diff --git a/img/matcap.png b/img/matcap.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f34f252
Binary files /dev/null and b/img/matcap.png differ
diff --git a/shaders/matcap_frag.glsl b/shaders/matcap_frag.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5395324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shaders/matcap_frag.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+uniform float opacity;
+uniform sampler2D tMatcap;
+uniform vec3 color;
+varying vec2 vNormal;
+
+// color blending from https://www.w3.org/TR/compositing-1/#blendingcolor
+float lum(vec3 c) {
+  return c.r * .3 + c.g * .59 + c.b * .11;
+}
+
+vec3 clipColor(vec3 c) {
+  float l = lum(c);
+  float n = min(min(c.r, c.g), c.b);
+  float x = max(max(c.r, c.g), c.b);
+  if (n < 0.) c = l + (((c - l) * l) / (l - n));
+  if (x > 1.) c = l + (((c - l) * (1. - l)) / (x - l));
+  return c;
+}
+
+vec3 setLum(vec3 c, float l) {
+  float d = l - lum(c);
+  return clipColor(c + d);
+}
+
+void main() {
+  vec4 matcap = texture2D(tMatcap, vNormal);
+  vec3 coloredMatcap = setLum(color, lum(matcap.rgb));
+  gl_FragColor = vec4(coloredMatcap, opacity);
+}
diff --git a/shaders/matcap_vert.glsl b/shaders/matcap_vert.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db6f191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shaders/matcap_vert.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+varying vec2 vNormal;
+
+void main() {
+  vNormal = normalize(normalMatrix * normal).xy / 2. + .5;
+
+  #include <begin_vertex>
+  #include <project_vertex>
+}
diff --git a/src/components/D3Panel.js b/src/components/D3Panel.js
index c62d0d9..080642b 100644
--- a/src/components/D3Panel.js
+++ b/src/components/D3Panel.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import RenderChain from '../d3/RenderChain';
 import BaseTransformer from '../d3/transformers/BaseTransformer.js';
 import Camera from '../d3/Camera.js';
 import ReactResizeDetector from 'react-resize-detector';
+import { load as loadMatcapMaterial } from '../d3/MatcapMaterial.js';
 // import createDebug from 'debug';
 // const debug = createDebug('d3d:d3');
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class D3Panel extends React.Component {
       plane: this.plane
     });
 
+    loadMatcapMaterial.then(this.renderRequest);
     this.DOM = null;
   }
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ class D3Panel extends React.Component {
     const ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0x505050);
     this.scene.add(ambientLight);
 
-    this.shapesManager = new ShapesManager({ toonShader: hasExtensionsFor.toonShaderPreview });
+    this.shapesManager = new ShapesManager();
 
     this.UIContainer = new EventObject3D();
     this.UIContainer.matrixAutoUpdate = false;
diff --git a/src/components/DoodlePreview.js b/src/components/DoodlePreview.js
index fd188e0..cc1652b 100644
--- a/src/components/DoodlePreview.js
+++ b/src/components/DoodlePreview.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import createScene from '../d3/createScene.js';
 import injectSheet from 'react-jss';
 import ReactResizeDetector from 'react-resize-detector';
 import requestAnimationFrame from 'raf';
+import { load as loadMatcapMaterial } from '../d3/MatcapMaterial.js';
 
 const styles = {
   container: {
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ class DoodlePreview extends React.Component {
     this.setState(scene);
 
     this.editorControls = new THREE.EditorControls(scene.camera, canvas);
-    this.editorControls.addEventListener('change', () => scene.render());
+    this.editorControls.addEventListener('change', scene.render);
+
+    loadMatcapMaterial.then(scene.render;
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
diff --git a/src/d3/MatcapMaterial.js b/src/d3/MatcapMaterial.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f0eb54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/d3/MatcapMaterial.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import matcapVert from '../../shaders/matcap_vert.glsl';
+import matcapFrag from '../../shaders/matcap_frag.glsl';
+import matcapURL from '../../img/matcap.png';
+
+let matcapTexture;
+export const load = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  matcapTexture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load(matcapURL, resolve, () => {}, reject);
+});
+
+export default class MatcapMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
+  constructor({ color = new THREE.Color(), opacity = 1 }) {
+    super({
+      uniforms: {
+        "opacity": { type: 'f', value: opacity },
+        "tMatcap": { type: 't', value: matcapTexture },
+        "color": { type: 'vec3', value: new THREE.Vector3() }
+      },
+      vertexShader: matcapVert,
+      fragmentShader: matcapFrag
+    });
+
+    this.color = color;
+    this.side = THREE.DoubleSide;
+  }
+
+  set color(color) {
+    this.uniforms.color.value.fromArray(color.toArray());
+    return color;
+  }
+
+  get color() {
+    return new THREE.Color().fromArray(this.uniforms.color.value.toArray());
+  }
+
+  set opacity(opacity) {
+    if (!this.uniforms) return opacity;
+    return this.uniforms.opacity.value = opacity;
+  }
+
+  clone() {
+    return new MatcapMaterial({ color: this.color, opacity: this.uniforms.opacity.value });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/d3/ShapeMesh.js b/src/d3/ShapeMesh.js
index 5e51566..afae6a2 100644
--- a/src/d3/ShapeMesh.js
+++ b/src/d3/ShapeMesh.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { applyMatrixOnPath } from '../utils/vectorUtils.js';
 import { shapeToPointsCornered } from '../shape/shapeToPoints.js';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { getPointsBounds, shapeChanged } from '../shape/shapeDataUtils.js';
+import MatcapMaterial from './MatcapMaterial.js';
 import { DESELECT_TRANSPARENCY, LEGACY_HEIGHT_STEP } from '../constants/d3Constants.js';
 import ThreeBSP from 'three-js-csg';
 
@@ -16,32 +17,18 @@ const MAX_HEIGHT_BASE = 5;
 const isValidNumber = (num) => typeof num === 'number' && !isNaN(num);
 
 class ShapeMesh extends THREE.Object3D {
-  constructor(shapeData, active, toonShader) {
+  constructor(shapeData, active) {
     super();
     this.name = shapeData.UID;
 
     const { sculpt, rotate, twist, height, type, transform, z, color, fill, solid } = shapeData;
 
-    let material;
-    if (toonShader) {
-      material = new THREE.MeshToonMaterial({
-        color: new THREE.Color(color),
-        shading: THREE.SmoothShading,
-        side: THREE.DoubleSide
-      });
-    } else {
-      material = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
-        color: new THREE.Color(color),
-        side: THREE.DoubleSide
-      });
-    }
+    const material = new MatcapMaterial({ color: new THREE.Color(color) });
 
     this._mesh = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BufferGeometry(), material.clone());
     this._mesh.name = shapeData.UID;
     this._mesh.isShapeMesh = true;
 
-    this._toonShader = toonShader;
-
     this._shapes = [];
     this._shapesMap = [];
 
@@ -221,7 +208,8 @@ class ShapeMesh extends THREE.Object3D {
       throw new Error(`Cannot update object ${this.name}: color is an invalid value.`);
     }
 
-    this._holeMesh.material.color.setHex(color);
+    this._mesh.material.color = new THREE.Color(color);
+    this._holeMesh.material.color = new THREE.Color(color);
     this._color = color;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/d3/ShapesManager.js b/src/d3/ShapesManager.js
index 2823181..4953e20 100644
--- a/src/d3/ShapesManager.js
+++ b/src/d3/ShapesManager.js
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import ThreeBSP from 'three-js-csg';
 const THREE_BSP = ThreeBSP(THREE);
 
 export default class ShapesManager extends THREE.Object3D {
-  constructor({ toonShader }) {
+  constructor() {
     super();
 
-    this._toonShader = toonShader;
-
     this._meshes = {};
     this._spaces = {};
     this.name = 'shapes-manager';
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ export default class ShapesManager extends THREE.Object3D {
   _handleShapeAdded(shapeData, active) {
     if (!SHAPE_TYPE_PROPERTIES[shapeData.type].D3Visible) return;
     const { space } = shapeData;
-    const mesh = new ShapeMesh(shapeData, active, this._toonShader);
+    const mesh = new ShapeMesh(shapeData, active);
     this._meshes[shapeData.UID] = { mesh, space };
 
     this._spaces[space].add(mesh);