Intro to Grease Pencil in Blender - A Tutorial for Beginners

In this video I cover the basics of drawing and animating in 2D inside Blender's amazing Grease Pencil tool.

[@fatfingersman]

i am all greased up

[@GinoZump]

Watch out, you just might be attacked by the Greasy Strangler 😅

[@altraxmusix9093]

I am all fired up....!!

[@StevenPtasinski]

Amazing explanation on grease pencil. Been working with Blender for 3 years, and feel way better trying it out after watching. Thank you for making this, I know it takes so much work!

[@mr.h]

Thanks for your comment! It does take time to explain things in a clear and concise manner. I hope to make more in the future!

[@Luka_Griffin]

Thank you for the tutorial! This is a great intro to Grease Pencil. It has all the essentials to start using the tool. Yet another reason to love Blender. :)

[@mr.h]

Glad it was helpful! Yes, Blender is amazing!

[@jayeshchoudhary1432]

thank you for this tutorial i have watch like 20 video about grease pencil foe searching for basic

[@chocortez23]

This was incredible!! I found a tutorial that I understand and helps me with small basics!!

[@redrubycorn]

Thank you for this! Great tutorial with all the basics you need to know to get started and make something! I love it

[@mr.h]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comment!

[@vrafaeli]

Best introduction to gp that I've watched, all the right stuff for beginners to know from the ground up. Thank you.

[@mr.h]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jochenretter]

This is the best tutorial on grease pencil, natural pace, difficulties explained easily, thank you very much.

[@mr.h]

You're very welcome! Thanks so much for the feedback!

[@joshuasmashey2319]

This was extremely informative and helpful! Thank you so much!

[@mr.h]

You're welcome! Glad you got something from the video!

[@idreamedthatisaiddiseasetookmy]

Tysm for making this tutorial ! I’ve recently decided to get into Grease Pencil finally and this video helped a ton !! i really hope to see more from you as well !!

[@mr.h]

Thanks so much for your feedback! There is more to come!

[@mofidsky]

thank you for this nice introduction. please record more *grease pencil 2d animation* , there is a lack of grease pencil tutorial on KZbin. I liked it so much and watched it till end.

[@mr.h]

Hi Mofid, thanks so much for your comment! I have more planned, so check back on the channel every once in a while. Cheers!

[@cleytonmarciosouza5333]

Amazing my friend! Thanks!

[@mr.h]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@DonYagamoth]

This was very helpful, thank you :)

[@jev75]

very helpful tutorial for me, a beginner in blender..I hope Mr. Han will continue to educate with the next video part..I really like the way the tutorial is presented..God bless you

[@mr.h]

Thanks Soulashe! More videos to come!

[@andabien3]

Excellent video. I wish you would do some more in Blender.

[@alexzombi7388]

Thank you so much for this video, it really helped!

[@mr.h]

You're very welcome! Good luck with your grease pencil projects!

[@GinoZump]

Love you!!! The inverted fill has actually changed my life!!

[@mr.h]

Inverted fill is the best!

[@GinoZump]

@@mr.h now they just need to invent a way of erasing the fills without those awful glitchy artifacts and we're in business

[@AntonioCabralJunior]

Great, thank you.

[@samdavepollard]

very nice; great explanation, and impressive how much you covered in 25 minutes i've dabbled a fair bit in grease pencil and never really understood how to change centre of rotation - now sorted thanks to you thank you for sharing your knowledge subbed

[@mr.h]

You're welcome, I'm glad you learned some new things!

[@awesome_aye]

This is the best tutorial I've found for 2d animation in blender yet!

[@mr.h]

Wow, thanks! I spent a lot of time creating this video so I really appreciate your comment!

[@awesome_aye]

@Mr. H Yeah, no problem! Thank you for your effort it really shows! :)

[@Thexoxas0]

You´re amazing!!!

[@mr.h]

Glad I could help!

[@elviswairia1320]

Thanks for the video! Very nice introduction to the software for a beginner like me. I use Toonboom for my work but i'm trying to learn some blender

[@banggogh]

Great tutorial , you are a good teacher! ❤

[@mr.h]

Thank you, I'm so glad you found it useful!

[@Dspears1234]

Fantastic video !

[@mr.h]

Thanks so much Dre! I hope you are doing well!

[@A-M-V07]

Thanks for the video! ❤️

[@mr.h]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GB-kr1jp]

Thank you very well explained.

[@mr.h]

Glad you got something from the video!

[@JaiKaalika]

Thank you 😊

[@vegansinnigeunterhaltung]

Da Best on Grease Pencil

[@chocortez23]

for anyone trying to figure out why the right click is not working on 12:36, the updated version has buttons now. it goes on the near bottom left, View, select, marker, channel and key, you want key and that will give you all the options.

[@user-mr2pn7bk8k]

thank you very much..helpful

[@mr.h]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@just_for_funarts9905]

Very clear tutorial, well explained. Would be nice to have a follow with maybe a more advance level.

[@mr.h]

Working on it!

[@TylerBasham]

Please come back to Tech, Mr. H! Not trying to guilt you but the animation classes have really suffered since you left and we all miss your talent here lots!

[@mr.h]

Hey Tyler, I'm sorry to hear that things are not going well. All I can say is that leaving Tech wasn't a choice for me. As you get older your cost of living goes up. Sometimes that means you have to switch jobs. All that being said, most of the videos I used at Tech are on this channel. What are you looking to learn?

[@TylerBasham]

@@mr.h Oh yes, I totally get that, don't worry! Not trying to guilt you at all, just wanted to let you now how much your presence meant at our school when you were still there! We miss you lots! Even before I came to Tech I used your channel, so its been a lovely resource all these years and I just wish you were my teacher. I've been animating 2D for a while and I'm trying to start 3D int he near future and I'm turning back to your channel for resources!

[@mr.h]

@@TylerBasham Thanks so much for your kind words, Tyler. Email me if you get stuck on something: [e-mail]

[@FEELING_ECCHI]

Bro like I'm not even kidding this was alot helpfull ... I mean it ... I would like another video on this blender grease pencil just like how to create background with grease pencil in 3d and use it for 2d animation or similar . The introduction to basic tools were great atleast i can animate something till i find a new video ... I wanna dive deep in blender grease pencil but not many videos are available so please keep uploading 🔥

[@mr.h]

Hi Wao, thanks for your comment I really appreciate the feedback. I have lots of videos planned for Grease Pencil in the future. I recently made a short animation that combines 2D and 3D (you can find it the "Shorts" tab on my channel). Is that animation similar to what you are trying to achieve? If so I could do a breakdown video.

[@FEELING_ECCHI]

@@mr.h not exactly like that but i m trying to learn animation kinda like 2d anime ... And tbh camera movements are really hard i just searched a lot and found out that it can be made a bit easy with blender grease pencil with keeping the 2d animation essense... I was animating on Adobe animate first but didn't like the brushes ... So went on krita it was great had so many brushes but for a long projects with having so many layers it was hard to make it work ... And i had planned from the start to learn blender basics atleast to know 3d modelling and few things which will help me in 2d animation so why not just deep dive into grease pencil if it can give me both i wanted ... So i don't know how to explain i have just seen the videos in which background is made in layers in 3d with grease pencil ... Or it is 3d modelling and then they animate by hand drawn frame by frame on it using blender it self ... Like toniko pantoja made His new intro using blender grease pencil .... I mean no pressure on u to make such video ... I m just explaining what my plans are

[@FEELING_ECCHI]

@@mr.h and about that short ... Will love to watch it if thats made by grease pencil will be helpfull for background animation

[@mr.h]

The cool thing about Blender is that you can do whatever you want. You could make backgrounds in 2D, in 3D, or a combination of both. Same with your characters. You could start with a 3D character and then add outlines to make the character look 2D. Or you could do full 2D characters with some 3D for vehicles (with outlines). The possibilities are limitless. Stay tuned for more Grease Pencil content coming soon!

[@FEELING_ECCHI]

@@mr.h never knew such stuff were possible now i really wanna dive deep lmao ... Will be waiting for ur videos

[@judgeworks3687]

real great walk thru of greaspencil. THankyou. will you be making any more with greasepencil?

[@mr.h]

Hi, thanks for your comment. Yes, more grease pencil content planned for the future since its now my primary animation tool. Some will be here on KZbin and some will be on Gumroad.

[@timbradley3228]

Great 👍 thanks

[@mr.h]

Thanks for watching!

[@forzamaya4087]

Thanks for your work! Do you stoped maya animation tuts?

[@mr.h]

Yes, when I stopped teaching I lost access to Maya so I switched to Blender. I have to say Blender is amazing!

[@PP3D]

Perfect tut 👍👍👍 Thanks.

[@mr.h]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!

[@PP3D]

@@mr.h I've been using Blender for years but never Grease Pencil. I'm not good at drawing even with a drawing tablet so my question, can I import a picture to trace it?

[@mr.h]

Yes! Go to Object Mode. From the menu select Add>Image>Reference.

[@PP3D]

@@mr.h Thanks, so it's exactly like modeling in Blender, sorry for my stupid question. Have a nice day.

[@mr.h]

No such thing as a stupid question. The 2D animation environment looks like its a totally different setup but its actually is just a 3d scene with a white background and no grid.

[@manojkumar-in5jt]

thanks for the video. please a make tutorial on 2d rigging in grease pencil if possible.

[@mr.h]

Hey Manoj! Check out @LevelPixelLevel. He has a long playlist on rigging for grease pencil: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWKZhHuYfsSEsLM

[@rainbowgaming8441]

nice

[@Brian-Hausheer]

do you know why my computer keeps freezing on the part where you fill the pendulum in automatically with multi-frame? I follow these exact instructions and they dont fill, it just freezes, even individual filling seems to take forever on a brand new computer?

[@emoneydatruth1]

Can you do a tutorial on how to make circles that have a simple mouth and blinking eyes like Dr Robotniks mean bean machine please. I am in the process of learning how to create game assets for a game im programming and i really enjoy this add on and your tutorials. Subbed!

[@mr.h]

Hi Freedom! I would check out @LevelPixelLevel for some great tutorials on rigging in Grease Pencil. He is really great at it. Cheers!

[@BearmasterOfficial]

Hi, i have some problems with my strokes, they look so pixeled, i don't know if that is normal or there is a solution

[@MayMN]

help! how do i make a fill layer? it doestn appear in my menu

[@mjjanni5605]

Can you explain ever tool useage in 2d animation on blender separate video please 😊

[@mr.h]

Hey MJ, I think this video already exists. Another creator has made it. I would do a search and see if you can find it.

[@MultiKwolf]

Thank you ...i mean it ...

[@mr.h]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you got something out of the video.

[@ninjagogetta]

is there an option to export your animation without a background but in a video and not png

[@mr.h]

Hi Ninja, The only way I know how to do this is to export pngs, then bring it into an editor (like DaVinci Resolve) and then export it in a format that supports alpha channel (like ProRes 4444).

[@bettlebug5988]

Hello Mr.H, my multifill button is not next to the snow flake - additive drawing. I cant find it, I don't see it. Can you help me locate it please?

[@mr.h]

Hello! If you are in draw mode it should be there. Have you tried loading the factory settings to see if it comes back?

[@bettlebug5988]

this is the 1st time I actually opened Blender and started any work.

[@bettlebug5988]

@@mr.h I am so sorry. Things, life events got in the way. Okay I will try

[@mr.h]

@@bettlebug5988 No worries! Keep trying, I'm sure you can solve the problem!

[@bettlebug5988]

@@mr.h I will try. Do you have a tutorial for creating a simple character using shapes then animate it with talking and moving limbs?

[@SamThisguy]

Is grease pencil this recommended for beginner artists?

[@mr.h]

Grease pencil is great for artists of any skill level!

[@SamThisguy]

@@mr.h thanks!

[@mr.h]

You’re welcome!

[@sunildas7714]

I m waiting for 2d part ........ On blender

[@mr.h]

Are you asking about working with 2d in the 3D viewport? I don’t understand your question.

[@user-jd1hy9bg1d]

AMAZING vid 10/10, subt

[@mr.h]

Thanks so much for the feedback and the sub! Cheers!