Nier Automata 2B Anime style

Inspired by the Nier:Automata Anime, I stylized the shaders to see how far I could make it look like the anime itself. I wanted to test the facial Rigify controls in a “more proportionate human face”. The weights were impressively accurate!

Later, I doodled an “idle” animation and here are the results.

Nier Automata 2B Anime model

Nier Automata 2B Anime model - Wide

Blender 3.5 realtime viewport

Standing pose with realtime shadows + light

Pose library (to the left), rigged character with spring bones hair/skirt

Facial controls

realtime viewport and compositing nodes

Learn how to use facial controls