ShaderLex Material Library

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Read the library the way technical artists actually learn

Language workflow English is the source, Vietnamese is the support layer

Use English when you want production-standard terminology. Switch to Vietnamese when you need a faster mental model without losing the original technical terms.

Single source of truth Node names and HLSL stay in English

Shader code, node names, and engine terms should remain stable. Only the explanation layer changes language, so the page teaches without splitting the technical source.

Hybrid terminology

Hover a term to see how ShaderLex bridges technical English and Vietnamese explanation.

Start by task

Open the right kind of page first

R Build an effect now

Open a recipe when you already know the effect you want to build and need graph order, controls, and HLSL quickly.

Magic Energy, Water, Shield, Portal C Reuse graph logic

Open a Core Pack when the problem is really UV motion, masking, edge response, distortion, or runtime control.

UV Motion, Mask Shaping, Edge Response S Choose the visual lane

Open the style pages first when the look is still undecided and you need to compare stylized, anime, semi-realistic, and realistic directions.

Stylized, Anime, Semi-Realistic, Realistic P Solve a production issue

Open Production Notes when the recipe is fine in theory but the shot breaks because of face lighting, rim control, or camera-specific artifacts.

Face Shadow Map, Outline / Rim Control

Style lanes

Pick the visual lane first

Open full style roadmap

Style lane Stylized

Readable shapes, authored masks, grouped values, and strong art direction.

Water, lava, runes, readable VFX surfaces Current focus Anime / Cel Shader

Controlled shadow bands, face-friendly lighting, outline support, and strict value grouping.

Skin, hair, eyes, face planes, cel base Bridge lane Semi-Realistic

Keep stylized readability while moving toward believable material response.

Skin, cloth, grounded characters, hybrid lookdev Grounded lane Realistic

PBR discipline, correct scale, packed maps, and predictable lighting behavior.

PBR surfaces, terrain, wetness, production-safe baselines

Recipe families

Open a material family directly

Open full recipe index

Stylized VFX Spells, energy, shields, holograms, portals, and animated masks.

7 recipes

Magic Energy Portal / Vortex Shield / Force Field

Stylized Surfaces Water, fire, frost, lava, glass, and authored surface looks.

5 recipes

Stylized Water Ice / Frost Lava / Magma

Environment + Realistic Terrain blend, wetness, weather response, and realistic surface baselines.

3 recipes

Wet Surface / Rain Terrain Layer Blend Realistic PBR Surface

Character Lookdev Character materials where face readability and shading control matter most.

3 entries

Anime / Cel Base Semi-Realistic Skin Semi-Realistic Lane

Utility docs

Open the supporting documents quickly

C Core Packs

Reusable graph logic before it turns into a full recipe.

UV Motion, Mask Shaping, Edge Response, Runtime Control P Production Notes

Shot-level fixes and support cases that do not fit a clean recipe page.

Face Shadow Map, Outline / Rim Control U UE5 Library Map

The full branch structure if you need the entire taxonomy and reading order.

Architecture, full recipe index, build rules S Style Roadmap

The overview page when you need to compare stylized, anime, semi-realistic, and realistic lanes.

Lane grouping, use cases, direction planning