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Matcaps are pseudo-materials displayed by projecting an image quickly onto an object to give the user a better sense of the contour of the object.

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What is a matcap and where is it located in blender 2.8?

What is a matcap and where is it located in blender 2.8?
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Where are the default matcap files located?

Is there a directory or path that you need to follow to access the folder with all of Blender's default matcaps in? If so then is it possible throw in new matcaps? I'm using Windows 10.
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Using ZMT Matcap Files in Blender

Is there a way I can use Zbrush's ZMT matcap files in Blender? I found a lot of very good matcaps on a website for matcaps, but after downloading them it turns out they're all ZMT files, and I cannot find anyway to put these into Blender. Any help…
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How can I see matcap when I play a game?

In BGE I can use Matcap when viewing objects, but when I press play and play the game can I use Matcap? It's real-time, so I can't see why not... That would give gameplay great graphics if I'm correct.
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Can you use the matcaps as materials?

this is a quick question, idk if this has been asked already but is there a way to use the matcaps as materials on objects? also why is the matcap applying on all objects instead of just the active one? (heard somewhere) any help would b nice :)
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Animating the "lights" with Matcap materials?

It's hard to explain what I need to achieve here, so please feel free to change the title and text. Matcaps are a real life saver when I need something rendered fast, but there's one issue I'm unable to solve. Suppose I have a statue with a golden…
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Blender Matcap "check_normal+y" equation

Is there any information available on the equation used to render the "Check Normal" MatCap in blender? We've written a thing and would like visual correlation with that Solid Viewport shader. Many thanks in advance.
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What is the purpose of the Normal Matcap?

What is the use of the normal matcap. What does it help to check in a scene or model?
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May i know what are the matcap colors

May i know what are the matcap colors or are they materials. What are the use of that color or material in blender. And if i apply that color or material can it be render in cycles and if not how it works in used cycles.
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Why do we want to matcap shade objects for sculpting?

I'm new to this. Why do we actually want to shade an object Matcap for sculpting etc?
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Is it possible to use Matcap lighting in conjunction with normal maps?

Is it possible to use MatCap lighting in conjunction with normal maps? MatCap lighting works great when creating surface detail on sculpts etc. It would be nice if there was an easy way to also use MatCaps when examining normal map baking results.
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Blender 2.79 white matcap issue in sculpt mode

I'm currently working on a character and I just saw that the ears of the character was not matching on each side. So, I decide to use Symmetrize and it did not work. I try every possible way to get the 2 side the same but it was just not working. I…
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What's going on with my Matcap and how do I fix it?

Whenever I try to put a Matcap on my object, it turns white. How do I fix this?
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