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Real-time shadow effects,
in seconds.
Gobos Master lets you infuse captivating, realistic looping shadow effects into your scenes in seconds — a comprehensive library covering 13 categories of over 198 high-quality gobos.
Looping animations · Multilayer support · Free updates
Gobos Master lets you infuse captivating, real-time realistic Looping shadow effects into your scenes in a matter of seconds. It's a comprehensive library covering 13 categories of over 198 high-quality gobos to create ultra-realistic shadows in your scenes.
Here is what you will find in the Collection!
Each gobo has been fine-tuned to deliver the best possible shadows, with resolutions tailored
to their complexity. The most intricate ones are in 4K, while others are crafted in
3K, 2K, and even in 1K, ensuring the perfect balance between detail and performance.
Looping Animations are 120 frames = 5 seconds at 24 frames per second, designed with great love and effort to meet your needs and save your precious time while adding realism to your renders.
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Multilayer Gobo System — Released on 23/10/2025 in the 2.0 UPDATE
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Building Your Own Gobo Libraries — In Development
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Adding Your Own Custom GobosNew
Released on 04/05/2026 in the 3.0 UPDATE - 4
More Than 200 Additional Gobos Over Updates — 10 added, 190 to be added in June
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And some small Quality-of-Life Add-on improvements
Get this collection now & get free updates!
Got ideas? Send them my way on Discord, and I'll make those available for you in future updates.
Note: the gobos are included for free — you're paying the price of the add-on.
A gobo (short for "goes before optics") is a stencil or template placed in front of a light source to shape the light into patterns, textures, or images — commonly used in stage lighting, photography, and architecture.
Why Use Gobos?
Below you can see two scenes: one on the left looks dull and unnatural. The other is alive, shaped by shadow (aka gobo). Light isn't just for seeing — it's for feeling. We break it up with gobos to create contrast, and let your render speak volumes.
Speeds up Rendering
Adding actual objects (trees, windows, etc.) just to generate shadows significantly increases render times. A 60-second-per-frame scene may rise to ~75s. Gobos Master removes the need for extra geometry — adding only 1–2 seconds of render time.
Note on layers
Adding more than 4 layers of gobos does increase render times a bit — but a new powerful add-on feature is in the works to make it very fast. Stay tuned.
Gobo Blur
Blur the gobo of your choice even when you have 3, 4, 5, 10 layers applied — giving you full control over the overall look and adding more realism into your scenes.
Quick Fog
With a click of a button you can add a Fog Cube, and all the node controls are available in the add-on panel. An advanced fog shader is coming in the next update.
Single Layer Blur
Multilayer Gobo Blur
Quick Fog
Abstract Procedural Clouds Gobo and Quick Fog Combined
Render of Multilayer Gobos
Gobos Mapping
Reposition, rotate and scale gobo layers. Just select the layer and change the mapping sliders.
Swap Gobos on Layers
Select the layer, choose a gobo from the library, and press "swap active layer gobo".
Simply select the gobo category, select the gobo, choose where you want to place it (At World, At Cursor, At Selected).
Press Add Spot Light Gobo if you're working with Cycles — if you're working with Eevee, press Add Eevee Gobo Plane. And there you have it!
Easily Swap Gobo
Select the light or Eevee plane with a gobo applied, choose any other gobo from the gallery, and press Swap Gobo.
Easy Gobo Mapping Controls
Blur, position, scale, and control the rotation of the gobo — along with gobo texture bound controls.
Procedural Controls in the Panel
Depending on the procedural gobo, different controls will appear right in the add-on panel.
Switch Spot to Area Light
Switch from spot to area light gobo easily.
Switch From Spot to Area Light Gobo Easily
Icon Gallery Size and Asset Popup Size
Get this collection now & get free updates!
198+ high-quality gobos · 13 categories · 4K/3K/2K/1K · Looping animations · Multilayer & custom gobos.
Note: the gobos are included for free — you're paying the price of the add-on.