An Artist Pushes Blender to Its Limits With These Painterly 3D Illustrations

Hewa, a Japanese 3D/CG Artist, continues his "Day-to-day learning" series with one more fantastic non-photorealistic 3D illustration, capable of deceiving the eye as a 2D painting at first glance. For those unfamiliar, Hewa specializes primarily in crafting stunning 3D animations with a hand-painted appearance that blurs the line between 2D and 3D, depending on the frame.

The latest addition to this ongoing "Day-to-day learning" series, attached above, depicts a pickled old man taking a nap on a table. True to his style, Hewa used Blender to create this 3D animation. Additionally, the artist has included a Viewport shot, proving that it is indeed 3D:

And here are some more of Hewa's awesome works, you can check out more works by visiting the artist's Twitter and Instagram pages:

If you would like to learn more about hand-drawn shaders in Blender, here are some great tutorials that might help you out:

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