Randomizing, Rotating and Animating Instances with Grease Pencil and Geometry Nodes
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Explore advanced techniques for randomizing, rotating, and animating instances using Grease Pencil and Geometry Nodes in Blender. Learn how to create dynamic wave art by drawing with Grease Pencil, then manipulate and animate the artwork using Geometry Nodes. Discover methods for controlling instance direction, rotation, and placement while optimizing node trees. Follow along as the process unfolds from initial concept to final animation, with insights on equipment setup and additional resources for further learning.
Syllabus
intro
geometry nodes plan
drawing the waves
starting to set up the geometry nodes
exploring how DIRECTION of instances works
controlling the ROTATION of my instances
modifying the PLACEMENT of the instances
cleaning up my node tree
ANIMATING geometry nodes
finalize the wave art
FINALIZING the geometry nodes
Taught by
Sophie Jantak