style with no node required

Occasionally, a classic black and white illustration is the most effective way to communicate an idea. This straightforward technique saves you the hassle of configuring material nodes. Simply follow the instructions, capture a screenshot of your work, and refine it in Photoshop.

Software
Blender
Category
Shaders
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
Scripts

Sketching style with no node required

Occasionally, a classic black and white illustration is the most effective way to communicate an idea. This straightforward technique saves you the hassle of configuring material nodes. Simply follow the instructions, capture a screenshot of your work, and refine it in Photoshop.

Software
Blender
Category
Shaders
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
Scripts

Sketching style with no node required

Occasionally, a classic black and white illustration is the most effective way to communicate an idea. This straightforward technique saves you the hassle of configuring material nodes. Simply follow the instructions, capture a screenshot of your work, and refine it in Photoshop.

Software
Blender
Category
Shaders
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
Scripts

SETUP

SETUP

Set your Viewport Shading to Solid Shading (Flat) with the following settings

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Set your Viewport Shading to Solid Shading (Flat) with the following settings

Pie Menu

Object Mode

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Set your Viewport Shading to Solid Shading (Flat) with the following settings

Pie Menu

Object Mode

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EDITING

EDITING

2. Manually set your materials’ Viewport Display settings so that they appear at the desired colors in the viewport

Pie Menu

Object Mode

To copy and paste a color between materials, hover over the color window, press CTRL+C (no need to click), then navigate to the other material and press CTRL+V in its color window. Keep in mind that the fewer colors, the better. Try to stick to black (or values of grey) and white.

2. Manually set your materials’ Viewport Display settings so that they appear at the desired colors in the viewport

Pie Menu

Object Mode

To copy and paste a color between materials, hover over the color window, press CTRL+C (no need to click), then navigate to the other material and press CTRL+V in its color window. Keep in mind that the fewer colors, the better. Try to stick to black (or values of grey) and white.

2. Manually set your materials’ Viewport Display settings so that they appear at the desired colors in the viewport

Pie Menu

Object Mode

To copy and paste a color between materials, hover over the color window, press CTRL+C (no need to click), then navigate to the other material and press CTRL+V in its color window. Keep in mind that the fewer colors, the better. Try to stick to black (or values of grey) and white.

Adjust the shadow settings to your liking (set a value of 1 to Shadow Focus to get a ‘cell-shading' effect)

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Adjust the shadow settings to your liking (set a value of 1 to Shadow Focus to get a ‘cell-shading' effect)

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Edit Mode

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Updated

Adjust the shadow settings to your liking (set a value of 1 to Shadow Focus to get a ‘cell-shading' effect)

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DETAILING

DETAILING

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About panel gaps

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About panel gaps

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About panel gaps

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overlap SELECTION (PASSIVE)

overlap SELECTION (PASSIVE)

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OVERLAP SELECTION (ACTIVE)

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New

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Display / Performance Tools

Display / Performance Tools

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OTHER

OTHER

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  1. Set your Viewport Shading to Solid Shading (Flat) with the following settings




  1. Manually set your materials’ Viewport Display settings so that they appear at the desired colors in the viewport

To copy and paste a color between materials, hover over the color window, press CTRL+C (no need to click), then navigate to the other material and press CTRL+V in its color window. Keep in mind that the fewer colors, the better. Try to stick to black (or values of grey) and white.




  1. Tweak the cell-shading effect via the shadows menu




  1. To have additional dramatic ’construction’ lines, set your Viewport Overlays




  1. (Optional) Reduce the alpha value of your transparent material (can cause visual glitches with shadows on)




  1. Screenshot (Win + Shift + S) and polish in Photoshop.
  1. Set your Viewport Shading to Solid Shading (Flat) with the following settings




  1. Manually set your materials’ Viewport Display settings so that they appear at the desired colors in the viewport

To copy and paste a color between materials, hover over the color window, press CTRL+C (no need to click), then navigate to the other material and press CTRL+V in its color window. Keep in mind that the fewer colors, the better. Try to stick to black (or values of grey) and white.




  1. Tweak the cell-shading effect via the shadows menu




  1. To have additional dramatic ’construction’ lines, set your Viewport Overlays




  1. (Optional) Reduce the alpha value of your transparent material (can cause visual glitches with shadows on)




  1. Screenshot (Win + Shift + S) and polish in Photoshop.

Happy Blending!

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