Creating an Anime Background with Blender & Procreate 

That sounds like the way to go Jean. What webcomic are you working on, then I can check it out? Wishing you all the best on your creative journey! 😉👍🏻

whats ur comic name?

@@artofdavidarroyo is it possible tonuse psd instead ofnprocreate for colorint?

This is nice

You’re very welcome Gabriella. I’m happy to hear that my videos provide some value to your research. I wish you all your best on your thesis. 😉👍🏻

Thanks again Steve. Your kind words and support are appreciated. Wishing you all the best. 🙂

Thanks Farhan, I’m happy you like it. 🙂

Thank you Migurdia VR. It's one step at a time. When Laura started her course, she didn't know how to work with Blender at all and within a few months she got really good at it. After this project she continued to take an additional 3D course to improve her skills even further. As for me, I've been doing this for a while... but it did also take me some time to get used to all this stuff. One step at a time and persistent practice should normally help you get better everyday. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey. :)

Thank you. I’m happy to see you enjoy it. 🙂

Thanks Adriano, I'm happy you like it. :)

You’re welcome Kostas, I’m happy you enjoy the content. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey 🙂

Hola Jb Gra, que tal? Disculpa me por no haber respondido antes, pero he estado enormemente ocupado con mi curso de concept art. Los alumnos acaban de terminar sus examenes. Siempre es un placer leer que hay gente que le gustaría seguir mis cursos. Es un honor. El curso de cual yo hablo en mis videos es un curso de arte conceptual que doy a unos 40+ alumnos por año en Amberes, Belgica. No es un curso online y se trata más que solamente mis conocimientos en crear comics con Blender. En el futuro me gustaría mucho crear una serie de videos (como he hecho para Unreal Engine) sobre la creación de comics con Blender porque es algo que mis seguidores les interesa mucho y es lo que a mí también me gusta mas que nada. Me encantan los comics y el proceso de crearlos, pero también sé que siempre tengo que ponerlo de lado porque los comics que hago no me pagan el alquiler o los gastos que tengo para mí y mi familia (tengo 3 chiquillos). Ojalá un dia sera así, pero de momento me concentro en dar mis clases en Amberes (que paga muy bien) y sigo trabajando con películas en los EEUU cuando puedo. Intentare de crear esa serie de videos sobre utilizar Blender para comics, pero no sera mañana... eso va tardar un poco de tiempo porque necesita una inversion grande. Te deseo muchísima suerte con tus aventures creativas y espero poder leer tu webtoon pronto. Un abrazo y hasta pronto :)

Hi Dylan, that's a great question. Learning how to draw takes a lot more time than learning to use a 3D software package or something like Photoshop. That's because when you learn to draw, you're literally training your brain to remember the brush strokes which worked for you when drawing specific items, environments, etc. This take lots and lots of time (I'm talking years). Now... don't get discouraged just yet because there definitely is a solution for people that want to get some results rather sooner, than say many years down the line. One of these solutions is to learn how to use 3D software packages like Blender. Learn how to model 3D stuff, sculpt cool looking characters, faces, etc and then get some knowledge in how to create good UV maps for texturing your models and so forth. It's just like photobashing which is easier and faster than drawing the whole canvas from scratch. I have been hoping to upload a video soon about using Blender for comics where I discuss the benefits of creating a 3D asset library that you can reuse over and over again for comic production. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make the video yet as I have been crazy busy lately, but I'm hoping to drop it somewhere in the next weeks. Hopefully that video might inspire you to give this whole 3D stuff a try. Blender has tons of free online tutorials on RU-vid and they're really good too. I wish you the best of luck Dylan! May you have an awesome creative journey ahead of you. :)

@@artofdavidarroyo Thanks David, I really appreciate the reply and the advice. It really makes a lot of sense. I did find a 90 hour tutorial on how to draw and why you drawing certain things a certain way and I pride myself for starting with it today. It also makes sense if you can basically model all your characters, environments weapons etc. You can use the fundamentals of manga and setup scenes etc. Yes the modeling will take a lot of time but if I'm done, I'm done. I'll hit that notification bell to wait for your tutorials. Also a tip: try and make it more step by step and yes it takes longer it's difficult for a beginner to capture a speed art and recreate it. You don't really learn anything but if you narrate while doing the tutorial people can relate and like myself I can replicate that model but understand why certain things are that way. No point in modeling things but you can't reproduce the work. Thanks I'm looking forward to more of your content

Thanks for the feedback Dylan. I’ll keep it in mind and see if I can implement your suggestion in some of my future videos. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey. 😉👍🏻

Hi pingpongball969, you can animate in Clip Studio Paint. I’ve never done it, but I know you can. You can use different layers and such, but I simply don’t know enough about it to say how good or bad it is for this purpose. I’ve recently seen how the company behind Procreate released a trailer for their new animation software called Procreate Dreams. Check it out (providing you have an iPad), it looks great. It’s not out until November 22nd, but it looks really great and has a similar interface to Procreate. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wbem5qrH5ow.htmlsi=98k-G3bAquiR9ZXP

Hi pingpongball969, I think blender would be a great fit for that as it also has the grease pencil features to do the traditional 2D animations that you can combine with the 3D environments if needed. You can modify the art style to mimic that of you desired anime trough different type of shading techniques and modifiers. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey. 😉👍🏻

thanks alot bruh... but i have another doubt is clipstudio paint good for animation like anime actually i want to animate a little bit like in anime style.. @@artofdavidarroyo

Hi Bruce, that line art was drawn by the talented hands of Laura Casier, however Blender is most definitely capable of creating very similar effects through its freestyle line renders if you setup the right modifiers. Laura added additional details that weren’t there in 3D, but if the 3D geometry would have been there, it would have been able to render out the lines just the same way. I have a video on my channel that showcases some of the possibilities of line art creation in Blender. You can view that video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vd4ZCw19j00.html

@@artofdavidarroyo Thank You very much! This looks like what I have been looking for.

Hi Grim Greycastle. Yes, you can create characters in a similar way. I have a few examples of this in one of my other videos where I showcase how to use Blender for concept art. You can view the videos right here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iy5xCTnTyWY.html

Hola Izuku, desafortunadamente no tengo alguien para hacerme las traducciones. Yo las sé hacer, pero esto toma mucho tiempo y como casi siempre estoy muy ocupado, no las hago. Si no me equivoco me acuerdo haber visto unos vídeos míos que tenían traducciones en español hechas por Google Translate. Era como un servicio gratuito de RU-vid. Voy a ver si esto todavía existe para activarlo en vídeos como este. Las traducciones no eran perfectas porque estaban hechas por inteligencia artificial, pero si podría ser una solución. Le echaré una mirada para ver si les puedo ayudar con este asunto. 😉 Un saludo 👍🏻

Hi McCloud23892, I’d said that all programs are fine for this. It all depends on your preferences and needs. If you need backgrounds that are often repeated and have lots of perspective, you might want to use a 3D software package like blender. You can combine this then with something like Procreate, Clip Studio Paint or Photoshop for adding finishing touches or additional details like I did here. In terms of features for making comics, Clip Studio Paint definitely has the edge on the rest of the software solutions. Hope this helps. 🙂

@@artofdavidarroyo thanks for responce, I really appricate it. I was looking for 3D backgrounds to apply to my indie comic book just to save some time. I wouldn't mind learning blender or Sketup or Daz3D but time is very important. I wouldn't mind also paying a 3D person to create my own world which is way better than owning a 3D clipstudio 3D assets that everyone else is using... but I wouldn't know where to hire someone for that? Again thanks for your message , hope to talk to you soon.

@@McCloud23892 I understand the situation that you’re in. Learning 3D takes lots of time and then creating 3D models also takes lots of time. Maybe a good combination would be to learn the basics of 3D so you can create simple environments that you then populate with 3D assets that you can either find for free or purchase online. There are many websites for this such as Sketchfab or Turbo Squid. Have a look and see what you can find. I think it will be much cheaper than hiring a 3D artist as this can be costly if it’s a good one. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey! 😉👍🏻

@@artofdavidarroyo Thanks a lot David, I I actually taking a Zbrush class Online and for backgrounds I think I'm going give Blender a shot as well since I now have a Cintiq to put to use. I do appreciate the awesome feedback on those sites you mentioned. Be good and thank you for everything here and on your channel, you're a very cool dude and keep up the great work and content. I'll make sure to keep checking in, thanks!

Thank you for the kind words MCCloud23892. Based on your replies, I’m pretty sure you’re one hell of a great individual yourself. I’ve been immensely busy these last few months so my uploads here aren’t as frequent as they used to, but I’ll keep on uploading new content whenever I can. Wishing you all the best in your creative journey buddy. 😉👍🏻

Yeah sure, then again... this video isn’t really about that.

Thank you for your guidance in this. It’s much appreciated. 🙂

Hi Wolf-Marks, yeah... she rendered out a shot and then drew over the lines in Procreate while adding additional details wherever she thought it needed some extra attention. This is something Laura is very good at. 🙂

Hi GenshinF2P, it depends on the iPad that you’ve got. I’ve got the iPad Pro and don’t have any issues with needing more layers. It’s true that you have a limit on the amount you can have depending on your device so if having many layers is important to you, I recommend working with something more robust like Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint or even Krita on a PC or Mac. They’re all great software. Wishing you all the best.

Hi Hoko. You can turn on closed captions (CC button at the bottom right of your video) on any RU-vid video in order to see the English subtitles. Additionally you can even set it up to translate the text for you into any language you like in real-time. The translations are not always perfect, but they can help you understand certain parts of the video better. I’ve noticed that this translation feature doesn’t seem to work on iOS devices, but android phones and any PC or Mac shouldn’t have that problem. If you have an iPhone, you can also open the video on your Safari and activate the translation feature through there. Hope this helps 🙂

@@artofdavidarroyo Thank you!

Nothing that’s a mobile drawing app that I know of compares to Procreate on iOS. Maybe it’s out there, but I’m just aware of it. Maybe check this video about the top 10 drawing apps on android: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t6FlwBZB8_k.html

That's kind of you to say Christopher and I definitely appreciate the positivity. Despite me preferring to receive a like over a dislike, I must admit that I really don't mind the latter. People are free to like or dislike our work and I respect that for sure. We win some, we lose some. 😉

I understand what you mean. It’s something I get to hear frequently from my students. Nowadays you don’t have to be good at drawing to succeed in a creative field. It’s perfectly possible to recreate this entire scene within Blender only if you understand and have some experience in lighting and shading. Both of these do not require any drawing skills, but you’ll need some solid fundamental knowledge of how light works and how it interacts with all kind of materials and surfaces. Anyone who’s got a genuine interest in this can learn this and become really great at it. But you will definitely need a genuine interest because it’s a lot that there is to learn and then of course there is the software that you’ll have to learn as well. What I’m basically saying is that with the right mindset, the right motivation and the right amount of persistence, you could learn how to recreate this scene and do an even much better one without ever knowing how to draw. All it takes is believing in yourself and knowing that you will choose to allocate the necessary time to learn, grow and then eventually achieve your goal. It’s all about having the right mindset, attitude and persistence... all the rest will then bit by bit fall in line. Wishing you all the best on your creative journey brother 😉👊🏻

@@artofdavidarroyo thank you sm for giving me the confidence to succeed in animation, i’ll try my best + i got a question can blender animate like (chilled cow)⬅️ its a youtube channel, and i really want to animate like the animations in the videos but idk if blender can do these animations, if no what app should i use Thx 🙏

@@jeffnas7869 no problem buddy. Anytime! I've just had a look at the RU-vid channel of ChilledCow and yes I'm pretty sure all these animations could be recreated within Blender if you combine the Grease Pencil with 3D backgrounds that are rendered in these classy anime styles. This is something that some studios are already doing as we speak. :) Check this video as one of the many examples: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TiJVxUYhy1o.html

@@artofdavidarroyo Thank you so much for this motivational reply David!

@@MichaelRusPro it’s my pleasure buddy 😉👍🏻