How to use a 2D face texture on a 3D object in Blender [2.92]

In this Blender tutorial for beginners, I will show you how I use a 2D face texture on a 3D object.
Expressions: tinyurl.com/2paxbr4
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Preparing the Textures
02:39 Texture
06:25 Animation
#blender3d #animation #facerig
Inspiration: Southern Shotty “EASY Face Rig for Characters” ( • Blender 3D - EASY Fac... )
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[@BROXBasher]

You could technically shrinkwrap the image texture on, click Project Above Surface, and increase the offset slightly.

[@JSAbbott]

Yes you could. I don't remember if I mentioned that in the video but sometimes this is quicker and easier. :)

[@josuegutierrez8280]

You beat me to it

[@karandhir2411]

Wow!!! Exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much. God bless you

[@JSAbbott]

You’re welcome 😊

[@pa-ikollo1851]

BRILLIANT tutorials, very useful, keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks, will do!

[@GeekyGooForYou]

Just what I needed!! Perfect tutorial for beginners that makes this task way less daunting. Thank you very much!

[@JSAbbott]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CoreyMcKinneyJr]

This was ABSOLUTELY useful. Thank You.

[@JSAbbott]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danford6678]

This was awesome Jen thanks for the lesson

[@JSAbbott]

You're so welcome!

[@Mike-dw8xr]

Thanks for this. Can I also say how much I appreciate someone who records their audio at a proper level. I watched a few tutorials before this from other channels and kept having to mess with my own amp and other applications to boost them.

[@JSAbbott]

You are very welcome. I've been slowly learning more about audio over the years and hopefully I've (for the most part) struck a good balance at last. :)

[@UKSteveM100]

Great tutorial, many thanks

[@JSAbbott]

You are welcome!

[@lukasallenbaugh4728]

Thanks so much, this was perfect!

[@JSAbbott]

welcome :)

[@mahabubistihak8779]

this was really awesome tutorial...keep it up

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks

[@gopusajeev2560]

Awesome 👌 thank you so much for the video

[@JSAbbott]

You are very welcome.

[@EllosTambienDuermen]

super usefull thanks you, suscribed!

[@JSAbbott]

I'm glad it was useful and thanks for subscribing.

[@AuXXKeyz]

Now this is thinking outside the box !

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks :)

[@sagarapatil]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@JSAbbott]

You're welcome!

[@arvzsights5045]

Very useful.... Thanks for the idea. I've been thinking about making 3D explainer with stytlized appearance with this. Its lighter and easier.

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks

[@RuminatingKiwi927]

Thank you!

[@JSAbbott]

You're welcome!

[@samantareis0111]

Obrigada pelo tutorial de tao facil entendimento - abracos do Brasil

[@JSAbbott]

You are welcome.

[@h_nooh7390]

thank you✨✨

[@JSAbbott]

Welcome!!

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

I tried subscribing, but I would be over 20K subscribed to. Thank you for sharing! Thumbs up!

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks and welcome

[@zevitorgames7660]

Thanks

[@JSAbbott]

Welcome

[@dayoliday838]

nice, good woork , saludos .

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks :)

[@mmelo.mp4]

Thanks a lot! Great tutorial. Is there a way to import the animated image sequences and then solidify them into a 3D object?

[@JSAbbott]

You can import static images and then project them onto a 3D object but I'm not sure if that is what you are looking for or not.

[@mmelo.mp4]

@@JSAbbott I was trying to add a 3D mouth to a 3D object if that makes sense. I tried using a solidify modifier on the image sequence and that didn’t work. I’m sure it’s because the image sequence is not a mesh but I don’t know how I would go about converting the image sequence to one mesh if that’s even possible

[@angelosagoliolid1605]

Nice video.. can you show us how to set up a 2d facial controller for the face, please..

[@JSAbbott]

I can try. That would mean rigging an entire face. I do have a simple eye rig tutorial to get you started.

[@EverTheFractal]

Just want you to know this is still helpful 2 years later.

[@JSAbbott]

Thanks - I'm glad to hear that :)

[@nickfai9301]

Hi, thanks. May I know why you didn't used shrink wrap?

[@JSAbbott]

Welcome Since this is intended to only be shown from one angle it was just simpler to not use the shrink wrap modifier.

[@THEWORLD64E]

Thank you, it was a simplified explanation, but when I go to Shader, it does not appear in the photo settings, the frame option, and it remains difficult to change the photos according to the desired frame. What is the solution to this?

[@THEWORLD64E]

Simply, the pictures did not come soon, as is evident in the video in the 6th minute

[@JSAbbott]

What version are you using? When I import all the images into 3.1, the shader editor is already showing the nodes with an option to change the frames. When you are in the animation workspace, make sure you have material preview chosen or you won't see the images at all.

[@mcddrew01]

Thank you! Is there any way to combine this with auto lip sync?

[@JSAbbott]

Not that I'm aware of.

[@hidiwimae]

Is there a way I could pack the image sequence in the blend file? If I move the blend file in another folder or upload it elsewhere, the textures are gone and I'm left with a purple plane.

[@JSAbbott]

Sure. File > External Data > Pack Resources

[@ApolloMikes]

How do you do it with multiple characters each with 2d mouths? for some reason my mouths on each character is linked and im stuck

[@JSAbbott]

Your characters would need to all be separate objects with separate UVs.

[@sagarbhau5072]

But i mostly use shrink wrap the reason is when renderen in cycles in slight angled side view png image cast shadow on object if not properly aligned to the object or if it has a gap between them

[@neilmarshall5087]

Set the planes to cast no shadow. Material >> Settings >> Shadow Mode = None

[@sagarbhau5072]

@@neilmarshall5087 waoh! That really worked

[@sagarbhau5072]

Thank you so much this is what i like about blender and community every doubt gets clear

[@neilmarshall5087]

@@sagarbhau5072 Yes! I agree.... Also I am an Admin in a FB group - so now I just automatically answer peoples questions and problems..... Happy Blending.

[@sagarbhau5072]

@@neilmarshall5087 which group blend it in blender or blender for newbies?

[@SeianVision]

Thanks. This work for export to Unity or any engine?

[@JSAbbott]

No, this isn't meant for exporting to game engines.

[@lucluc7339]

I don't have images as planes on my import list so... Yeah i got stuck pretty early. Any recommendations for that? 😅

[@JSAbbott]

In your Preferences, go to Add-ons and search for "image." You should see "Import-Export: Import Images as Planes." Activate it (check the white box) and save your preferences (hamburger menu).

[@fortissimoX]

Hi! When I try to hover over the "offset" value and press "I" to insert the keyframe, the keyframe is not inserted in the dope shet. I'm using Blender 3.0.

[@JSAbbott]

I can see it in my file in 3.0. In the dope sheet, you will need to twirl open your image - you should see a 'nodetree' and if you open that, you should see your keyframe.

[@fortissimoX]

@@JSAbbott Thank you for very quick reply! :-)

[@basiladeeb]

What if I wanted the image to move in 3D space as the UV sphere looks in another direction?

[@JSAbbott]

The easiest way that I can think of doing this is parenting the texture to the sphere. This would allow you to move the sphere and the texture at the same time.

[@BuffHobbit]

Hey, im having problems, when i press I over offset nothing shows up in the dope sheet.

[@JSAbbott]

Are there keys showing up in the timeline or the graph editor? Does it still animate even though you can't see the keyframes? (I've had this happen but never could find a cause.)

[@pooruanimations]

If I want to draw the facial expressions does that work too?

[@JSAbbott]

If you mean that you want to draw your own expressions, yet it would work. You would just need to save them as a sprite sheet. (There are tons of KZbin tutorials which can help you.) If you want to draw it on then you would need to use Grease Pencil and hand draw it just like any other 2D animation.

[@gisellemarte]

why is mine showing only 2 of my images when i do image to plane etc. its not showing all of my pngs

[@JSAbbott]

Did you make sure to chose "animate image sequences" when you imported the images (3:08)? You opened all of the images in the UV workspace (3:31)? When you use the offset on the image node, are you able to see all of the images or just the two you mentioned (6:44)?

[@encapsulatio]

Has anyone managed to duplicate in Blender the process Klaus creators have used to make their 2d look 3d-ish?

[@JSAbbott]

I'd be interested if anyone has figured this out too.

[@gisellemarte]

did u ever figure it out?

[@debjanikarmakar7913]

Can i move the character with rig

[@JSAbbott]

If you have an actual character, yes. Are you asking if this can be used with a rigged character?

[@e-man5683]

Would this work for a game

[@JSAbbott]

It should work like any other animation but I haven't tried it. I do believe there are some games out there that use something like this for their animations.

[@nicolasv.villarreal897]

Mirror man 🥺

[@JSAbbott]

What?

[@notXxXayne]

when i import as an animated sequence it imports as separate images instead of one

[@JSAbbott]

Did you make sure to check "Animate Image Sequences" When you imported them? (3:13)

[@notXxXayne]

@@JSAbbott yes i did and it imported side by side

[@JSAbbott]

@@notXxXayne So it imports them more like a sprite sheet instead of individual images?

[@sergggio15]

@@JSAbbott It does that to me too and yes they're all spread out instead of being one

[@JSAbbott]

@@sergggio15 I just tried it and I did not have that issue. Make sure when you import them into Blender you have “Animate Image Sequences” checked (it is on the right-side of the import window).

[@blenderbay]

are the expressions copyright free?

[@JSAbbott]

The page says they are free for personal and commercial usage but you must give an attribution. The link is in the description.

[@PAPYRUSTHEROYALGUARDSMAN]

when i use images as planes it makes everything on the plane gray

[@PAPYRUSTHEROYALGUARDSMAN]

nevermind lol

[@JSAbbott]

I guess you figured it out :) For anyone else, make sure you are in material preview mode so you can see the image.

[@JSAbbott]

It is always the small things that trip you up! :D

[@imbroke6354]

Why doesn't work for me

[@JSAbbott]

You need to be more exact and explain the problem if you want me to help you.

[@cinomontague]

Psst you should update your thumbnail.

[@JSAbbott]

Why?

[@olafandrea933]

Narration is too slow, at 2x it approaches normal, still too many gaps.

[@JSAbbott]

I go slowly because it is a beginner tutorial.

[@andrewleyton6689]

and do I do this process with everything if the eyes are three different textures?

[@JSAbbott]

If the eyes are separate graphics you can set them up separately (just follow the same steps).

[@andrewleyton6689]

@@JSAbbott ok good to know. and how if Move them if they are pupils? just use coordinates or there's a more practical way

[@JSAbbott]

@@andrewleyton6689 It would probably be easiest to have the pupils separate so you could scale them and rotate them separately.

[@andrewleyton6689]

@@JSAbbott ok thanks