Non-photorealistic rendering

<p>Non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) is an area of <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a> that focuses on enabling a wide variety of expressive <a href="/facts/Style_(visual_arts)/zhwpj73x">styles</a> for digital art, in contrast to traditional <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a>, which focuses on <a href="/facts/Photorealism/HLAHwEvb">photorealism</a>. NPR is inspired by other artistic modes such as <a href="/facts/Painting/ygQ47K3b">painting</a>, <a href="/facts/Drawing/DA7GfHNW">drawing</a>, <a href="/facts/Technical_illustration/CRGq9ra8">technical illustration</a>, and <a href="/facts/Animated_cartoons/093f9nUg">animated cartoons</a>. NPR has appeared in <a href="/facts/Film/wM3b9Kk3">movies</a> and <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video games</a> in the form of <a href="/facts/Cel_shading/0n5Mw9NA">cel-shaded animation</a> (also known as "<a href="/facts/Cartoon/24v34f3m">toon</a>" shading) as well as in <a href="/facts/Scientific_visualization/p0yPc1X5">scientific visualization</a>, <a href="/facts/Architectural_illustration/lqtXU2fa">architectural illustration</a> and <a href="/facts/Experimental_animation/MjHTCFvh">experimental animation</a>.
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Non-photorealistic rendering