Take Dramatic Screenshots with Higuruma Visual Shader

The contrast between normal daytime and the black-and-white judgment-day night makes this shader well suited to screenshots and build showcases. Here is how to plan a shot.

Set up the scene

1. Pick your time of day. Use daytime for clean, natural shots that show off the realistic colors and shadows. Use night for the dark, dramatic Jujutsu Kaisen-inspired look.

2. Lock the time. With cheats on, use /time set night, then /gamerule doDaylightCycle false so the sky holds still while you frame the shot.

3. Light your subject. Put torches, lanterns or other light sources near the build. Against the dark tones they create strong pools of light and deep shadows.

4. Frame against the sky. Stand low and angle the camera upward so the monochrome sky fills the background behind a tower, statue or character.

Capture it

• Press F1 to hide the HUD and hand.
• Press F2 to save a screenshot. Click the link in chat, or open the screenshots folder in your game directory to find it.
• Use F5 to switch to third-person for shots that include your character.
• Lower your FOV in Options for a more cinematic, zoomed-in feel.

Before-and-after shots

Take the same shot at noon and again at midnight from the exact same spot. Set the time with commands without moving between shots. The pair shows the shader's day-to-night transformation better than any single image.