How to Make 2.5D Art in Blender with Grease Pencil 

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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.

I love how simple your workflow is, very inspiring.

I would love to see a follow up with animation

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!

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

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!!

Learnt a bunch, Deuces!

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

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

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!

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

Bro is COOKING with these tutorials. Keep it up man👍🏿👍🏿

It looks beautiful, thanks for such a great tutorial!👍

I did not know this video would be about DEUCES

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

exteeemely simpol made me subscribe

It's really awesome.

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

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!

cool thanks

Dude creates props like nobody's business 😲🔥🔥

6:46 toon shader tutorial starts

Great tutorial :) a bit off topic but does anyone know what the function in 11:21 is and how to use it? I've seen a lot of tutorials where that circle with the thin line thing appear and it seems like it's for making smoother lines or something? But i don’t really know what it is cuz no one ever mentions it. I'd appreciate it if anyone could explain :) thx

Good, very good!

Deuces I'm considering an approach like this for my game, but it's more a brick breaker clone. So the art will be somewhat simple, but I think something like this could provide it with an interesting look. Would you export PNGs or the actual model if you were going to use something like this for a game?

Is there any way to make the textures interact with the environment lighting when it's animated? Sorry if the question is stupid.

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Noice 😊. New subscriber here. The problem i have is that I'm hungry now. Wishing for bacon 🥓

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I don't know how to draw for shit but i rhink this doesn't beed that much drawing knowledge

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Doosez.

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!

Deuces

Thanks again) I will try to find video about animation on your channel! Maybe you have some.

Can you build a char like that for animation and skip using a Rig?

Super good video.. deuces!!!

Love it dueces

Got tier tutorial, will have to become a member. Great job! I'm an intermediate blender user and I find these tutorials insanely helpful

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

explaining, you are among the best.

oky now i quit blender i dont fucking understand

Great video, Deuces!

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

very cool character

Amazing video! Thanks for making this

Amazing ❤

Thanks for the lesson. One question. How did you manage to make the steam supply lines from the pan be above the contour of the scene modifier? Thanks

DO A BAKING TUTORIALL I BEG YOU PLEASEEE IM HORRIBLE AT TEXTURING 😭

but what you made wasn't awesome :C