Cel-shaded 3D — A rendering method that gives 3D geometry outlines and stepped light bands to resemble hand-drawn 2D art.

Style & medium

Cel-shaded 3D

セルシェーディング3D

A rendering method that gives 3D geometry outlines and stepped light bands to resemble hand-drawn 2D art.

How to recognise it

  • Hard lighting bands wrapping 3D form
  • Three-dimensional depth with toon outlines

Different from nearby terms

Compared with stylized 3D, it uses fewer shading steps and more deliberately imitates 2D cels.

Words for AI

Englishcel-shaded 3D character, toon outlines, hard two-step lighting bands

日本語セルシェーディング3D、トゥーン輪郭、硬い2段階の陰影