I Created a Comic Book with Zero Drawing Skills in Blender

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Күн бұрын

A multi-stage time-lapse showing the process of creating multiple comic book panels, using premade rigged character models and environment assets.
The process involves first kitbashing several characters and then setting up a basic environment.
The next step involves duplicating, posing and lighting the characters individually, corresponding to each comic book panel, while setting up multiple camera angles to reflect the mood of each scene.
Finally, the individual scenes are rendered and imported into Photoshop where a line art filter is applied and artifacts are manually removed.
Credits
Artist: Armoured Avian - linktr.ee/ArmouredAvian
Editor: Force Quit - linktr.ee/ForceQuit
This comic book short was inspired by the Metro 2033 Book / Game series. Authored by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
▬▬ Process Stages ▬▬
00:00 Stage 1: Kitbashing
01:14 Stage 2: Posing
09:25 Final 3D Renders
09:51 Stage 3: Photoshop
12:39 Final Comic Panels

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@neototem4110 Жыл бұрын

Been drawing all my life, added digital in the 90's, still do traditional. What you've done here actually takes MORE WORK than if someone did pencils and ink by hand. Definitely legit. I love it.

@kurodahyokazahuchi5344 Жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same. It has more work and it takes a lot more time. Hell, it even takes more resources from your pc. The final result is good, but the process is definitely not efficient.

@naive3832 Жыл бұрын

@@kurodahyokazahuchi5344 Do you mean the photoshop side of his pipeline adds more to time? Once modelling, texturing and rigging is complete, they don't have to redraw characters, body proportions are always correct or consistent depending on the style you want (Also can always modify characters if need be). They're not animating, so poses are very quick (from my experience) and can be changed on the fly. Framing is easy cause you work in 3D. I am new to the photoshop art side not new on the photomanipulation side that's why I asked. I think is very efficient especially if you can't draw on that level or even if you can draw on that level the 3d assets can be used as a previz.

@UnbeltedSundew Жыл бұрын

@@naive3832 Because the modeling and texturing and rigging is never really complete. There is always new costumes, new sets, new characters. After a certain amount of work has been created there may be a break even point, where it starts paying off, but how long do most comics last? Is it long enough to reach that point? Etc. etc. there's lots of variables.

@naive3832 Жыл бұрын

@@UnbeltedSundew i had typed a response but my phone went into power saved mode and wiped my response. I will get back to you in a good couple of hours.

@UnbeltedSundew Жыл бұрын

@@naive3832 I feel your pain. :)

@arsonistnpc Жыл бұрын

as soon as i saw "stage one: kitbashing" i knew this was gonna be _good_

@xel_nave Жыл бұрын

Bruh you're better than me at shading and lighting and I'm actually practicing drawing. Great job btw rly impressive

@cheeseburgermayhem9726 11 ай бұрын

he obviously has some background in drawing, no ordinary person can shade like that or add lines.

@marshallwolff5966 Жыл бұрын

Stunning! The shader and lighting you used looks fantastic as well, I kind of wish some of the color was in the final product

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

I like the noir style for its contrast, plus it's easier. I will do more research into color grading though.

@daru25able 4 күн бұрын

that's crazy! keep up the good work, i am a fan now

@AniMesuro Жыл бұрын

This actually looks pretty dope for someone not so familiar with drawing. You've managed to use your 3d skills in a way one wouldn't even notice it's all cg. The black and white ink comic really sold the look imo.

@kallupasvan4357 Жыл бұрын

@KaterynaM_UA Жыл бұрын

any person who draws, wound in fact notice but it doesn't take away from a great work they did!

@thelaw3536 Жыл бұрын

It's pretty obvious 3D. The computer draws in 2d pixels, but does so with such fine gradient and planes that it creates a very real looking 3d Object. The difference is often in how textures are applied and how 3 dimensional the object looks. His is too much like 3D.

@arachnoman7421 Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, you give Hope of making my proyect. I am studying 3D animation and at the same studying drawing,but i always feels that my abilities in drawings is not enough for making that task. But seeing your video, gives me inspiration to try things in this amazing work that you did ! Great work !!

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad I inspired you, don't be afraid to cut some corners if it helps keep you motivated, but also don't neglect learning your fundamentals as they do come in handy. The Photoshop Filters I used on my renders are Stamp for contrast and Photocopy for detail. Once applied and overlapped use masks to clear artefacts.

@atanthony6669 10 күн бұрын

Phenomenal.. this takes as much if not more talent and effort than drawing.

@DavidBrocekArt Жыл бұрын

Not zero, you definitely have a great sense of light and shadow which is basically like 80% of all you need to be a good at drawing. Amazing work, I love the amount of work you put into this.

@AaronWeberGA Жыл бұрын

You did an amazing job. I have to say that first panel is really incredible though and is my favorite, I feel like it tells the entire story in one image. Drama, fear, threat. Its really great.

@Obliviousness Жыл бұрын

This is a process that is super cool to watch, awesome workflow!

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more.

@scottjohnnyhelgemoaune2951 Жыл бұрын

And now I’ve got a new favorite creator

@joesire2977 Жыл бұрын

I tried starting a comic years ago and got burnt out because of all the drawing. I thought about creating a 3D model of the main characters and just posing them and then using a 2D filter. similar to what you did here. But I suck at 3D lol. Gotta get back into it. This looks sick.

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

Don't model anything, just use kit-bash packs and character models.

@joesire2977 Жыл бұрын

@@ArmouredAvian My style is a bit more stylized than this. with characters that I've created over the years. so I would need to model them in I think. But I'll look into kit bashing and see if I can use it for other stuff.

@darkgenix Жыл бұрын

There are so many hacks you could use to shortcut and get a desired result. Mash, bash and sprinkle your own salt.

@royaltyartstudio7727 Жыл бұрын

@@joesire2977 use CC3 to easily create stylised 3D characters...

@joesire2977 Жыл бұрын

@@royaltyartstudio7727 never heard of CC3, but I just looked it up. That would be great. but thats a lot of money to spend for a beginner lol

@ogarga666 Жыл бұрын

I loved watching this, awesome process, congrats!

@MaangePeenge Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Incredible amount for work, really paid off!!

@thewisebaker4185 Жыл бұрын

I always wondered how we can possibly use 3D software and apply it to something as a comic book. This is actually the first time I see a utilization like this. Seeing your work process definitely hooked me up and made me appreciating your results.

@saierwe Жыл бұрын

OH GOD, I LOVE IT!!! THE MUSIC FITS PERFECTLY TOO, IT CREATES AN AMBIENT OF FOUND COMIC/VIDEO FOOTAGE, so original and fresh, incredible brother

@SapLow 4 ай бұрын

this is such a cool idea!

@suckasstest123 Жыл бұрын

Yo. This is super inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

@j.9481 Жыл бұрын

just from those photoshop edits and touch-ups alone you clearly have SOME skills in drawing/traditional visual art, even if just theoretical. congrats looks fucking incredible

@ericjeker Жыл бұрын

Really cool! And I checked your Artstation, so many good things there too. Big fan! I hope you will upload more process video. Your workflow is really nice!

@FaisalIqbalvfx Жыл бұрын

I love This style of work

@thk03 Жыл бұрын

This is the most innovative thing I've seen on the internet this week

@lotusfilm1 Жыл бұрын

Dude with Zero drawing skills but still drawing so smooth in photoshop

@evansojuka1399 Жыл бұрын

I loved everything about this video and for that I just had to subscribe

@pilot-kfteamate5599 Жыл бұрын

Very impressive. I bet you put many hours learning about 3D modelling and render. Well, as much as someone put in learning drawing, but at least you can do both things (modelling and rendering good frames for a comic)

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

It's more about learning how to use Blender, which there are plenty of Tutorials online for, such as Blender Guru's Donut videos. You don't really need to learn how to 3D model because you're using premade character models. It's more important for you to learn posing and lighting which is quite simple to get the hang of.

@PromptHorizon12 Жыл бұрын

My guy this looks AMAZING but when you said in blender i thought you meant JUST in blender, but I still gotta give a thumbs up for how good it looks.

@andr3wdurd3n84 Жыл бұрын

Solid work!

@JulesOtway 5 ай бұрын

Your posing is spectacular! You really get the emotion and momentum of each frame. Not to mention literally everything else

@ArmouredAvian 5 ай бұрын

Thank bro, I got a tutorial on posing in my video pipeline. So stay tuned.

@JulesOtway 5 ай бұрын

@@ArmouredAvian I really enjoyed the raw timelapse format of this video too. Just getting to watch pure proecess was super refreshing

@mohammaddh8655 Жыл бұрын

wow i was shocked by the result , well done

@georgesupreeth239 Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant! Nicely done. Subscribed.

@LafeSpace Жыл бұрын

The end result is dope

@jameslovesart3408 Жыл бұрын

you're an artist there is no denying that

@skomakarna2684 Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@mattrek36 Жыл бұрын

Just pick my jaw off the floor. I've been using Blender for so long and have never thought of doing this, thank you for opening up another world for me to explore.

@agyabcg983 10 ай бұрын

such a great techniques man👍

@myfork6342 Жыл бұрын

wow,! i would love to see yer work in print-- so good!

@sekenjonathan0 10 ай бұрын

Amazing truly! 🔥💯

@dario.brando Жыл бұрын

amazing work! if you have the skills to draw on top of what you're doing right now, you could take this to a whole new level.

@KKOLL007 Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@gregbeaudry 10 ай бұрын

Wow this is *amazing*

@TheBadBone23 Жыл бұрын

So cooool to watch!

@orpheuscreativeco9236 7 ай бұрын

The glitchy stop motion effect from your edits is very entertaining 😁 You should consider releasing stories/ videos of this type with the music going the whole time and occasionally injecting a single cel with ink and/or story w/ dialogue bubbles and the like. It makes for a very compelling fever dream 👍 Great work! 🎉

@ArmouredAvian 7 ай бұрын

I got something cooking for the end of this month. Next year I definitely want to make some short stories with all manner of effects.

@adrient104 Жыл бұрын

Zero drawing skills but a whole lot of patience !

@wereqryan Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. Need comic book companies to adopt this.

@buildfalcon8117 Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea, well done

@aadiobooks Жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@igeanimation Жыл бұрын

This is so cool! I would buy that!

@pv8685 10 ай бұрын

i really was stunned while watching this!

@ArmouredAvian 10 ай бұрын

The second timelapse video I made shows more of the process and its also about expressions.

@Niyachelowick Жыл бұрын

Oh bro, this is awesome. I'd like read that comic. It looks amazing

@1107emma Жыл бұрын

I would not say "zero drawing skills" this is amazing ! And you definitely know how to draw !

@user-we8hh4wc8g Жыл бұрын

Rather, not the "ability to draw", and composition skills and the basics of light and shadow, which necessarily appear with experience in 3d artist

@spaeseas.viz7 Жыл бұрын

Great content just subbed 🔥

@Kaapstad420 Жыл бұрын

Good result.

@ForceQuitMusic Жыл бұрын

Great time lapse!

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bro, your the best.

@otto1373 Ай бұрын

Opinión mía cuando probé este método en mis trabajos: Creo que optimizas bastante el tiempo si creas un escenario o varios en donde se desarrollara tu historia y luego le aplicas el efecto en PS, y vas haciendo el encuadre de la cámara para tus composiciones, te ahorras bastante el tiempo a futuro, obvio teniendo en cuenta que sabes manejar programas 3d, ya sea blender u otros. Luego puedes reutilar esos escenarios haciéndole modificaciones.

@MrSkyviewer Жыл бұрын

this is fire

@BAGINAZARD Жыл бұрын

I saw lots of drawing skills here!

@dkurbis3089 Жыл бұрын

Ok, now this is epic

@manusiajawa715 Жыл бұрын

feels like more work that traditional drawing, but the shading and lighting accuracy is better tho

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

The process is longer than traditional, but for people who want to make comics but struggle with drawing anatomy it won't matter.

@wvcarleton 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing.

@slamasnack7522 Жыл бұрын

that's a really clever way to use blender, nice work

@abf9148 Жыл бұрын

very impressed

@LeskiVFX Жыл бұрын

this is an awesome display of skill and creativity. BUT I wish you used red for the blood in the panels. since its the main "event" persay that takes place in this sequence, using the vibrant red blood would make a great contrast to the sharp black and white style.

@fujtkrisztian 11 ай бұрын

You should've made the blood red for dramatic effect. Would've looked really cool. Great work regardless man!

@CraftedModulation2 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@sealishproductions Жыл бұрын

Title correction: "With SOME drawing skills"

@vikingzeppelin Жыл бұрын

i need more of this. if you don't make more of these videos, i will.

@That_One_NPC_ 4 ай бұрын

Been trying to find the SFM packs your using they're awesome!

@ArmouredAvian 4 ай бұрын

They're the Ultranationalists and Krueger. With a bunch of Tarkov stuff.

@caucasknsv7988 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm ramping up to post more this year.

@Dougthecoal Жыл бұрын

Loved your work looks amazing. Just wondering why didn’t you use a toon shader/ color ramp on your material in blender? Would have saved you shading them in gray tones.

@dirty47 Жыл бұрын

Liked and subscribed! (Even though you say "Zero Drawing Skills", which is a crock! ;) ) Really, beautiful work!

@AArmstrongC Жыл бұрын

was expecting line art + toon shading inside blender. Nice result anyway! :)

@nathanlaidler9606 Жыл бұрын

Super dope.

@MrRoboticeyes Жыл бұрын

what the hell? Why is this so good?!

@vorrdegard2176 Жыл бұрын

Your Photoshop workflow is nice I have been looking for a way to make comic like art but too lazy to draw I wanted to use 3D characters for the lineart or possibly the whole result

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

I've just uploaded a follow-up video to this one with an extended Photoshop Section.

@markokovacevic3225 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! The characters look amazing! Where did you find them/purchased them?

@CPToey06 Жыл бұрын

That is Amazing!!

@nurb2kea 4 ай бұрын

Well done! 🙂

@ArmouredAvian 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, only 200 views away from 100,000 Pretty crazy.

@rickardbengtsson Жыл бұрын

Pretty sick

@wardredd6394 Жыл бұрын

great use tools

@VCRZone1992 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a more detailed tutorial on the photoshop process I couldn't keep up with it even fully slowed down and i have been looking for something like this for a long time! Subbed. Thanks.

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

It's quite simple, you have 3 renders, One has a Stamp filter applied to it and the second Photocopy filter. Use Levels to flatten out Photocopy render. Then you remove all the white backgrounds and use your third render as a base to trace over. All you got left to do is remove artefacts.

@VCRZone1992 Жыл бұрын

@@ArmouredAvian thanks so much!

@RayfieldA Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!! You may not have the drawing skills but I see that it really helps to have good knowledge of 3D usage, right? I mean, even though the models and environments are premade, doesn't still take a while to move the background and pose the characters? I ask because although I draw, I've never used 3D. And I rarely use Photoshop.

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

The No Drawing Skill thing is more of a joke, since an Art friend of mine likes to take piss out me, since he's a pen & paper guru and I'm more tech bro. I do know the fundamentals and would have to in order pull this off. The Kit-Bash and Posing section in real-time was about 8 hours long according to my real-time edit. There's lots of free software out there, to assist you, for example DAZ Studio is really useful for mocking up characters.

@ItachiUchiha-gf4fz Жыл бұрын

I think people misinterpreted the word "with zero drawing skills". It's true It's possible to create a comic style using 3D but this guy is a literal master of photoshop and brush tool. No such people with no knowledge of lineart and brushwork would be able to use photoshop like a 2d pro artist. Amazing work tho!

@sketsakafit3733 Жыл бұрын

Final results are so dope. Although he did have a drawing skills to finalize the photoshop phase.

@deathpwnkillx964 Жыл бұрын

Looks great. I use 3d models only for frequently reused Backgrounds or quickly posing a simplyfied mannequinn to get difficult poses or weird angles right but i can't argue with the result. I would imagine it taking a lot longer than simply drawing them though. At least for me, but maybe im just not proficient enough at using 3d software.

@tomsonpl123 Жыл бұрын

wow this is pretty dope, great effect 🍺🍺🍺

@royaltyartstudio7727 Жыл бұрын

Lovely ngl, but I loved it before the filter cause it looked more intense, scary, and more true to life... Don't get me wrong, the end result is dope too.

@theAlphatron Жыл бұрын

Well done. Curious. Did you try overlaying your black and white line work and shading over your colored renders? If so, how did it come out? Also, have you tried rendering out as just cell shading without textures? Once again, well done.

@trunks10k Жыл бұрын

awesome work! I'm currently learning digital painting. Wondering how long it took you to do all this

@junk1000junk Жыл бұрын

excellent

@GregoryValentineAnimations Жыл бұрын

This is an excellent work!! Iced Sub and follwing with that bell thingy

@ChristopherHemsworthCreative Жыл бұрын

Seems like a lotta work.

@emmanuelzah Жыл бұрын

Genius, thak for sharing

@MrTynanDraper Жыл бұрын

At this this rate you'll finish your comic book in 10 to 20 years time!

@egamaniHehe Жыл бұрын

incredibly

@filipemecenas Жыл бұрын

Insane

@brotherlyelk7296 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!! What computer program is this???

@blok1008 Жыл бұрын

for someone who dosent know how to draw, you did a pretty good job, with the black and whites

Жыл бұрын

really cool

@Morristlm Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic work. BTW there are "line art" material shaders for Blender, tons actually. Some even have the halftone or duo tone shading styles. Maybe see about adding some of those, it could speedup your workflow tremendously. Maybe you want to maintain more control in post production.

@ArmouredAvian Жыл бұрын

I've looked at them, The main problem with line art shaders / toon shaders is that they don't account for normal map information which is important for character models, so end up with projections over low poly mesh. Also there are a lot of materials in modern character assets so it takes too much time to replace them.