BCS: Illustrating With The Grease Pencil
Unleash The Power Of Blenders 2D System, Create Artwork And Concept Work Easily
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How we illustrate and produce 2D artwork is evolving. Utilising 3D applications is becoming more commonplace in a broad spectrum of industries.
The Grease Pencil allows you to illustrate (as well as animate) directly inside of Blender's 3D interface. It may seem strange at first, but creating content with the Grease Pencil is simple, rewarding, and fun!
In this course, Paul will take you from the basics - interface set up and navigation, tools, using brushes and colouring - through to a completed project you can be proud to add to your own portfolio. All the necessary assets are provided, and step-by-step saves are available at the end of each project chapter in case you stumble along the way.
In this course you will learn:
- How to set up your interface ready to draw
- How to enable and use tools and modes
- How to use and customise brushes
- How to create materials
- How to use Vertex paint mode to create your own custom palettes
- How to use modifiers and effects How to composite for a final polished render
By the end of this course, you will have a deeper understanding of what is possible with the Grease Pencil.
Remember to join our Facebook group and Discord for course help, support and showing your work.
Your Instructor
Hello there!
My name is Paul Caggegi. I've been a video editor, motion graphics designer, illustrator, and Blender user for over 20 years.
I've worked on several advertising and event promotion campaigns, private commissions, as well as web comics - just to name a few of the diverse areas I've had the pleasure of being involved in.
I'm passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience with future students, and I look forward to helping you reach your professional and artistic goals.
Course Curriculum
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StartCourse Introduction (2:30)
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StartThe Interface (12:42)
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StartGrease Pencil Objects (8:45)
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StartStroke Placement and Drawing Planes (9:51)
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StartGrease Pencil Layers (7:25)
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StartMaterials I - Strokes (7:23)
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StartMaterials II - Fills (8:48)
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StartBrushes I (9:27)
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StartBrushes II (7:58)
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StartTools I (7:44)
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StartTools II (7:27)
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StartEdit Mode (7:22)
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StartSculpt Mode (9:36)
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StartGuides (8:41)
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StartVertex Paint I (7:00)
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StartVertex Paint II (6:47)
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StartLayer Masking (8:43)
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StartGrease Pencil Modifiers (9:21)
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StartGrease Pencil Effects (9:07)
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StartCreating a Bubble - Part I (11:50)
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StartCreating a Bubble - Part II (7:44)
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StartCreating an Underwater Background - Part I (9:10)
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StartCreating an Underwater Background - Part II (6:57)
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StartProject Prep I - Drawing Tablets and Pressure Sensitivity (9:58)
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StartProject Prep II - References and Thumbnailing (9:30)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part I - Sketching (10:26)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part II - Refine Sketch (12:10)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part III - Inking (15:56)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part IV - Coloring I (10:57)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part V - Coloring II (8:39)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part VI - Shading (11:47)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part VII - Highlights (7:20)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part VIII - Painting Bubbles (11:06)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part IX - Lighting (7:07)
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StartDrawing a Mermaid Part X - Compositing (9:18)