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cel shading

cel shading noun: a style of non-photorealistic rendering suggesting the flat, hand-drawn appearance of a comic or cartoon.

cel shading: a style of non-photorealistic rendering suggesting the flat, hand-drawn appearance of a comic or...
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Noun

cel shading (uncountable)

  1. A style of non-photorealistic rendering suggesting the flat, hand-drawn appearance of a comic or cartoon.
    Synonyms:
    toon shading

Synonyms of cel shading

Questions about cel shading

What does cel shading mean?
Cel shading means a style of non-photorealistic rendering suggesting the flat, hand-drawn appearance of a comic or cartoon.
What part of speech is cel shading?
Cel shading is a noun.

Words near cel shading in the dictionary

  1. Cejas
  2. Cejka
  3. cejkaite
  4. Cejkas
  5. cel
  6. cel shading
  7. cel-shaded
  8. Cela
  9. CELAC
  10. celadon
  11. celadonite

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