This article is translated from an article by a foreign blogger, telling the history of cartoon rendering

What is cartoon rendering

Cartoon rendering in English name is
1 cel shading
2 toon shading
is a non-realistic rendering technique
using concentrated flat colors to make 3D objects look like 2D objects

The following introduces cartoon rendering with 3 questions
1 The origin of cartoon rendering
2 Why is it called cartoon rendering
3 The first cartoon rendering game

Origins

1996 has appeared, Japan, South Korea, the United States are popular.Japanese animation made cartoon rendering take off.

Why is it called cel shading

Origin of name

Because people use this tool called celluloid to make animations, it was called cel at the beginning, and then a shading was added to make it cel shading

Characteristics of cartoon rendering

Like hand-painted
Less gradient (referring to the transformation of light and shadow)
Less color
Less hue
It looks rough

The first cartoon rendering game

Jet Set Radio

But more familiar: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Walker, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Walker (cool name)

Other games that use cartoon rendering

Dragon Ball FighterZ
Gran Blue Fantasy: Versus
Guilty Gear Series
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Walker
Mad World
Bastion

Original link

https://okuha.com/what-is-cel-shading/