I Learned 3D Modeling to Bring Anime Illustration to Life

In this video, I went through my journey of learning modeling in ZBrush, animation in Cinema4D and Redshift in order to bring 2D anime illustration to life. Most of the process I showed can be done in Blender, the main difference will be the renderer.

Illustration Reference:

Artists Mentioned:

ZBrush Resources:

Awesome C4D Tutorials:

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Breakdown
01:42 Modeling
05:40 Composition
07:30 Animation
11:24 Texturing
13:58 Final Outcome

Any questions? feel free to message me:

[sakakikaoru]

I stumbled upon this video by accident while watching one of your other videos.I was very surprised as I never thought I would see myself on the illustrator channel.
I thought your approach of dividing the hair into several blocks to capture the 3D effect was a very good technique.I was doing the same thing unconsciously, but I would like to explain the same method when I teach someone how to make hair.
Thank you very much for the great video.

[adriotx]

Tppo's next video: I illustrate an entire manga series to bring my stories to life.

[bqas]

As a 3D artist working in games, im really impressed with how quick you picked up ZBrush. Even with an art background like yourself, sculpting is a really difficult skill to get to grips with so what you managed to make in such a short amount of time is really amazing. Well done!

[isaiahlee]

i love how much work you put in to your art and how you dont stick to one style or comfort zone

[bug]

I wish I could have the same motivation as this guy, the things he does and learns are incredible and admirable.
Well done! ^^

[tori]

This guy just did this out of sheer fucking dedication, if tppo has a million fans, I am one of them. If tppo has ten fans, I am one of them. If tppo has only one fan, that is me. If tppo has no fans, I no longer exist. I will love and support tppo until my very last breath. You don't know how much you inspire me to learn stuff, keep up the good work.

[haffume]

Tppo, You know when you jump into a youtube video and it feels like just a single video, to me your videos are not like that, instead it feels like a journey, watching your videos from the beginning and now, feels like a journey where your skills are growing, your editing just gets better and better at really keeps the attention in a flow, and your narration on how you tackle a problem one by one just puts everything together.
with new videos you upload it just made me wonder "where will he go next? what will he make?" and "how will he do it?", and it really does made me happy to see someone learn, experiment, and create, wether the project is big or small, too big too chew, or too niche to learn. as long as someone is passionate and explain things with their heart, I really love to hear how they do it.
Congratulations on learning 3D, it looks wonderful and really made me breathe looking at it xD
Can't wait to see what you make next!

also My favorite 2D/3D arts are from SSS by Applibot, Yoneyamai-Sensei is a member of it but previous to Yoneyamai-Sensei's Exhibition, SSS by applibot did an Exhibition as well and they did a lot of things where they turn 2D to a 3D experience, every artists there are such pro and made such wonderful pieces, one of my favorites would be PALOW-Sensei's "Allequal", Taiki-Sensei's "Mimesis" and of course, Yoneyamai-Sensei's "RAY - Dawn".

[kzeee]

You´re really doing it all, ive been also thinking about trying 3D but have always been discouraged from the pain of navigating the UI, guess this is a sign to start

[iEonz]

Dude you are seriously underrated, the way you edit and go through topics are so seamless and easy to understand.

Thank you for yet another beautiful video.

[VHSvince]

I've been rewatching a couple of your videos a few times recently just because of how entertaining they are. The editing is beautiful.
Got excited when I saw that there's something new from you to watch. Yessir

[goku_dunker_]

Honestly this is really amazing, especially for a first attempt. In the future if you'd still like to work with 3D, I'd like to see you take on NPR renders since you're probably already familiar with the rules of NPR shading, but seeing you tackle the behind the scenes of making said shading work would be interesting. Also a bit of critique: To elevate this render even more, you could manually add shadow to the top of the eye socket and her teeth. Nonetheless, great work!

[madoi]

日本語字幕があるお陰でめちゃくちゃ分かりやすかったです！
絵を3Dアニメーション化するなんてホント凄いな

[ezen]

Ur dedication to learn 3D yourself. Tppo your dedication and motivation is super respected!

[GuranPurin]

You know it's gonna be a Tppo banger when he busts out the classical music.

Also, I fully relate to using a program for weeks, even months (cough, cough Maya) and still having trouble figuring out how to rotate without wanting to jump off a building. I envy people who use Zbrush so effortlessly. This is why I stick to 2D animation.

[dapple]

the dedication in your studies is so cool. i also tried do a 3d character of shirogane kei at blender but i got stuck at the animating part. but are awesome you are a great student and a great teacher

[noranizaazmi]

Can i honestly talk about how clean the editing is?? It honestly captures your attention especially with the subject matter, and very effective in presenting its information in an interesting way! Other than that, i’m honestly in awe at the effort put into this video and honestly your art videos are very inspiring and fantastically presented!

I love your videos and thank you for making them. They’ve honestly helped me to hone my analytical skills, and not just for art! And I get to learn a lot from your learning journey! Kudos to you :)

Edit: I’ve also found (not just from your videos) that it honestly helps if you don’t only focus on replicating other artists, tutorials are a great way to learn too! To learn how to draw anatomy and other art fundamentals/basics and etcetera, you can’t only learn from other artists and self-study is very important! Such as analysing what areas you’re weak in, which can be applied to other things than art :)

[RipAM]

Man, I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate your videos.
Not only the effort that you put into learning new topics, but also the effort you putting in while editing the videos.
Your editing skill is phenomenon, it's the cherry on top that make the video so enjoyable.
I wish you can show us your process of making a video in the future, mad respect.

[nimururu]

ANOTHER VIDEO I SWEAR THIS IS MY FAVORITE YOUTUBER THIS MADE MY DAY

[Nvalue.c]

Nice vid It’s a fun trip watching this
The outcome is so good with every gimmick of original art
and adding more softred on lips would help to see her smile clearer I guess

[mrcrssw]

this looks absolute insane dude! great work!