Top 3 Anime Outline Techniques in Blender [EEVEE] - Comfee Tutorial

[@ComfeeMug]

Thank you guys for checking this tutorial out 😄One note to clarify about the Line Art Collection modifier; the line art will always follow the angle and view of the camera in your scene. So if you want to see the line art on an object from a different angle, just move to that angle in your viewport and press "shift + alt + number pad 0" to snap your camera to view for the line art to change to that camera angle 👍

[@sahebsidhu5544]

Can you do a tutorial series for beginners with 0 experience in NPR? A series where you slowly help us build up our skills? Similar to how you learnt NPR in Blender

[@krasen671]

babe wake up new comfee mug vid soon

[@ComfeeMug]

@CassBOTRR Haha, I read this in my head with such a frantic voice 🤣 Love it!

[@FIanimations]

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[@mrmackendoplergaming]

Had a terrible few weeks, but the magic mug man is here to make things better

[@ComfeeMug]

@mrmackendopler I'm so sorry to hear your past few weeks have been rough, that makes me really sad to hear. I don't know what your views on this are, but I'd love to pray for you if you'd feel comfortable with that. If you think that would help, maybe we can talk on discord through direct messages and I can pray for you there. But if not, no worries. Just know that I am so happy to see you here, and that I will be praying for your well being and peace in your life from here 😊

[@mrmackendoplergaming]

@@ComfeeMug I’d love that. Discord works for me (Same name as YT) And I really applaud you for offering to pray for me in the first place. Not a lot of people put themselves out there like that and I really respect that

[@ComfeeMug]

I'm so glad to hear that, and I will be looking forward to hearing from you there 😌 Of course, my friend. You matter to me, and I am called by God to care for those around me; and that definitely includes you.

[@maxrinehart4177]

oh, man, I love your passion for making anime creation easier. can't wait for your next video ❤

[@ComfeeMug]

@maxrinehart4177 Thank you so much, I really try to make learning blender fun for you guys, so it means a lot to hear that that joy comes across 🥰 My next tutorial is one of my most ambitious ideas so far, and I am so excited to share it with you!! Thank you for all the love and support!

[@konomexplays]

I knew I could use grease pencil but the tutorials I'd seen on it made it seem so much more time intensive, I'll go back and give it a go after seeing this one. Looks much simpler then I was lead to believe

[@ComfeeMug]

@konomexplays I'm so glad my tutorial made using grease pencil much simpler to understand for you! I was running into the same issue of it seeming too complicated than it needed to be that you were having. I am so excited for your projects and what you'll make with this new GP line art now 😆

[@oninix5336]

Funny... Time to go through a whole marathon of your entire channel lol, Love How you do things!!

[@ComfeeMug]

@oninix5336 Haha, I'm so glad you found my channel! Thank you so much, I hope you learn something neat that you can use for your renders 😄

[@Samoyado]

you and mr forke are gift from heaven 🙏🙏

[@ComfeeMug]

@Samoyado Ah thank you so much!! @Le_Forke is such an amazing guys, and I have learned so much from him 😄

[@beerusdestroyer4302]

Can you please tell the channel name of mr forke? I searched but unable to find his channel

[@Samoyado]

@@beerusdestroyer4302 it's literally Mr. Forke

[@ComfeeMug]

Yeah, if you type @Le_Forke into the search tab, his channel should pop up right away with a dark blue background and a blueish silver fork. He makes some amazing anime content, definitely check him out if you haven't already!

[@SoenKaiArt]

I love the grease pencil method best. =D Have been using that for a couple months and as I only render still images from my scenes to use in a comic, I add a Scene lineart, fiddle around with the settings in the modifier tab, then apply and then add another modifier for line thickness to use the curves to give the lines a little bit of line weight change here and there. Sure, that means I have to redo this every time I move the camera, but it looks good. =)

[@ComfeeMug]

@SoenKaiArt I'm really intrigued by your method, it sounds like a really cool trick to get another level of stylization. Redoing the curves modifier when you move the camera every once in a while is a small price to pay for a better render in my opinion. Thank you for sharing your technique 😄

[@SoenKaiArt]

@@ComfeeMug Thank YOU for sharing all these great tutorials with us!

[@kenonerboy]

Lets go mr mug. Not my favorite topic but u always got a unique spin

[@ComfeeMug]

Thank you @kenonerboy I appreciate your support even though it wasn't the exact tutorial you were looking for. Your support really means a lot, so thank you!

[@arcanonymous9603]

I've been recently learning blender in the hopes that I could start making 3D models to use for webcomic backgrounds, and the method using the grease pencil is genuinely so freaking helpful!!! My main 2D program does have some features allowing for line art extraction from 3D assets but I usually don't like that I can't adjust texture or stylization of it. Genuinely I've been binging all your tutorials, thank you so much for making these!!!

[@EthMiC_]

The amount of videos and the community size is studily growing and its very nice seeing how u help others grow by highlighting others work and their videos, im proud of what u were able to create and I hope that doesnt sound so wierd coming from a random person across the internet

[@ComfeeMug]

@EthMiC_ Your comment means so much to me 🥰 I'm not perfect at any of this, but it is my goal to give artists the tools to grow, and lift up others to be encouraged in their art. And I am so honored and humbled by your comment that basically is validating and acknowledging the things I have been striving to do. Thank you 😌 Oh, and don't worry, haha. I am a random guys in the internet just like you 😅

[@aimadpro9054]

Your content is always appreciated. Could u make use a video about smoke, fire and water maybe?

[@fyemaj]

Great job as usual Comfee! The second approach really really came out looking nice, and reminded me of some backgrounds from demon slayer lowkey 😮

[@ComfeeMug]

@fyemaj Thank you so much, I'm really glad to see you here! And I'm so excited the demon slayer look came through in this model, as I actually tried to remake a fence from the main village of the first season 😆

[@dillykomm6939]

I love these! So useful for my current project. Personally, I use the Freestyle settings (found in render properties) with calligraphy and bezier curve modifiers. Thank you for the great content 👍

[@ComfeeMug]

@dillykomm6939 That is so amazing to hear, I'm very excited for your project!! Oh, very interesting; I've heard of the freestyle setting before but never really knew what it was. Blender is so amazing with how many options it gives us artists to find the result we like most. Keep up the great work on your projects, my friend 😄

[@molaccw]

like how your tone and description, helpful and joyful

[@serale4591]

Thank you for this content, I always learn a lot with you :D

[@oniplexCarbon]

Damn, I have just been using Freestyle Outlines from the EEVEE engine... lol thanks so much!! I have never ever seen the grease pencil outlines

[@ComfeeMug]

@oniplexCarbon Ah I'm so glad I could teach you something new. Your renders are gonna look amazing!!

[@okeyjay]

These will hopefully help me for my next video! Also controlling the outlines on okeyjay better >.< thanks very much for the tut!

[@ComfeeMug]

@okeyjay I'm very excited for you, man!! Thank you for the support!

[@cebbygamer8598]

this was a great tutorial as usual

[@ComfeeMug]

@cebbygamer8598 I'm so happy you enjoyed it! You must have gotten early access over on Patreon 😆

[@IllyasArt]

Waiting on a prayer for every vid that you make 🥰

[@ComfeeMug]

@IllyasArt That means so much 😊 I pray I can deliver quality tips each time, haha!

[@julez4002]

Lightwave 3D has a native edge tool that renders quickly, setup is a breeze (click buttons), and has nodal access for even more power.

[@kidfyt9054]

Loving the tutorials!❤

[@ComfeeMug]

@kidfyt9054 Thank you, I'm so glad they're helpful!!

[@Hermes-0731]

Can you make a series in which you make a project from zero and teach all about how to shade and proceed with it. BTW love the way you explain its really easy to understand.

[@ComfeeMug]

@Hermes-0731Thank you so much for enjoying the channel, I'm so glad you like my content 😄 I've been wanting to make a series like the one you're describing for such a long time, and I believe I am very very close to starting that series!

[@Hermes-0731]

@@ComfeeMug it is so nice of you to do that. Arigato

[@Loopa21]

thx a lot i need this for my manhwa project

[@ComfeeMug]

@Loopa21 I'm so glad I could help! So awesome that you're making your own comic (manhwa)!! 😆

[@SammieWeiss]

Yeah, I like to try these with my Splatoon models. I been using the 3rd option for a while, but I did it too basic that during this way should make my stuff look better

[@ComfeeMug]

@SammieWeiss This would be such a cool way of heightening the stylized look for your Splatoon models! I'm so excited for you!!

[@Jon_dog]

Drawing smooth lines is more about the speed of your stroke, of course it's going to be wobbly when going that slowly

[@ComfeeMug]

@Jon_dog I really appreciate your help with this, I've never been able to draw a straight line without the wobble 😭

[@NekoDucc]

im personally using the 3rd method (thanks a lot btw) for the anime characters and OC I make, they look so much better than with the inverted hull method!

[@ComfeeMug]

@NekoDucc I'm so excited for you! The line art mod method is my favorite, and I'm sure you can use it for any and every line art need you end up having 😄 Keep up the great work!

[@danyulwilson]

Hi, just wondering if you have or had performance issues when doing this technique as blender freezes for me on even simple objects.

[@lightmoon2174]

great video, especially the no.2 solution gives me a new view doing this things , but solidify modify may cause some issues sometimes i think?

[@RaichuWizDom]

Was hoping to have a finished model for a personal project by now, but kinda got waylaid. Lots of alligators getting in the way of draining the proverbial swamp, let's say. But what is there right now only needs outlines, and after trying inverted hull I've decided that it just does not work for the type of characters I'm aiming for. So I'll be trying the Grease Pencil approach soon, seen a few videos on it, but yours takes a different angle to it than what I've seen so far. Or it's the same, just with different buttons. Either way, the overview of techniques and their recommended application is appreciated.

[@beerusdestroyer4302]

Great video once again❤❤

[@ComfeeMug]

Thank you @beerusdestroyer4302 that means a lot to me 😊

[@Artoons-discoveries]

Finally we meet again friend 😊

[@ComfeeMug]

It has been far too long, @Artoons-discoveries , this is a more than pleasant surprise 😋

[@XINN1X]

Great video! Could you make one on getting anime shadows? The worst part of 3D anime is when the shadows look like they're on a 3D character. There's now methods using Geometry nodes to get custom normals that are calculated by the geometry nodes so the shadows have a 2D feel and can be customized so things like the neck gets more shadows and the face gets less shadows

[@ComfeeMug]

@XINN1X Thank you so much! I think your suggestion is a brilliant one 😆 I've run into the same exact problem you're describing with my own anime character models, and have found some really good solutions to this shadow problem. I'll hopefully be able to make this tutorial soon when I start making tutorials on how to make your own anime character model in 3D. So definitely keep an eye out for that when it comes!

[@XINN1X]

@@ComfeeMug thats great! you should look into the method the Dillon Goo Studio uses, its amazing! It's a geometry nodes custom normals solution

[@ComfeeMug]

@XINN1X Absolutely will look into his process! I've learned so much from @dillongoo and am always excited when he releases a new tutorial.

[@metrikboiiunited1443]

Bro cooking something real now❤

[@ComfeeMug]

@metrikboiiunited1443 I hope it tastes good to you 😂

[@oilcubebottle6389]

I wish i could like this twice

[@ComfeeMug]

@oilcubebottle6389 Thank you, haha, that means so much!!

[@urnotmax8978]

i cant wait for when he does a video on something like wooden anime floorboards

[@ComfeeMug]

@urnotmax8978 I can't wait too!! It's been a long wait for you guys, but I hope I can get that one all put together soon 😄

[@Nkanyiso_K]

I was born to use the Inverted Hull method, it's all I've ever known

[@filmvagabond7032]

I also follow Levi Magony, so that's why I'm an outline fiend 😅

[@ComfeeMug]

And so the prophecy was fulfilled; @nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752 would strengthen his resolve and continue to choose the inverted hull method for all of his blender projects. And all who saw him shed and single tear of admiration as they saluted his fine work and determination 🥲🫡

[@ComfeeMug]

@filmvagabond7032 Oh, I haven't heard of him, but I'm very interested in seeing his channel! Thank you for sharing him with me!

[@Nkanyiso_K]

@@ComfeeMug bro I spent a bit of time commenting across socials until I got him to add a tutorial for a scene he made a year ago 🤣 he put it on Patreon a few hours ago

[@ComfeeMug]

@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752 Haha, that is so awesome!! And apparently effective also 😂

[@ojas339]

Thank you so much Christian, for this tutorial. Thr problem I have faced with line arts in my scene is, when I have an object like rocks and I place then on grass, the line art comes on top of the grass. I want the lineart to be below the grass, for the part of thr rock that is actually below the grass. But I cant figure out how.

[@ComfeeMug]

@ojas339 Thank you for your support, it means so much to me 😄 You raise a really good point; I'm assuming you're using a hair particle system to generate your grass, which would make sense if you are since the line art modifier only registers objects unfortunately (as far as I'm aware), and not particle systems. I'd suggest using the second method I shared (the inverted hull method) for your rocks or any other specific objects that will be amongst the grass, and just make it blend well with the overall line art in your scene. You may need to separate the objects amongst the grass by placing them in a different collection so that the line art doesn't continue to effect those objects. But, if that doesn't work, my second recommendation would be to make a couple quick grass blades a models, and use geometry nodes to do the same thing a particle system would. But this way, your grass will be registered as objects. You may need to tweak the settings of your line art modifier to make it work well with this method, mainly by turning off intersections in the line art modifier, but it should get you a much better result. I hope this helps, and thank you again for supporting me and my channel 😋

[@tarekeras4573]

Hi, can you make a video on how you made the texture-shading on the 2th model Wood model?

[@ComfeeMug]

@tarekeras4573 Absolutely!! It's a really simple one to make, and I'll be making a tutorial for it in an anime scenery series I'll be making soon here. Can't wait to share 😆

[@rajabwali3373]

I avoid inverted hull method because solidify modifier is actually poly so that increases the poly count.

[@MysticalCyan]

Hello! I had a question! With the GP Line Art Technique, is there a way to hide the line art on certain parts of an object? I have a model that uses a blush object over the face, and when the GP Line Art is used, that transparent blush object has an outline over the face.

[@ComfeeMug]

@MysticalCyan This is a great question! And the answer is pretty simple. All you'll need to do to make it so that the blush object isn't affected by the GP Line Art is to make a new collection for your character inside the already existing one, place all the objects you want the line art to affect inside that collection, and all the objects (like the blush object) that you don't want to be affected outside of that new collection. Then just assign the GP Line Art Modifier to the correct collection and you should only have that collection's objects affected 😄 It should look something like this: Character Collection > Sub Collection for GP (inside Character Collection) I hope this helps!

[@MysticalCyan]

@@ComfeeMug This does! Im curious about how to do masking as sometimes the line art is not perfect. Is there a way to remove certain lines?

[@cinemelies734]

You should make a shader or technique to make a "The wolf among us" style

[@ComfeeMug]

@cinemelies734 Wow, I haven't heard of The Wolf Among Us before, but you got me really intrigued! I'll have to check it out 😄

[@cinemelies734]

@@ComfeeMug and you can explain the shader of the second example??, no the outline, the shader is very cool

[@ComfeeMug]

@cinemelies734 Oh yes! Hopefully soon I'll make a tutorial for making a whole anime environment in 3D, and I'll be using the wooden fence you're referring to in it and show the shader setup 😆

[@RetrovexAmbient]

any idea how to get the 3rd option to work with volumetric objects in the scene? i want my entire scene to have lines and a fog over it but whenever i cover my scene with fog, the outlines dissapear on everything else

[@phil6822]

This is so good!! Love your style of teaching and communicating. You have my abo 🔥🤌🏼😄

[@cc.creationz]

Could you do one for cycles?

[@ComfeeMug]

@cc.creationz That is a great idea! A lot of people have been asking me to do these kinds of tutorials for cycles. So, I'll probably make a whole anime tutorial series in cycles when I have the opportunity 😄

[@cc.creationz]

@@ComfeeMug awesome cant wait love the videos !

[@Hyruleearth]

I was wondering if there’s a technique to outline only parts that are overlapping and the same colour? So for example my characters sleeves have no definition/can’t be seen when they are not facing the camera because there’s no colour difference between it and the chest area of the shirt. So, after I’ve rendered it, I’ve been going in and drawing thin shadows in the crossover point between the shirt and sleeve. Can I automate that in some way?

[@friexino6580]

hey comfee do a tutorial on lighting large anime scene for fights

[@danyulwilson]

Hi, great tutorial - however, when I try your last method of line art from collection, even in a very simple scene blender freezes. Surely it can't be my PC as I thought the specs are quite high (64gb ram + rtx 2070 super) Just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem? Thanks :)

[@ComfeeMug]

@danyunlwilson Thank you for checking this tutorial out. Though I'm not fully aware of how big of projects you are working with, but my computer freezes as well some times when using the third method if there are a lot of objects the line art has to cover. Think of it like an artist drawing lines on a piece of paper. The less detailed the final result is, the faster it is for the artist to draw. But if the art needs to have more detail, it can take a while for the artist to finish drawing it. So when your computer freezes, it's just waiting for all of the lines to be drawn out (calculated). This may not help speed up your computer, but I hope it helps you understand why it's freezing.

[@danyulwilson]

@@ComfeeMug haha good analogy. Yes I eventually deduced that, it only does it when the camera moves and not viewport so it must be that each frame is re-calculating the line art for the perspective. I opted for a solidify modifier with a black diffuse bsdf material slot in the solidify modifier. All the best thanks for your reply :)

[@marine5775]

Hello does this work with character models too

[@ComfeeMug]

@marine5775 Yes, each method absolutely works for character models. It is all up to your personal preference on which outline style will work best for your needs 😁

[@접-w5e]

When there is a lot of building material Shading npr is too difficult. Is there any way to reduce the time?

[@gakidomo9561]

Initial D Time yeah

[@ComfeeMug]

Ooo, you making anime car models??

[@gakidomo9561]

@ComfeeMug Nah, I'm not that skilled, I wish if there was an easy tutorial but this is great to show my friends who is struggling to make something similar from Initial D anime 😅

[@whatTheblue]

I'm in desperate need of this thing. I'm making a character but the lineart modifier is just not working. Hope any of these works

[@ComfeeMug]

@whatTheblue Oh man, I hope my GP Line Art modifier section can help you out then! It's by far my favorite technique 😆

[@kenonerboy]

Is it a technical issue or taste?

[@ComfeeMug]

@kenonerboy Oh, what was it you were asking about? I'd love to help answer your question if I can!

[@kenonerboy]

@@ComfeeMug actually i was trying to help him aswell lol

[@ajoychakraborty3400]

How to make stylish Anime bricks?

[@ComfeeMug]

@ajoychakraborty3400 Ooo, yes, this is an excellent idea! Thank you for the suggestion 😁

[@ardathksheyna]

There's also a fourth option for line art: geometry nodes. I've used the fresnel method in my own artwork, but (for me, at least) inverted hull fails for organic shapes, and my particular use-case has made grease pencil a pain to use. I found this tutorial on creating line-art using geometry nodes and I've found that it works almost perfectly for my own art: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXmyZXuBZtp1gMU

[@ComfeeMug]

@ardathksheyna Wow, really??! The more I learn about geometry nodes, the more I am just blown away by everything they can do 😱 Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with me, I can't wait to learn more!!

[@ardathksheyna]

@@ComfeeMug Not a problem! I've been digging into geonodes for the last few months and yeah, they're incredibly powerful. One little change to that tutorial makes it even more flexible-using the Active Camera node instead of an Object Info node to specify the camera. I think that was added in 4.1, which may have been shortly after that tutorial was published. But basically, it means you won't have to specify a camera for the line art to be aligned to. However, in a viewport that's not using a camera, it'll still look like the grease pencil line-art-basically scribbley lines all over the geometry😆

[@ComfeeMug]

@ardathksheyna Wait, there's an active camera node now?? I have to start using it, it sounds like it could be really helpful!

[@yonewbuddyme4099]

Anime characters when?

[@ComfeeMug]

@yonewbuddyme4099 I hope soon, really soon! I have a lot of designs and ideas for characters and feature animations, so I hope I can start working on them and teaching you all how to do the same in a couple months' time 😆

[@zurri2468]

Somebody know how to export it to unreal?

[@BlenderAnimation-f8t]

How to mack anime hdri

[@ComfeeMug]

@user-zl3pd1sj1v Funnily enough, one of my next tutorials is all about making anime HDRIs and sky backgrounds for your projects 😄

[@ojas339]

​​​@@ComfeeMug could you give me a time frame of the release date ( tentatively) of this magnificent Video of yours :))

[@ComfeeMug]

@ojas339 Sure, haha. I have the anime sky/hdri background tutorial scheduled to be the third tutorial after my newest one that is coming out tomorrow. So I believe the anime sky tutorial should be out in about a month 😁

[@Cassieuwu]

I just leave my like here if thats okay with you sir 😹

[@ComfeeMug]

That is more than ok with me, @Cassieuwu that means a lot to me and really helps me! Thank you so much 😊

[@rajnagar3686]

Discord link plz

[@ComfeeMug]

@rajnagar3686 It's in the description of this and any of my previous videos 😄 Sorry, I would link it in this comment too, but I'm away from my device that has proper discord access, and none of my discord links from this device have worked in the past 😅 Excited to talk with you more over there, though!

[@kenonerboy]

If you make a comprehensive tutorial on how you manipulate noise textures imma donate. I wont use patreon, i dont like the company, so get a kofi or something

[@ComfeeMug]

@kenonerboy I really appreciate your willingness to support my channel, but please don't feel like you need to donate your hard earned money to me. Use it as you see best, my friend. Your view and comments here are already supporting me a lot, so thank you for that 😊

[@kenonerboy]

@@ComfeeMug id rather donate than use patreon. I have bad experiences with patreon

[@rajnagar3686]

I can edit for you

[@ComfeeMug]

@rajnagar3686 I didn't see your messages in the live chat until after, I'm so sorry I didn't respond 😅 That's very generous of you to offer to edit my videos for free, thank you! I do have an editor who is helping me with these videos, but I'd love to talk more with you about this over on discord if you would like to chat 😁Maybe send me a direct message and we can talk more about this. And thank you again, that is extremely generous of you to offer your time and talents to help me and my channel, let alone offering for free 😌

[@rajnagar3686]

🤝

[@dreadwinter]

0:50 Why blur them out like this? Just to point out, you are actively choosing to do extra work to make the presentation less informative by omitting the comparison.

[@ComfeeMug]

@dreadwinter You made some really great points, I really appreciate your feedback. Me and my editor are constantly trying to figure out the best way and timing to showcase things, so your feedback is super helpful for us. I will take your feedback, and I hope my editor and I can consistently improve these videos with each new release 😊