[rendering] Soft fur / skin shading for avatar bodies (ponies): sheen, wrap lighting, rim -- shading only #1021

New issue

Open

opened 2026-10-24 06:05:19 +00:00 by sky_line · 0 comments

sky_line commented

2026-10-24 06:05:19 +00:00

Owner

Make avatar bodies, ponies first, look soft instead of plastic, without fur geometry (shell / fin fur multiplies overdraw on every avatar):

Sheen BRDF (Charlie / velvet, as used for fabric): soft bright fuzz at grazing angles.
Wrap lighting with a slight warm subsurface tint, so the terminator softens.
Soft rim light picking up the environment / probe colour.
Subtle by default, so it keeps the toon / pony art style. Strength setting.

Recognition: the avatar's base body (the largest rigged meshes on the skeleton, the body / head mesh), not hair, clothing or props. Start with own avatar plus a global toggle; debug tint.

Works under both the GI and non-GI paths. Cheap: shading terms only.

Make avatar bodies, ponies first, look soft instead of plastic, without fur geometry (shell / fin fur multiplies overdraw on every avatar): - **Sheen BRDF** (Charlie / velvet, as used for fabric): soft bright fuzz at grazing angles. - **Wrap lighting** with a slight warm subsurface tint, so the terminator softens. - **Soft rim light** picking up the environment / probe colour. - Subtle by default, so it keeps the toon / pony art style. Strength setting. **Recognition:** the avatar's base body (the largest rigged meshes on the skeleton, the body / head mesh), not hair, clothing or props. Start with own avatar plus a global toggle; debug tint. Works under both the GI and non-GI paths. Cheap: shading terms only.

sky_line added the

rendering

feature

labels

2026-10-24 06:05:19 +00:00

sky_line added this to the Slipstream project

2026-10-24 06:05:19 +00:00

sky_line referenced this issue

2026-10-24 08:02:00 +00:00

Texture code marker to opt meshes into custom shaders #1024

sky_line added a new dependency

2026-10-24 08:02:00 +00:00