Cozy Hearth

🔥 Cozy Hearth – Cel Shader Scene Showcase (Ghibli-Inspired)

Cozy Hearth is a beautifully illustrated scene built specifically to demonstrate the full capabilities of my Neko Legends Anime Cel Shader. Many creators underestimate how dynamic and immersive cel-shaded visuals can be — this demo shows what’s possible without expensive ray tracing or baked lighting.

The scene uses only nighttime indoor lighting, but the shader itself supports day/night flexibility through material-driven lighting, not baked data. This means no large lightmaps, no long render times, and no need for a high-end GPU — just fast, stylized results.

This scene leverages key features of my shader, including ambient self-lighting and customizable shade color, combined with built-in URP post-processing, to create a soft, Ghibli-style atmosphere that feels alive and expressive.

The scene peaks at 1 million triangles, especially around the detailed dinner table. For context, modern mobile devices can comfortably handle 5–10 million triangles, depending on complexity and optimization.

Even with post-processing and cel shading enabled, Cozy Hearth runs smoothly on mid- to high-end phones and WebGL builds — a testament to how lightweight and efficient stylized rendering can be.

🎮Check out the live web demo here.

🎁 This package is included in the Neko Legends - 3D & VFX Starter Bundle.

✅ Features

• 🎨 Stylized Assets – From stone walls to bear rugs, each asset is has a soft, rustic, Ghibli-esque style.
• 🪵 Cozy Props & Details – Includes fireplace, stacked firewood, paintings, a dining area, background vistas, and tile-able walls with various open window placements. 50+ models (See Technical details for more info)
• 🌙 Nighttime Indoor Ambiance – A glance through the windows shows a clever half-dome illusion which adds depth and immersion — without the cost of full 3D environments.
• 🔧 Modular Setup – Easily add or swap objects for customization and expansion of walls and wooden beams for interior layout.
• 🎥 Cinematic DOF Support – Integrates with Unity’s Depth of Field (URP) for natural focus transitions between showcase targets.
• 🎶 Atmospheric Music Included – Comes with an original ambient track: “Cozy Hearth (Ambient)”, to match the mood.

📦 Dependencies

To experience Cozy Hearth as intended as shown in the video and web demos, you’ll need the following assets from the Neko Legends collection:

✅ [Shared Assets URP (FREE)]

• Contains core demo GUI, reusable scripts, and shared 3D models and textures across all Neko Legends assets.
• 🪄 If you're only using the environmental models and textures (e.g., stone walls, furniture), this and other dependencies are not required.

✅ [Neko Mew (with Anime Cel Shader)]

• Includes the Anime Cel Shader, which powers the core look of the entire scene, but can also be bought separately.
• Required for the featured cat character and cel-shaded visuals.
• 🎯 Primary shader dependency

✅ [Water Magic Shader]

• Used in creative ways to simulate:
• Liquids (wine, mead, soup)
• Candle wicks and flames of the fireplace
• 🔥 This scene highlights the shader’s versatility beyond just water.

✅ [Food – Meats Asset Pack]

• Provides stylized meat props seen in the dining area.
• Helps complete the immersive dining hall atmosphere.