Vertex Shading Gatekeeping

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vertex shading is... just kind of better than normal shading Please can you explain what’s vertex shadong is for a 2d illustrator 👉👈 no. This is for 3d people only, you are not one of us, flat arter. You will never grasp our secrets

What it means

A mock social media exchange shows a 3D artist praising vertex shading, while a 2D illustrator asks what it is. The artist responds with absurdly elitist gatekeeping, calling the illustrator a “flat arter” and claiming they can never understand the secret. It is used as a reaction to jokingly exclude someone from a niche technical or creative community. EN: A mock social media exchange shows a 3D artist praising vertex shading, while a 2D illustrator asks what it is. The artist responds with absurdly elitist gatekeeping, calling the illustrator a “flat arter” and claiming they can never understand the secret. It is used as a reaction to jokingly exclude someone from a niche technical or creative community.

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