Making a Tree with Grease Pencil with Deep Paint

[@damidraws_vt]

These tutorials are very helpful along with the documentation. I just purchased it and started playing around. I'm more of an illustrator so this is very exciting. I'm also super excited that there are other functions like the braid, scatter, and animation. this is an incredible tool. I can't wait to see more from you.

[@GAKUTADA]

Awesome thanks!! Yea I will try make more:) cheers

[@pointblankeloquence9578]

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Making a Tree Using Grease Pencil and Deep Paint in Blender 1. Introduction & Setup 0:07 Overview of the process: Creating a tree using Grease Pencil and Deep Paint. Delete existing objects, press Shift + A → Grease Pencil → Blank to create a new Grease Pencil object. 2. Understanding Grease Pencil Modes 0:30 Enable canvas visibility. Explore drawing modes: Origin, 3D Cursor, Surface, and Stroke modes. 3. Demonstrating Drawing with Origin Mode 1:11 Use the Ink Pen Rough brush and draw while moving the camera around the canvas. 4. Switching to 3D Cursor Mode 2:08 Set the canvas to 3D Cursor Mode. Move the cursor with Shift + Right-Click and draw in different positions. 5. Using Surface Mode with a Mesh Object 2:57 Add a monkey mesh and switch to draw on the surface. Adjust offset to make strokes float above the surface. 6. Exploring Stroke Mode 4:00 Snap new strokes to existing ones with Stroke Mode. Experiment with snapping to the first or last point of strokes. 7. Drawing the Trunk and Branches 5:00 Use Origin Mode to draw the trunk. Switch to Stroke Mode for branches. Adjust camera angles while drawing. 8. Editing the Stroke with Sculpt Mode 6:50 Use the Push Tool in Sculpt Mode to adjust strokes and make them more organic. Adjust thickness using Ctrl. 9. Adding Leaves with a Custom Brush 8:10 Add another Grease Pencil object. Import a custom fill brush and draw leaves. Switch to Material Mode to see colors. 10. Converting Strokes and Leaves to Mesh 9:50 Convert strokes and leaves to mesh using GP to Mesh and GP to Fill Mesh options. 11. Adding a Ground Plane 10:40 Center the 3D cursor (Shift + S → Cursor to Origin). Add a Plane to act as the ground. 12. Applying Materials and Colors 11:30 Apply vertex colors using DPM. Color the trunk brown and leaves green. 13. Adding Outlines to Trunk and Leaves 12:40 Apply outlines to the trunk and branches. Use rim outlines for the leaves for a stylized effect. 14. Duplicating and Populating Branches 14:30 Duplicate branches (Shift + D) and scatter them on the tree using Deep Paint’s Scatter Tool. Adjust density and scale for randomness. 15. Using Vertex Groups for Density Control 16:50 Create vertex groups in Weight Paint Mode to control the scatter density on different parts of the tree. 16. Optimizing the Mesh with Decimate Modifier 18:30 Apply the Decimate Modifier to reduce mesh density while preserving shape. 17. Final Touches and Painting the Mesh 19:40 Paint the entire tree mesh with additional colors. Add organic variations with reds, yellows, or darker tones. 18. Conclusion: Create Your Own Tree 21:40 Final thoughts and invitation to create your own tree using the techniques demonstrated.

[@GAKUTADA]

Wow so good!! thank you so much!!🤟😍

[@lart_De_sam]

Thank you very much for this lesson! I'm one of your biggest fans .

[@GAKUTADA]

Sweet, thank you so much!!:)

[@modelenginerding6996]

Was working on trees last night, so this is great!

[@GAKUTADA]

Great, thanks!

[@FernandoAlves-nz1kf]

Really cool tutorial! Hope to see more like these in the future, keep up the good work!

[@GAKUTADA]

Yea, thank you!!

[@Yumator]

Thank you, Gaku- san for your wonderful tool. I really love using it. Your video tutorials are also explanatory. Keep on doing this. Would be great to show your workflow for animation after creating subject with DP GP. Thank you!

[@GAKUTADA]

Great to know, thank you so much!! Animation is not my strongest part, but yea I will give a try:) thanks!

[@idklol4197]

That looks like a lot of polygons

[@GAKUTADA]

not really, as it is intanced

[@sun9hope]

You don't know how much I've been waiting for this clip. Your art makes me want to cry😻. It's so beautiful, I really loved it

[@GAKUTADA]

Awesome to hear, thank you so much!!

[@henryying3258]

Beautiful piece . Thanks. Tutorial eventually came out .

[@GAKUTADA]

Thanks!:)

[@dubosemeline1254]

Can't wait to try your addon once I buy it :)

[@GAKUTADA]

yea!😀

[@lomaloma1467]

thank you

Mirando tus videos, voy a dar el paso e intentar hacer algo en 3D. 🙌🙌🙌👌👌👏👏 saludos !!

[@GAKUTADA]

Sweet! thanks!:)

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

Wow! That's a great workflow 👍 Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@GAKUTADA]

thanks!!

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

@@GAKUTADA I'll definitely be picking up the pro version in the near future. What a robust tool 👍 It beats exporting and painting in an external program. And vertex painting has a very beautiful watercolor like quality.

[@sarahjertkvist5814]

Amazing! I look forward to trying this out :)

[@GAKUTADA]

Sweet, thanks!!

[@AnnaGlin]

love this, just tried it myself! thank you so much for this amazing addon and tutorials. however my branches start right on the bottom of the tree, in yours they start higher up. what am I doing wrong? // edit: oh well the weight paint fixed it anyway!

[@GAKUTADA]

glad to hear it fixed!:) thanks!

[@kenzietownsend6644]

How many vertices did you end up with? I started messing around and hits 650,000 pretty quick. I suppose maybe. Turning them to hair cards rather than mesh for like a forest. I couldn't see another option.

[@GAKUTADA]

I usually keep it mesh but decimate a lot so it is quite lite, you can do that with modifier in DP tab also there's short cut ctrl D for it

[@hiena_rec]

We finally hear your voice

[@GAKUTADA]

yea hope its ok😅

[@dodamage1965]

I want that too

[@GAKUTADA]

thanks!

[@ivanmorales3419]

That's great!! One question: I usually use the Noise Modifier in my Grease Pencil Pantings to achieve a Frame By Frame animation style with the paintings. Would be possible to do something similar with the Vertex Paint that you are using on DP?

[@GAKUTADA]

do you mean same noise animation to mesh? It is possible if you apply displacement modifier and have noise animation to strength value

[@christineco439]

Hi! love this tutorial! on my options menu I don't have the 'Target' tab that allows you to join the curve to end point. I downloaded deep paint recently about a couple weeks ago, anyone know how to find this option?

[@GAKUTADA]

do you mean GP to mesh menu window? there's connect line option in pop up window

[@tjfixman5136]

Great tutorial and loving the addon. I dont seem to have that fill brush though (8:27). Did you discontinue it?

[@GAKUTADA]

oh you should have one from GP panel and import custom brush, no?

[@GAKUTADA]

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[@Hajiaji]

@@GAKUTADA No fill brush in the options for me either :/

[@GAKUTADA]

@@Hajiaji did you update to latest? it should be in in "e" pie menu. or in "s" pop up window after import brushes gakutada.com/dp-en/#CustomGP

[@Hajiaji]

Yep, I was using the latest version. Some other features weren’t working either. I ended up having to download an older version to get most of the functionality I see in your videos. Still testing and having minor problems.

[@Kazari_00]

Can you make it in a watercolor style???🙏

[@berial-1150]

I noticed that your 3D cursor is a grid, how does this work?

[@GAKUTADA]

Do you mean canvas? If you display GP canvas when draw mode, 3d cursor becomes canvas

[@losing_interest_in_everything]

Does your add-on work with custom brushes? If yes, are there any limitations?

[@GAKUTADA]

it works fine. no limitation. Basically it will convert to mesh.

[@losing_interest_in_everything]

​@@GAKUTADA Ok awesome !

[@lomaloma1467]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChristianKrupa]

Do the keystrokes you use only work with the addon installed? (They're not doing anything with my installed version of 4.x)

[@ChristianKrupa]

I think I've figured out the answer is yes :)

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

17:52 i seem to be stuck here. i try to set the weight paint's density factor to the branch and nothing happens. i cant find any other settings to figure out what i did wrong.

[@GAKUTADA]

Yes there's issue in 4.0 and under for density in tree GEN, I am trying to fix but can you please use 4.1 Blender and see if you can fix? thanks

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

@@GAKUTADA I should upgrade anyway, but I will do that and get back to you. Thanks.

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

ok. i went home, upgraded, tried the same thing. still didnt work. just to make sure i did the same thing to a sphere and used a monkey as the points to distribute, and it didnt recognize the weight paint either. edit: the problem seems to be the group that is plugged into "Density Factor" in the "Distribute Points on Faces" node. If i bypass the various nodes and bring it straight to Group Input's "Density Factor" slot, the problem is fixed. edit 2: i fixed the problem. the nodes for "Clamp" "Accumulate Field" and "Greater Than" are not plugged into each other. i had to plug them in.

[@GAKUTADA]

@@NelsonCWoodstock Really? can you please send me a blend file through here? gakutada.com/dp-en/#DPReport

[@GAKUTADA]

@@NelsonCWoodstock awesome, thanks a lot for that! I will have a look

[@melobit6137]

for me vertex paint not working ;/

[@GAKUTADA]

do you mean when DP is installed? can you send me a blend file though the site please? gakutada.com

[@seyedehrayaseyedmohammadi]

Amazing! Can you make a video on how to create the tree gen??

[@GAKUTADA]

Do you mean how to do Geometry Node to make? well I will leave that for experts, there's too many great video already:)