Noa - MeshBites Stylized Anime Shader

Stylized Anime Shader – Unreal Engine 5

I’m happy to share a stylized anime shader I’ve been developing in my free time.

What started as a technical learning exercise and a tool for my own projects gradually evolved into a fully featured shading system focused on flexibility and artistic control.

The shader includes:
– Layered and standard material workflows
– Stylized lighting with sharpness control
– SDF face shadows
– Outlines and inlines with masking controls
– Stylized cubemap reflections
– Subsurface scattering support

It was built and tested in Unreal Engine 5.

You can find the project here:
https://dincairwen.itch.io/stylized-anime-shader-for-ue5

Feedback is always welcome.
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AI was used in a limited and specific way during development. It was used to generate some custom shader nodes. AI was also used to stylize a reflection cubemap to better match an anime aesthetic.