Making a 3D horse skeleton with grease pencil (Blender beginner tutorial PART 1: draw on surfaces)

[@hapit79]

Hi, great tutorial. I like your style and technic. Thanks for sharing. I have two alternatives to your workflow. Copying Modifiers is also possible with selecting the objects without the modifier and at last the object with the modifiers (active object). Then you can press CMD+L or CTRL+L to link the modifier to all selected objects. You can find it in the menu under Objects-> Make Links -> Modifiers I agree the eraser isn't perfect, but you can change various types of eraser. I think the "Eraser Point" type has the same functionality than your Edit -> Lasso select -> Delete Method. I hope for more tutorials and I wish I could draw.

[@SophieJantak]

Ohh that is such a helpful trick for sharing the modifiers! Thanks for letting me know!! I definitely prefer the eraser point out of all the erasers... but I think I still have trouble with it erasing points in other strokes that I don't want it to. What I really like about the vertex select is they get highlighted in orange and I know exactly what I'm erasing! But thanks for your comment and I'm happy this was helpful :D

[@hapit79]

@@SophieJantak I understand your edit mode workaround is like a preview what you delete.

[@kikiwunder6114]

I keep coming back to your channel because you're so positive, and also because even this old dog is picking up some new tricks! Can't wait for the next video. You're an absolute gem.

[@SophieJantak]

Aw thanks! I'm really happy that people are enjoying my enthusiasm, I get so excited talking about this stuff haha

[@batjoker500]

I just found your channel and have been binging your content. I've been learning blender but your greasepaint tutorials are exactly what I've been looking for! I enjoy your positive energy and am looking forward to starting my own 3D Horse skeleton.

[@SophieJantak]

Wow this makes me so happy to hear! I'm so excited for you to get started in grease pencil XD

[@bellsinspace5723]

I think this video has shown me exactly what I was looking for! Very entertaining thx Sophie! Спасибо Душа )))!

[@SophieJantak]

I'm so happy it was helpful

[@ayyaps85]

All your tutorials are unique. I can see possibility of using this idea in game characters intros. Thank you for teaching this .

[@SophieJantak]

Ohh that sounds awesome! I'd love to see what you come up with :D

[@zolaliz4000]

You have the sweetest kindest warmest vibes Blender scares me but you make it less scary, you make me want to learn it

[@MladenMihajlovic]

Great tutorial. I'd love to see how you made the skeleton and the rig if you ever need an idea for a future tutorial.

[@SophieJantak]

That's good to know, thank you! And the rig was generated using the rigify add-on! Here's the video I followed for that if you're curious :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGPThZ6NYpZ9oac

[@MladenMihajlovic]

@@SophieJantak Brilliant thanks - I'll check it out

[@robertonegrin9001]

Thanks Sophie.

[@Will_Scobie]

Excellent tutorial, super useful. Top work as always! :)

[@pansy3571]

Omg!!!! Definitely saving this vid for when I get the guts to start blender! Thanks Sophie 🥰

[@SophieJantak]

Megggggg! I felt like your comments have been suggesting you may cross over to the Blend side (LOL) but I wasn’t sure. I’m so excited that you’re curious though! I’m actually planning a 100% beginner, never-touched-blender-before tutorial in the coming weeks, sooooooo maybe stay tuned for that :D

[@pansy3571]

@@SophieJantak yessss!!!! Right now I'm really focused on 2D illustration, but my curiosity is too big! Blender is somewhere in my future (she says nervously). Seeing your content is not only inspirational but inspires confidence and creativity! You're making my brain waves all full of art possibilities. OMG definitely looking forward to your beginner vid 😍 I'm gunna be all over that !

[@arthos_live]

So cool! Love to see the process. Keep it up!

[@SophieJantak]

Thank you :)

[@creinn6841]

Great tutorial, Sophie! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge :)

[@carloscalvogarcia5520]

Very nice way to do these incredible things. Thanks a lot.

[@SophieJantak]

PART 2 IS OUT NOW! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJLOfndnebeWo6s This is my first tutorial series! Please don't hesitate to reach out for clarifications or if you have any questions. Also, feedback on how I can improve for future tutorials would be so appreciated. So originally a good half of this tutorial was going to be on sculpting and animating. And I may still do tutorials about that in the future, but I realized that’s not what I want to focus on. What I think I most have to offer is a unique way of using grease pencil, blending the 2D and 3D in exciting ways. And that’s really what I want to focus on with my channel.

[@magnuswootton6181]

id really love to see u do an isometric!!!

[@stephrdz4948]

I've been watching your videos and they're amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to make them. I'm not new to blender but I've never tried grease pencil before even thought I really want to. I watched a bunch of other videos (which are great tbh) but your videos are so perfect I can totally understand everything you said so again thank you so much I can't wait to see more of your videos in the future :D

[@SophieJantak]

WOW this is such a compliment! I always worry about not being clear so this is such a relief to hear, thank you for letting me know!

[@ellielionheart1906]

In the case of separate meshes you can also press the fullstop on the numpad to go into local object view. Going in and out of it could probably help with the random strokes!

[@Gonzoo_N5]

i love you! Thanks for sharing!

[@darkcult99]

Thank you! 👍

[@luizmatiasproenca]

Thanks for sharing! What a beautiful work and wonderful vibe! Thank you very much!

[@SophieJantak]

Oh wow this means so much, thank you

[@sunnysarthaven]

It's funny that you made this--I saw your horse on Gumroad. I made something like this several years ago; several sets, in fact. I never thought of using the grease pencil on top of it, though, as my Cintiq is a DTF-521, so I never really use it in Blender. (I've drawn on the material sometimes, though!) That's a really good idea! Great work!

[@blenderfun1]

Amazing tutorial! Keep it up :)

[@SophieJantak]

Glad you like it!

[@mrtobi4399]

Thank you

[@sivarajasavadamuthu4065]

Really I am exciting want to learn blender from basic level kindly let me explain each steps to beginners

[@-joltrast]

Hi Sophie, I'm brand new to Blender, but I have used some 3D although I've never sculpted. I have absolutely fallen in love with the way you use Grease Pencil and I'd like to try something similar. When you make your animations do you always sculpt and rig first before you begin with the Grease Pencil? Thank you so much for sharing your process!

[@anaeyra_art]

This looks great, can't wait to learn it. Also, you are always so excited in your videos. That is why I like watching your videos :)

[@vishvamitrar]

wow thank you .... amazing

[@afrosymphony8207]

now wait a gaddamn minute, r u the reddit user who posts these on blender subreddit!?? omg i love this style so much!!! SUBBED!

[@SophieJantak]

Haha thank you! Yep I'm not the most active reddit user, but in the spirit of "share your work ALL the places" I try to be active there XD

[@kiranacharya6504]

This is amazing. Can we work on grease pencil without a graphic tablet?

[@fo1711]

Thats the one i was waiting for! Thanks! ;) brushes are looks great too! Only thing thats piised me off is that Blender always deleted every new brushses i had to it everytime i reopen it, i tried the fake account and stuff but im not sure i really get it...anyway thanks! (sorry for my english ;) PS : what pc and tablet do you have?

[@SophieJantak]

Woohoo! Yes, sorry I never replied to your comment on my other video, I'm still new to Blender and it's really hard to figure out what the problem can be. Maybe the second answer here can help, it involves saving a new startup file? blender.stackexchange.com/questions/195394/how-to-remain-the-appended-brushes-in-grease-pencil I use a wacom cintiq, and I adopted my partner's old laptop, and I'm not techy at all so when I asked him what it is here is what he told me: ASUS ROG, 960m gtx I hope that's helpful!

[@fo1711]

@@SophieJantak Your awesome, ty so much and keep it up! ;)

[@fo1711]

@@SophieJantak You are more technical than you think to be able to figure out how to do all that in Blender by yourself (im not that patient at all, however i understand it way better than months before and its getting less frustating...but still... , ok enough now, ty for your replies and informations! Can't wait for the next one, i bet youll be at least 30k subs in less than a year!

[@najibbasirun]

You're a legend for this ❤

[@SophieJantak]

WOW thank you XD

[@jumbocube]

i dont have a numpad on my keyboard. Is there an option that automatically changes all the numpad shortcuts or i need to do it manually?

[@SophieJantak]

Ooh I hadn’t considered that. I found this video that shows how to change the numpad shortcuts with 1 button: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mamYg3qjgtSJn5Y and then the pinned comment also suggests how you can look at the side/front/top views (which are really the only ones I personally use) without needing to change shortcuts at all. Hope one of those options can help :)

[@SophieJantak]

But also thank you I will keep this in mind for future tutorials!

[@jumbocube]

@@SophieJantak Thank you, that was really helpful! And also great video as always!

[@Geometrynode]

My rigged charactars has some grease pencil detail however when i go into the pose mode and move the right around the grease pencil will not follow the surface which i drew it on. Is there something i missed? Cheers

[@andreapiuma5920]

great tutorial, I see that a lot of strokes "clip" through the first object to snap to the one behind, is there any way to prevent this from happening?

[@SophieJantak]

Thank you! So yes that happens quite often, haha. I address that at 8:53 , but basically I don't worry about them too much because they stand out so much and I find it easy to select the vertices and delete. Otherwise sometimes I'll hide a mesh if it's really annoying. But that's a good question and I'll add a timestamp for that! Thanks :)

[@kobiianardo]

in surface mode my GP would often fly off the objects on the corner of things, is there a step i missed?

[@formarjoram]

Such a helpful tutorial, thank you!! One question: I know this is probably obvious on the actual blend file, but how do you get the mesh to be invisible in render view? Is it a specific material, or setting, or something else? Thank you again for all your great tips!

[@SophieJantak]

What do you mean invisible? At this point the meshes have no material so I think they're just white against a white world colour. Is that not what you see? or do you mean something else? But I'm so happy you're finding this helpful!

[@formarjoram]

@@SophieJantak Ah, yes, thank you, sorry for the confusing question! Yeah, I just meant how the underlying mesh looks grey in the solid view, but then just disappears into the background in render view. I think it's, as you said, just because it's a white material on a white background. I thought maybe it was a transparent material or a holdout or something. Thanks for the info, keep up the great work! :)

[@ShaneNewville]

what is this drink you have at the start? it looks good and refreshing and making me thirsty

[@JANSKIBeeeatsOfficiel]

greeeeeeeeeat tiiiiiiiiips

[@unicornhuntercg]

This would be so much easier to do with some shaders and freestyle render

[@shivabahuriyabahuriya1833]

I love you

[@3dway930]

Please provide slower and longer video tutorials on this topic. Show the drawings one by one. Let's go step by step.