This project explores stylized non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) techniques in Unity URP, inspired by the atmospheric and enigmatic look of Animal Well. The goal was to recreate the moody, shadow-driven, yet playful style of 2D concept art in a fully 3D interactive environment.
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- Toon Shading with Light Bands
Implemented a 3-tone cel shader with smooth lighting transitions, supporting multiple dynamic light sources. - Rim & Specular Highlights
Adds visual depth and subtle glows to emulate ambient rim lighting. - Custom Shadow Mapping
Used seamless, hand-drawn shadow textures mapped in UV space to create soft, painterly shading effects.
- Depth and normal-based Sobel/Roberts edge detection using URP Render Features.
- Stylized with animated line wobble and sketch-like distortion to evoke a hand-drawn look.
- Screen-space vignette with chromatic blending and noise overlays.
- Custom palette shifting and tone mapping
- Fly-through Camera
WASD movement, mouse look, vertical Q/E controls, and acceleration via Shift key. - Mouse Look Toggle
Alt disables mouse input for UI interactions. - XZ-Plane Constraint
Spacebar enables ground-level movement by locking the Y axis.
- Animal Well - for its glowing minimalism, eerie calm, and color-restrained lighting.
- Hand-drawn 2D concept art featuring strong outlines and low-saturation palettes.
- Unity URP Custom Render Features
- Shader Graph: time-based animation, procedural distortion, UV-based texture mapping
- Post-processing with separate Depth and Normal buffers
- C# scripting for runtime interactivity and material control