Senior Technical Artist Jumpeter presented a new cel-shading technique for Unreal Engine in a video breakdown and provided the project files.

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The post discusses a video tutorial by Jumpeter that illustrates the challenges of achieving Non-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR) in Unreal Engine 5, specifically focusing on creating toon-looking renders. Jumpeter critiques the common methods and introduces a new cel-shading approach that adheres to the engine's physically-based rendering rules. The final tutorial results and the Outlines Filter can be downloaded from Jumpeter's Gumroad page.

Tutorial: Physically-Based Cel Shading In Unreal Engine 5