The LEGO Movie Trailer Recreated Using a LEGO Shader in Blender

Made by OfNodesAndNoodles.

CG Artist OfNodesAndNoodles showcased this cool LEGO-inspired project, reimagining a trailer of The LEGO Movie with a custom Blender shader rebuilding the visuals in the recognizable blocky style.

The creator was inspired by a LEGO shader they stumbled upon online and crafted their own custom one, paying homage to the legendary toy and animation style.

OfNodesAndNoodles has shared plenty of useful tools and tutorials for Blender, such as this tutorial on using Rain.Water, a tool that adds Parallax Occlusion Mapping to your Blender materials, a system of Shader Nodes that generates high-quality realistic water effects from simple geometry, and more: