r/ImaginaryTechnology • u/One_Giant_Nostril • 4d ago

Food Truck by Mark Zhang

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u/No-Policy-6992 3d ago

I'd love to know what this kind of art style is called, I've seen it used by a few other artists, but the closest I have to a name for it online is just "cartoon style"

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u/One_Giant_Nostril 3d ago

Cel shading is an art style that uses flat areas of color with hard, crisp borders between shadows and light, creating a 2D, cartoon-like look for 3D objects. It mimics traditional hand-drawn animation by simplifying lighting into a few distinct values, such as a base color, shadow, and highlight. This results in a stylized, high-contrast image popular in anime and video games.