Creating Toon Shading (Cel Shading) Textures

This page describes a simple texture configuration using Pencil+ 2 Material.
We shall create a simple toon shading (cel shading) texture.

1. Configure the [Pencil+ 2 Material] using the Material Editor.
   *See Using Pencil+ 2 Materials to learn how to use Pencil+ 2 Materials.

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2. Let's try reducing the number of gradation zones.
   The Gradations rollout contains 4 parameters called Zones which adjust the gradations. Starting from the left, the Zones are called [Zone1], [Zone2], [Zone3] and [Zone4].
   Flags are displayed in the gradations bottom part. These flags can be used to adjust the gradations colors.
   
   

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   Let's now use the [Gradations] rollout to define a texture with 2 gradations. Drag the flags of [Zone1] and [Zone2] to the left edge.
   
   

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3. Let's try changing the colors.
   Double-click one of the flags to open the Color Selector dialog.
   
   
   

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4. Let's change the colors of [Zone1] and [Zone2].
   
   
   

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5. Let's add highlights.
   Adjust the values of [Specular Level] and [Glossiness] in the Basic Parameters rollout.
   The highlight sharpness can be adjusted with the [Sharpness] parameter.
   
   

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6. We just created a toon shading texture.