Virendra "CGDASH" Kumar, a brilliant NPR Artist who just last week impressed us with his 3D animated take on Howl's Moving Castle's Calcifer, has recently shared a great free setup that enables you to create anime-style projects more quickly and easily.
As showcased in CGDASH's latest demo, the new shader allows the user to set up beautiful flowing water in Blender, complete with stylized ripples and light reflections. Additionally, the artist utilized the software's Geometry Nodes toolset to scatter the leaves seen on the water's surface. You can download the shader 100% free of charge by clicking this link.