Sculpting Textures in Blender using Stencils - EASY (brick textures and more)

In this tutorial, discover how to use stencils to sculpt textures in Blender for 3D printing. We'll guide you through the process of creating intricate and detailed textures using Blender's sculpting tools. You'll also learn how to apply stencils to your models for maximum impact. Subscribe now for more 3D printing and Blender tutorials.

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[VictorAgredaJr]

After searching and searching THIS solved every problem I was having, I cannot thank you enough!

[NN-wcdl]

Perfect tutorial. If only all tutorials out there would follow... 🙂

[KrissieFox]

Wow, this is a really neat tool! I could see this having a lot of useful applications, thank you for making this tutorial. :)

[wgrassbjd]

Thank you soooo much!!!
I was able to create my own stencil (a simple grayscale image) and use it after watching your video!

[krissosful]

Awesome tutorial, many thanks a for sharing👏👏

[robert]

Months and months of trying to texture objects to 3d print, you taught me in 6 minutes!!!! Thank you so much!

[vizdotlife]

You didn't delete the default cube 😂

[CIRAXY]

Hi, I have a problem. when I left click it just does a weird bump, the cursor is a red circle and not blue but I have the draw tool selected

[MauryXman]

This work with stencil wall effect, is possible export it in stl for 3D print? And this work, HOW to do for a cylinder?

[bradfordcox]

Can this same kind of thing be done onto a cylinder? if not, what method would we use to apply this to a cylinder? Thank you.

[ignacioherrero]

Hi.. Best regards from Spain. Nice job dude!!!, one question about those zbrush files I purchased I cannot apply them into blender because they're in zbrush extension. I have linux and I don't know how solve this trouble, ...some idea about, thx in advance, Ignacio.

[kamiltaylanavci]

Can we model walls with the brushes you sell and print them on a SLA printer?

[leoniddavydov]

Great video thank you for posting it! I have a problem - no matter what I do my texture comes low-res. The texture is 2048x2048, I tried different formats but it takes it as a low res. I'm so confused.

[MauryXman]

ok but how do it on cylinder or conic solid? On cube is easy

[TruthSurge]

I did all this and my stencil is only black. There's no light parts in it. I went to sculpt mode, added pic, set the settings, just a black square. ok, I spent way too long going through tons of properties to discover that one variable (some sort of x offset) was set to 3 or something and apparently it shoved my pic out of the stencil area. I set x to 0 and the image now showed up BUT when I click on it with large radius, I get nothing. I have stuff set to strong and no airbrush and using graphics pen. Maybe it only works with mouse? anyway, still not working for me. Any ideas? I just added a cube, subdiv 10 times, multiresed it, went into sculpt mode, pulled the brush across the stencil and it worked. Then I tried it on the vase I modeled and it worked but only on sides and back... ? then I unchecked front faces only or whatever and had repetition along z axis about 6 and boom, it made the alpha extrude from the vase going around making 6 extruded floral shapes that look like they are just sculpted right onto the vase. I have no idea why it works now and not before. Blender must also work in mysterious ways.

[brazensigilos]

Sweet! Ive been wondering how to do this

[ajp]

I really want to add bricks to a model but my cpu can’t hand the subdividing is there any other method i can use the do this?

[akashthesky]

if i made the wall little more bigger my pc will burn, nice tutorial btw👍

[infamousprogrammer]

it works and all but for some reason my mesh now has over 1, 000, 000 faces (i think i did something wrong in my end but don't know what)

[mindmythfilms]

When i do left click nothing happens at all... can't figure this out...