How to fix cartoony UGC item outlines in blender FOR CYCLES!

dontmesswiththisgest · October 11, 2020, 7:04am

Hello, i’ve recently noticed a large amount of people in the GFX community having problems dealing with cartoony UGC outline items in blender. I have figured out a node setup that will help with the problem.

This node setup will help you fix the problem so it shows up in the render. If you do not know how to set up the node function, read down below for help.

To setup the node function, go to the shader editor. It should be located near the top

and go to the accessory that you want to fix

next, go to the shader tab and delete theses 2 nodes

Now press shift A to add theses three nodes; Geometry, Mix Shader and a Transparent BDSF

Now connect them as shown

To see it work, make sure you are on cycles and go to rendered view. It should work.

If you still have any more questions, feel free to ask me on Twitter @GestRBLX

Mango_xSunrise · October 11, 2020, 7:11am

This should go in #resources:community-tutorials rather than art design support, as this category is for getting help with something art related. Thanks so much for this though, as I may use it in the future!!!

dontmesswiththisgest · October 11, 2020, 7:13am

Oh, I did not know about that! Thanks for telling me! And you are welcome!

TsubasaTz · October 11, 2020, 7:17am

This will be useful to many graphic artist out there. Thanks for sharing the tip!

0BluExactlyz · October 11, 2020, 7:28am

This will help a lot of beginners, good job Gest!

Hanstriker · December 19, 2020, 12:08pm

great job on the explanation here. This will help most beginners struggling with the new-generation avatars with the trend of cartoony items.

Andreuiito · January 6, 2021, 1:32pm

oh my god thank you, I was going to make a render with my outlined avatar but i could not because of that glitch. Your node setup helped me A LOT!

yandel6661112 · September 14, 2021, 8:41pm

WOW It helped me a lot a lot too many thanks. A question? You could do the same but in Eevee version it would help me a lot

dontmesswiththisgest · September 20, 2021, 12:40am

Yeah, Eevee is different than cycles. You don’t need to go through the hassle of nodes.

It’s way simpler in Eevee

Just enable backface culling

yandel6661112 · September 20, 2021, 1:07am

Thank you! And finally it will look good. And thanks for answering

ImNoobToHAlready · June 15, 2023, 5:17am

but rendering in cycles is much better than eevee

dontmesswiththisgest · June 21, 2023, 10:49pm

You would be surprised that Eevee has a lot of capabilities. It is possible to get similar results to cycles if you know how to use Eevee properly.

iiAlixhx · June 22, 2023, 8:29pm

Question, does it work in Blender 2.7?

dontmesswiththisgest · June 23, 2023, 7:08am

As for Blender 2.7, I am unfamiliar with the interface and functions. So, trying out the node setup,

It has been set up but I am unable to find a solution for this:

Reference,

Rendered result in Blender 2.7

I’m sure you will be able to find a solution that works.