MK Watercolor Shader - Painterly Shading

MK Watercolor is a versatile per-object shader that transforms your scenes into hand-painted masterpieces. It seamlessly blends physically based lighting with custom brush, paper, and noise textures for a dynamic watercolor aesthetic. With intuitive controls and features for stylized shading, you can effortlessly iterate through a diverse range of painterly art styles bringing your creative vision to life. 📦The Package📦 - 6 stylized shaders for unlit, simple lighting, and physically based shading, tailored for unique artistic expression. - 1 Skybox shader. Jumpstart your scene with a beautifully stylized sky, designed for seamless artistic integration. - Brush, noise and paper textures to shape and refine your unique artistic style with ease. Demo: WebGL ⤴️NEW: Added procedural brush feature 🔖Core Features🔖 📜 Paper – Add a textured, paper-like foundation to enhance the handcrafted feel. 🖌️ Brush – Define shading with custom brush strokes for a painterly touch. 🎨 Noise – Introduce organic imperfections for a more natural, artistic look. ✨ Stylized PBR – Physically accurate inputs with artistic, non-photorealistic results. 🎨 Shadow Stylization – Create unique, jagged, or watercolor-like shadows for a more artistic and hand-crafted feel, adding character to your lighting setup. 🔥 Gooch Shading – A warm-to-cool shading model for rich, illustrative depth. 💡 Lighting Setup – Fine-tune shading bands and smoothness for full artistic control. 🌈 Gradient – Blend colors seamlessly to achieve soft, expressive transitions. 🌟 Rim Lighting – Accentuate edges with a glow-like effect for depth and style. 🖼️ Posterize – Reduce color variation for a bold, graphic novel aesthetic. 🎛️ Color Adjustments – Tweak hue, saturation, brightness and contrast for the perfect mood. ✏️ Outline – Add fine-tuned dynamic outlines to define shapes. 🌅 Indirect Lighting Fade – Smoothly blend indirect lighting, giving your scene a natural, soft fade for a more atmospheric and cohesive look. 🔥 Approximated Baked Shadows – Stylize your baked shadows with artistic flair (note that this is an approximation, but it adds a somewhat, stylized touch). 🎨 Per-object shader – Achieve stunning results directly on the object without the need for post-processing. 🎛️ Render Setup – Choose between Quality (enhanced effects, more texture samples) and Performance (optimized for speed with slight visual differences). 🔧 Normal Vector Projection – Control normals with Vertex Data (raw mesh data) or Spherical (stylized, rounded projection for a smoother look). 💾Updates + Maintenance + Support💾 All of my assets receive updates, are maintained regularly and supported as best as possible. 🌈Do you have some cool stuff to show? I would love to see your results (high resolution screenshots / videos) using the shader. Just drop me a message. 💡Questions, bug reports, feature requests, feedback or just to say hello💡 Feel free to get in touch via support@michaelkremmel.de at any time.