【How to use 3D Models correctly】Ultimate Art Hack?

Those 3d references aren't quite that easy to make good use of for your art. So I want to talk how and when it's smart to use them and figure out wether they work as an advantage or disadvantage for artists :)


0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Is it that easy?
2:58 - Clip Studio
3:13 - How to setup the figures
7:45 - Sketching: Option 1
10:38 - Sketching: Option 2
13:08 - Conclusion



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[drawinglikeasir]

Oh no.
He's multiplying.
May god help us all.

[Levi_Yuki]

I love how he just casually reads the upset people's comments😂😂😂

[slavomirasenov]

If 3D is cheating let's all just stop using layers, liquify or any selection tools as it is not fair to traditional artists. Welcome to the professional art world kids.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I don't even draw but I also think it's absurd that people think it's "cheating"

[Noze]

I the calculator example. As an engineering student we use the calculator to check if 2+2 is 4 but no calculator will ever tell you how to find the line integral of a scalar field. The same happens with drawing and 3D models. No 3D model will ever tell me how to succesfully create a character or how to paint correctly.



That's the difference between artists and engineers. We don't care about the process as long as it is efficent and the final product is good enough (not excellent but decent lol)

[LizzieShiro]

I don’t feel guilt when it comes to 3D models. I will use the assets the program gives me. I PAID FOR THE PROGRAM.

[Xero-Space]

This helped with my confidence. Awhile back I had someone tell me I wasn't really drawing for using these and it honestly made me not want to draw all that much. I try and study proper anatomy and making my own poses from hand occasionally as I want to be an overall better artist, but the models have helped me with having better proportions and position of that anatomy. I've had all these ideas for drawing but I just don't wanna be called a fraud for just wanting to draw.

[payper_arts]

"Does the simple use of a calculator make the average student suddenly a world renowned mathematician?" sent me XD What a great example. Just bc you use a calculator doesn't mean you're good at math. If you don't understand the basics and the principles, then using a calculator doesn't mean anything. You could use the calculator and still come up with the wrong answer. It's the same for drawing. Sure the 3-D model makes it look easy, but you also have to take into account that 3-D models can break or crease oddly and then that's where your knowledge of anatomical structure comes into play. A 3-D model also doesn't show the muscle or bone structures which means you'll need to either rely on a *reference photo* or your own knowledge of the human body. And unless you're planning on drawing all your characters with no faces, bald, and naked, you need to know how to draw facial features, hair, and clothing, which is also something you either need experience or reference photos to create. The fact that people think it's easy to just trace over a 3-D model and have it instantly look good infuriates me. If it was that easy, then you go do it. Let me know how it works out for you.

[jiniahaldar]

I'll never understand why people get upset about artists using 3D models. Unless you're an absolute elitist, I would presume we all look at artwork to appreciate its beauty or message, and we read comics to enjoy the story. We consume these media for the end product, not the skill or the process used to make them. So long as the process doesn't involve anything that hurts anyone else (ex. plagiarism, tracing other people's art) and the end product is enjoyable, that artist has put something beautiful out into the world that wasn't there before, and that's what matters.

Anyway, lovely video, as always! ❤ Thanks so much for addressing this issue.

[Knoxsinn]

Everyone: he's cheating
Me: That's so smart

[LushiferII]

Technology: here, there's this powerful tool that is affordable to anyone and will help you all be more efficient. Of course, only if you want to use it. You can draw however you prefer! :D

Artist community: HOW DARE YOU!?!? drawing should be hard and make you suffer, if not you're obviously doing it WRONG

[gibsonhan]

This prime example of work smarter and not harder. There is professional storyboarder on youtube that draws on top of reference and turns around storyboards very quickly

[durein]

It's like not using a ruler to draw a straight line. Also, I feel like it helps beginners (like me) calibrate the eyes because what we see close up while drawing looks different from what you see zoomed out (actual). You actually learn to draw poses faster because your eyes become trained faster at how it should look in your perspective while drawing.

[mai]

I'm dead because the amount of times I've caught myself making the models 'jiggle' absentmindedly is ridiculous but I'm so happy I'm not the only one 😂😂

[kireiichin]

thank you so much. i was so afraid of using 3d models and tracing over them because i felt like i was cheating and that i won't learn a thing from it. it was really frustrating and devastating for my mental health because i'm afraid people will say things as "you're not an artist" "you just trace over 3d models, cheater" something like that ToT but today, i decided to try it and realization slapped me in the face. i realized that you won't actually copy the whole thing because you also need to apply your art style to it and it's not as bad as i think. i'm crying from happiness because of realizing how pathetic i am for thinking that and that i won't really be stressed out from thinking about poses anymore. i wanted to be a great artist someday and using these advance tools makes me think that i will not be *that* great artist because i am not doing everything by hand :( reading all the comments also helped me have the courage to do it because all the analogy actually make sense. if using 3d model is cheating then so does layers, undo button, all the other buttons, and many more. i am really grateful that i clicked on your video. honestly, this solved like 70% of my stress and anxiety about art so thank you, thank you so much.

[jh-animatics]

MODELS ARE PERFECTLY FINE TO USE!!! Whether character or environmental models. Professional company's like Disney use them! They really help give you a new perspective and can really help your art become really eye catching. Anyone who says its, "cheating", remember you still have to draw facial features, clothing, hair, ect. The only time you can call an artist a cheater is when they are taking other peoples art and saying its their own.

Amazing vid Laovaan!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!! :)

[purplejessie]

Love how they only bash on digital artists when traditional artists have their own models too made for them. I use both traditional and digital and I use the models for both. Literally see no reason why this is still a debate

[asrionaz]

Here's the thing: Sometimes adjusting 3D Models is more time consuming than drawing one. So no, it's not cheating lol. I've tried doing it both ways and the other one is not easier than the other, 3d models simply gets your proportions and angles better.

[Robin-pwei]

Personally for me using 3d models helped me a lot. And saved me time from trying to draw a pose from memory.

[misa]

its so stupid how people think that using 3d models is bad and dosent make you an artist.

An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity.