Cineversity

hello guys, I’m trying to achieve this look of a Ghibli style tree, this dude makes it really nice in blender.
I tried to do this with cell shader and smooth knots but it doesn’t look the same, any ideas? 🙏
a few examples for what I want to achieve:

https://youtu.be/DEgzuMmJtu8?t=646
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/illustrative-nature-2d-stylized-nature-f3800d70639144379eabcd882b43ce85

thanks

Hi eran,

I think any procedural would have driven Hayao Miyazaki nuts. For me, he is the heart of the studio. When I think about his method to work, I’m not certain to even offer this procedure.

Here are ten years of his work in four hours. Official Japanese TV.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/10yearshayaomiyazaki/?type=tvEpisode&

That said, I do a procedural, but in the most painterly way; Cinema 4D allows this detailed look while not requiring much work.

Please have a look here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kamki0b7qjkfkj7/CV4_2023_drs_22_TXtg_01.zip?dl=0

The key is a single painting or a roughly painted sphere to get the feeling of Ghibli; anything else looks more like something else. The Sketch and Toons Art shader then translate this:
https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2023/en-us/Default.htm#html/XARTSHADER-ID_SHADERPROPERTIES.html#ARTSHADER_TEXTURE

My best wishes for your project