How-to
Starting Workflow for Cel Shade Effect
Step 1
Set Levels to choose how many color bands remain.
Step 2
Use Edge Sens and Edge Width to dial the outline.
Step 3
Adjust Saturation, outline color, and Smoothing to finish the graphic style.
Reference
Cel Shade parameters
| Parameter | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Mix | Blend between the input and cel-shaded image |
| Levels | Number of posterized color bands |
| Edge Sens | Sensitivity for cartoon outline detection |
| Edge Width | Thickness of outline strokes |
| Saturation | Saturation boost for the cel-shaded result |
| R | Red component of the outline color |
| G | Green component of the outline color |
| B | Blue component of the outline color |
| Smoothing | Softness between posterized color bands |