How to Make 2.5D Art in Blender with Grease Pencil

Learn how to use your modeling skills to make ANYTHING 2.5D in Blender!

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[moltenbolt]

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THANK YOU ALL! DEUCES ♥♥

[marcoelfilmm]

I love how simple your workflow is, very inspiring.

[galaxykidmusic]

You're the first person I've seen personally that used a no-rigging style of positioning solid pieces by parenting them to each other! My very first fully 3D modeled character was a robot that used this same kind of movement, I would have killed to know you could simply parent each piece together if you wanted to make a poseable rig, at least within blender for rendering as art. I've watched a couple of your videos now and you're the most charming and informative person I've seen when it comes to Blender tutorials! Thanks for what you do. Deuces!

[KaneyoriHK]

I wanna say, this isn't really 2.5D, it's 3D with a 2D artstyle, rather than 2D elements in a 3D space, the original DOOM is 2.5D. That's just my 2 cents on what you're referring to it as, not a critique on the artwork itself, it's well done and good job with it and the video.

[Bri-pend]

I know I'm a bit late to the video, but I'm not even kidding- I am a beginner-beginner (more beginner than a beginner), and your explanations have helped me SO MUCH! I've watched every single video on Blender grease pencil x 3D or 2.5D to no avail, congrats you've done it, your basically the donut tutorial for 2.5D art!

[JoshuaM]

Tons of great tips in this video and a well explained, Deuces! ✌

[fadepanther]

A note for anyone thinking to use the parent/posing method here for animation. It is very doable, but be warned you will not be able to add IK to parenting, (At least not that I know of) without bones.

That said, this is a great way to get practice in a lot of different elements of any workflow. Sketching, modeling, posing, lighting, Grease Pencil, and material making are all on display here.

AND! If you feel like you know what your players want, this is a good way to make some baddies, or figures for the other video that Moltenbolt made about using Blender as a VTT! BUT If you do that you should take the tip about how the sliced onion works and move that idea to the full figure. Yes you can parent an empty to another empty, just don't go too crazy or you'll lose track of things. XD

I hope this helps at least half as much as the video in inspiring people to try things to practice their craft, OR even just make some fun art. ^^

Deuces and aloha!

[InscrutableObjects]

Love the style of your art! I also really dig your tutorial method. Straight to the point. Thank you for sharing your workflow and tips!!

[speedyneuron]

Got tier tutorial, will have to become a member. Great job!

I'm an intermediate blender user and I find these tutorials insanely helpful

[ravanin]

I would love to see a follow up with animation

[princessthyemis]

You're so good at modeling! and you know how to use nodes!! They look so scary so I haven't attempted them yet!

[afrancis]

So much better than a lot of tutorials out there. I liked and subbed. Deuces!

[brandonjacksoon]

This is awesome short tutorial! Thabk you! All explained exelent!

[mw]

You earned a subscriber man, you're an awesome tutor, keep uploading man.

[BrightDawn-nhkz]

Deuces! Great job, can't wait for the next one.

[rmjrmj]

Great video as always, I hope you do some more simple explaining for the noobies but I picked up on most of it.
Thanks for the example and have a good one.
Deuces!

[TaahaZaidi]

6:47 is where he actually starts the shading

[stonestudios]

Deuces! The ending was fantastic, if I do say so m'self

[beans]

I did not know this video would be about DEUCES

[Uhfgood]

Pretty interesting, using a 3d model, but then adding details via grease pencil. Deuces!