Preset / 3D illustration

3D illustration

Presents three-dimensional imagery as clear illustration rather than photographic reproduction.

It combines an illustration structure that clarifies the intended content with the volume of stylized rendering. Without prescribing physical realism or a production method, it makes 3D illustration whose forms and shading are easy to read.

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Understand the combination

Why these elements work together

Combines illustration's communicative role with stylized rendering to favor clear visual explanation with a sense of volume, without prescribing a modeling method.

Conditions and adjustments

Scope · Includes

stylized explanatory artwork with three-dimensional volume

Scope · Includes

3D images communicating content through graphic shading or color areas

Scope · Excludes

photorealistic CG intended to be indistinguishable from a photograph

Scope · Excludes

imitation of a particular work, creator, or character

Scope · Excludes

actual 3D data or production instructions

Application · Includes

when ideas or content need visual explanation while a three-dimensional feeling remains legible

Application · Excludes

when physical material accuracy is the main goal

Application · Excludes

when the hand-drawn 2D process itself is required

Includes

when ideas or content need visual explanation while a three-dimensional feeling remains legible

Excludes

when physical material accuracy is the main goal

Excludes

when the hand-drawn 2D process itself is required

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