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Anime Style (Cel-Shading) Art Direction

Art-direction skill for achieving clean anime cel-shaded looks in Blender.

Image & VideoIntermediate★ 125⑂ 8AI score 7/10Last updated: Jul 10, 2026

What it does

  • Enforces flat tonal regions (2–4 value steps per material), hard shadow terminators, and speculars treated as graphic shapes.
  • Compares toon shading methods in a table: ColorRamp on diffuse, Emission + ramp for unlit regions, Freestyle / Grease Pencil contours, Solidify inverted hull for thick outlines.
  • Covers anime proportion language (eyes, hair as masses, simplified anatomy) plus modeling and lighting notes.
  • Lists MUST NOT items: PBR roughness noise as the primary look, over-subsurface that melts cel breaks.
  • Clarifies scope versus stylized-style (broad NPR / hand-painted) so the right skill gets used.

Who it's for

  • Blender artists building anime/manga characters and props
  • Lookdev and lighting artists iterating on toon shaders
  • PBR-trained artists learning non-photoreal fundamentals

Example uses

  1. "Convert this character to cel shading" → get value-step reduction, hard shadow setup, and an outline strategy.
  2. "My outlines look messy" → guidance on Freestyle vs inverted hull plus where to place creases.
  3. "The anime look feels flat" → checklist of a single clear key light, optional rim, and palette discipline.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.

Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arjun988/blender-skills/HEAD/.claude/skills/anime-style/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the .claude/skills/anime-style folder from the GitHub repo arjun988/blender-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/anime-style/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/arjun988/blender-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r blender-skills/.claude/skills/anime-style ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/arjun988/blender-skills.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy just this skill: cp -r blender-skills/.claude/skills/anime-style ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Confirm the references/ subfolder came along — the detailed cel shader setup lives there.
  6. Restart Claude Code and ask for an "anime cel-shaded look" to verify the skill loads.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT