Blender Secrets - Sculpting Details With Alpha Textures

[@jameslara6934]

straight to the point unlike others who adds unneeded information that messes up the flow and makes a simple tutorial more complicated

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[@elessal]

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[@ericholliday7071]

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[@InvaderQuirk]

Woah. This is powerful.

[@vikkidotcom]

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[@SkullModder]

not going to lie, a little mind blowing. originally was going to wait a while before trying to do details like this as it seemed intimidating to spend hours on such small details. but wow, thank you!.

[@BlenderSecrets]

Yeah, just try it! It’s only intimidating as long as you don’t try it, then after a while it gets easy.

[@saracelestemir]

literally mind blowing

[@himoplayer1959]

Amazing, was looking for something like this for a while

[@boriskourt]

Fantastic way to build a library of tools to keep a project consistent!

[@devikiv5160]

Bro this changes everything for me

[@SharkVisionStudio]

These videos are amazing, and your voice is pleasant

[@BlenderSecrets]

Thanks 😊

[@aliakbary532]

Yes this is what i have been searching for

[@TruthSurge]

I see the stencil in my project showing up but there is no alpha showing. just black. I see the alpha in the right panels but maybe I didn't duplicate the brush. You have to be a genius to know all this and there's 1000 ways to screw up.

[@JustMeUT99]

Great tips. For details like these I prefer though to extract the faces as a new mesh and shrinkwrap, multires, and use displacement for the fine details. Keeps down the poly count on the main mesh, is non destructive, and is easy to bake the details into a low poly model.

[@Itsmtvcar]

This is the TRUE meaning of tutorial!

[@R3ban3]

Now THIS is a good tutorial!

[@WektorGH]

EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. LOVE U < 3

[@Gametime05577]

Thanks

[@Skirbiy]

You are the best bro, thanks for including the alpha textures you used in the description, appreciated.

[@3dawe]

I love this channel. everyday new tips and tricks!!!

[@NoEnd911]

Just bought your book ! Awesome!

[@kahlis_dev]

Bro just made the simplest and most useful video about Blender in 1 minute, solved my problem, and then went to sleep

[@sam.k44]

This was the most helpful video iv found

[@hopefulkoala01435]

Wow. This is an incredibly useful tip. Thanks Jan!

[@BlenderSecrets]

You’re welcome, Tuna1989!

[@yo-ht5jb]

wow very very good work ☺😊☺

[@MrWhysee]

This is why I subscribe. Great job

[@lelledale3319]

This is so useful! Thank you!

[@niadhson]

Wow! This is very practical for modeling details from photos of sculptures!

[@secondarycontainment4727]

The "aplha textures" are actualy depth-maps with an alpha chanel. Taking a picture of details and adding them this way will result in very diffrent outcomes.

[@niadhson]

@@secondarycontainment4727 Yes. I said this keeping in mind the separate photo detail as a depth map.

[@secondarycontainment4727]

@@niadhson Just curious - how would you go about using a photo as a depth map / turning it into a depth map?

[@niadhson]

@@secondarycontainment4727 Not necessarily. For that, the gray depth would have to be at the right depth and at the right angle... which I don't think you can do with a random shot. In that case I would add depth manually in image editing, or I would model the specific detail in 3D and create a map. I find it easier to draw the 2D detail from the photo.

[@BlenderSecrets]

There are some methods of doing this. For example, Substance Sampler uses an AI algorithm to turn photo’s into PBR materials with depth. Results vary. There’s a free alternative as well online, where you can upload a photo and make a displacement or normal map. It’s called Normalmap Online maybe.

[@autinjones7194]

Very useful, thank you.

[@filipvanhalter]

Gee...where did you dig to find that precious gem? Nice one Jan!!

[@theman7050]

you are a blessing, man! :D

[@lbpdluis]

this is all what i wanted !!

[@gustavodutra8578]

Thank you. Great vid

[@SincerestSawa]

i know this is a old video, but it still is helpful

[@PurpleArkStudio]

Ohhh this is too great!! Thank you!!

[@cdgrafik]

i love it ! thanks a lot for sharing secrets like that ;)

[@kompst_tu]

I wish you explained more about why youre selecting the options you're selecting rather than just telling us what to select, but other than that, great tutorials :)

[@Waraitk0ni]

easy, fast and smart, nice

[@oozly9291]

This is so useful!

[@gamedevstanislove]

Amazing! Thank you very much!

[@hellomj8581]

Thank you so much!

[@christophkrass6929]

I subscribed just recently, and I already feel like it pays off :D

[@christophkrass6929]

@Migi A book about Blender? xD

[@christophkrass6929]

@Migi hm intresting, but I pobably don

[@BlenderSecrets]

Thanks @Migi! The book can be found on blendersecrets.gumroad.com/l/IxofeY if you’re curious @Christoph Krass :-)

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[@christophkrass6929]

@@BlenderSecrets Thank you I just watched the trailer and it actually sounds really helpful for a relative beginner like me :D

[@ModelatuFuturo]

Amazing!! 👽👽👽

[@762]

Nice.

[@chunio]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MikuDanceAnima]

wow que hermoso ,damn how cool it looks I'm going to try it right now

[@NexVice]

The polycount will go crazy! How do I paint those as "normals"?

[@akunekochan]

mind blowing. Why this isn't talked more often ??

[@mohamedbensaha7949]

Very cool, thanks 😀a lot

[@ancientpc8987]

Woah,Great

[@scol2183]

Thanks 😮

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Thanks! Is there a site where we can download these alpha stencils?

[@gregorylight4245]

How to do the same not on flat surfaces? How did you put the stencil on the handle of the sword?

[@BlenderSecrets]

Check the next video! :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpC7Z6V3mc9pa6s

[@gregorylight4245]

@@BlenderSecrets perfect! Thank you!

[@Hashimo]

Thanks! Really cool stuff. Could you explain how to make those alpha textures by ourselves?

[@BlenderSecrets]

Yes :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6mblX1rbptljKs

[@Hashimo]

@@BlenderSecrets Already saw and commented it (should have edited this comment here). Thank you so much, that will come in handy!

[@juantenorio5441]

please can you explain how to use alphas on curved faces like the handle of the spade? great video!!

[@BlenderSecrets]

This is how I did it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpC7Z6V3mc9pa6s although I guess you could flatten the handle with a blend shape or just unwrap it and work with the UV’s instead of in the viewport!

[@nicolamennillo]

As always amazing!One question,it's possible,once sculpt,to texture only tha part that the alpha covers?

[@archiblage]

have you got an answer for that particular question ?

[@dnomyarg32]

Wonderful, thank you! Helpful as always. Is there a way to combine this with a paint texture to get both colour and displacement with a brush at the same time?

[@BlenderSecrets]

Yes, I think so. But not exactly in the way shown here. In that case I think you need to prepare them as a texture set on a material, and then move the UV’s to that part of the texture, so kind of the other way around… I think? Kind of an interesting question, I’ll think about it some more. Thanks.

[@dnomyarg32]

@@BlenderSecrets Thanks! Use case is when I want to apply a stencil many times, and also want each instance painted similarly, but don't want to have to go back and paint them individually, essentially doubling the work.

[@Layston]

@@BlenderSecrets In the beginning of the video, you show the sword textured. How did you do it then?

[@gegenti]

Super util

[@nathanphillips7787]

How do you "add a new Brush Texture and load an Alpha texture"? I think it has changed in version 4.3.0.

[@jfk3465]

when i click, the alpha texture is imprinted into the mesh along with the black box surrounding it. How can i prevent this and only have the texture imprinted like you have done?

[@amirulmukmin4965]

hi.. how did u setting ur blender to able to rotate in blurry mesh and stop at high poly and clear mesh ? works like a zbrush tho.. mind to tell us how to achieve that setting ? thanks

[@Adrian-wd4rn]

Question becomes...Where do you find the stencil?

[@RayLettner]

Can this be done around a body? Like a suit?

[@BestMods168]

once again. smh. People act like they know how to sculpt. Secretly uses alpha. Another good video. I always wait for these to pop up.

[@camdynthomas2330]

Hi i was wondering what an alpha texture is i tried going through google but i found invisible textures and wasnt sure if that was correct?

[@angelv6801]

Amazing. Can the details be printed?

[@Blaze-cp8vf]

im trying to do the same thing ur doing with the same textures but once i left click to add the detail it legit just becomes a bump. idk what im doing wrong

[@CIRAXY]

Same here, no idea how to fix

[@metallicaandchimaira]

It wont even lay anything for me. I left click on the flat surface of a cube and nothing happens

[@DawgFL]

how come when i left click it doesnt do it? i hvae to hold left click and drag and it doesnt look as good.

[@Sah1o-cu4cj]

I want to change their material from the rest of the model like in your thumbnail

[@ultimatechato]

good

[@pile333]

Nice. Any site where to download, maybe free, alpha textures?

[@BlenderSecrets]

You can find quite a lot on Artstation, I found. However the paid ones are really cheap, like 5 bucks and you get a lot of value for it.

[@pile333]

@@BlenderSecrets Oh, thanks.

[@Renkkin]

That's awesome ! But i guess the stencil has to be done is a certain way to work ? You can't take any random image and hope for a good result ?

[@hi_im_redbeard]

You can create an "alpha texture" of a random image fairly easily in photoshop (probably free programs like gimp too)

[@BlenderSecrets]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6mblX1rbptljKs

[@alexdib3915]

s-s-s-s-s-siiiiick!

[@maxostlund9334]

Im trying to come up with a compliment to express my gratitude, but I'm having a hard time so I will ask a question instead; what graphics card do you use and is there something wrong if my GeForce 1060 6GB can't handle sculpting like this? Thank you in advance and thank you for all your amazing, informative videos!

[@BlenderSecrets]

Hey, graphics cards (in my limited understanding of modern computer hardware) don’t have that much impact on sculpting, which is mainly a RAM-hungry process. So, if you have 64 GB of RAM and an old graphics card, you’ll do better than with 32 GB of RAM and a newer graphics card…. I THINK - take this with a grain of salt. I’m old, and I could have told you anything about PC hardware back in the nineties. Let me know if I need to install Windows 95 for you. But oh yeah, I don’t have a fancy graphics card either. 2080 RTX, and a clunky game computer with 32 GB of RAM. It’s slow. I tend to do stuff in chunks, like this sword is easier to work on when it’s made of different objects. Hope that helps.

[@amigobatata9014]

I´ve been using Blender for almost three years now and the only thing i can complain about its about the time that it takes to render and bake stuff, but you can use an addon called Tex Tools that solve the time issue with baking (Thanks to this channel 😄) But with all of that said: all this time i´ve been working with 8GB RAM and a 1050Ti, the processor is an old I7-3770... So, i believe its all ok to work with blender

[@ericholliday7071]

@@BlenderSecrets jeez rtx anything better then half of us I have radeon r7 200 series lol 😆

[@metallicaandchimaira]

How come when I click to add it nothing happens?

[@Neo_neondo]

Where do I find these alpha textures?

[@ЕгорСинкевич-в4к]

where did you take аlpha textures?

[@BlenderSecrets]

I will post a video about making them tomorrow. I made these myself but it’s easy to make them or just find free ones.

[@ЕгорСинкевич-в4к]

@@BlenderSecrets Thank you very much

[@mutedsounds2k]

Billions and billions of polygons!

[@BlenderSecrets]

Trillions!! All the polygons!

[@BlenderSecrets]

In all seriousness, this was about 15 million or so faces, and after decimation about 250k.

[@mutedsounds2k]

@@BlenderSecrets try. Then speak

[@mutedsounds2k]

@@BlenderSecrets 15 millions? Way too much for my computer. It can barely handle 6 millions with problems. And crashes

[@leonardochagas9930]

do you think its possible to sculp with a weak pc? my pc has only 8gb ram and no graphics card

[@shinso8936]

🔥

[@tunnis7us]

I don't understand how the "front faces only" effect he result I get same result if I don't select it ?

[@TilenCurin]

Without "front faces only" enabled, it will sculpt on both sides if you have a thin mesh.

[@rayhanahmed2917]

Now a baking tutorial on low res of this pls

[@secondarycontainment4727]

They replied to another user that the next video will be about producing the "alpha textures" in the next video... but are you talking about producing/baking low-res LOD model versions for gaming... or something else?

[@rayhanahmed2917]

@@secondarycontainment4727 yes

[@BlenderSecrets]

Yes, I was working on that already - probably for next week (can’t promise though)

[@nightmarexcvm]

I am engraving png images but quality is so bad kind of pixels are mixing, what does it depends, quality of png image or smth else? I want it more smoother but i can't do. I am new to blender

[@BlenderSecrets]

Bit depth of the image, and also the amount of geometry of the surface you're sculpting on. 16-bit PNG or openEXR is best, 8-bit will have pixel-like artefacts.

[@cabreram.4734]

Hello. Is there a way to just PAINT as normals? Thanks in advance.

[@BlenderSecrets]

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean sculpting?

[@dotnexdotnex4545]

make tutorial about texturing too plsss

[@BlenderSecrets]

I will think about it! :-)

[@dertobbe1176]

Hey, where you got the texture from?

[@BlenderSecrets]

Check the video description

[@dertobbe1176]

​@@BlenderSecretsab thx. When I click it will only deform like the normal brush but it will not drag it out with one click

[@dertobbe1176]

Nvm got it. Thank you

[@dertobbe1176]

Dumb question here... How to apply the high res? I mean I can only see it in sculpt Mode

[@EasyPhotoshopTutorial]

As soon as I return to the object mode after sculpting, it has disappeared. What's the reason?

[@BlenderSecrets]

The multires modifier has levels for viewport, and sculpting, so as to keep your viewport not too heavy if you want it. But you can crank the level up to match the sculpting level of detail.

[@EasyPhotoshopTutorial]

​@@BlenderSecrets thanks, i get it

[@waltage]

how to use this as mask for shading?

[@BlenderSecrets]

I will try to find out!

[@komkumarkumar4451]

Waaooooooo🔥🔥🔥

[@cocboss3329]

Best

[@jenniferjimenez6292]

it is not working for me

[@xielian.9922]

The link don't work:(

[@BlenderSecrets]

Which link do you mean? I checked all the links in the description, they are all working.

[@raibrazil8305]

I tried all the steps, I even used the modifier, but it's impossible 🤕

[@Fire_Walker]

То есть ты взял обычную картинку и сделал из неё объёмную ?

[@BlenderSecrets]

Sorry, I don’t understand!

[@Fire_Walker]

@@BlenderSecrets that is, you took an ordinary picture and made a three-dimensional out of it (I used a translator, because of which there may be errors)

[@lootgodamn5721]

Comments : 1 KZbin : I see nothing

[@secondarycontainment4727]

Yeah, this is due to how they have their servers split up. Nothing nefarious is going on. All the KZbin user viewable metrics usually update independantly of eachother for the most part.

[@lootgodamn5721]

@@secondarycontainment4727 I was just saying that for fun but that's for the info! I've learned something new today

[@secondarycontainment4727]

@@lootgodamn5721 NP. The only reason I know is I wondered why the numbers seldom matched what I was seeing; so looked into it (because I thought maybe they were ghosting me or others that were voting or something alon those lines). It took a bit of digging to find a reasonable answer... so, I figured I would pass that along so you didn't have to "reinvent the wheel" as the saying goes. Have a good one!

[@lootgodamn5721]

@@secondarycontainment4727 That's very interesting, I really appreciate your explanations!

[@shalommdavid2062]

Not working

[@TilenCurin]

Ok but why do Blender devs have this weird thing for moving menu items around with every version? As if Blender wasn't a big enough of a mess already. You watch a tutorial thats a few months old and it's already obsolete. I'm in 3.0 and I haven't got the stencil option. Have no idea where to look in the thousands of menu options. Edit: found it, and burned a few nerves.

[@ashhaf63]

Amazing...u watch a Video for 10 min and it does not work. Watch yours for 1 min and it works perfect.

[@HanniSeidenba0525]

Witchcraft!!! Sorcery!!!