Stunning Mosaic-Like Procedural Animated Pond Shader with Swimming Koi

Oday Abuzaeed presented an absolutely gorgeous, fully procedural pond material, "packed with customizable parameters for endless variations."

The shader creates a curious illusion, with koi fish swimming among lily pads, all covered with a mosaic-like texture, which detects shapes and breaks their contours into smaller tiles.

Animated in Unreal Engine, the shader looks like an LED screen with stunning depth. Abuzaeed shared a breakdown of the project, so you can try making something like this yourself.

The artist has many impressive works on ArtStation, like a painting-like still life render, realistic bubble wrap, a photorealistic roof tile material, and a Ghibli-style procedural wall.

Invite more peace into your life with other 3D ponds: Yuasa Yuu's animated Blender scene and Lars Rongen's lily pads.

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