Grease Pencil Courses and Certifications

CG Cookie

Compositing Lineart with Grease Pencil in Blender

Learn to enhance anime-style backgrounds using Blender's Grease Pencil for lineart and compositing effects, transforming a cubicity scene into a visually stunning backdrop.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Make-a-Monster with Blender's Grease Pencil - Live 2D Illustration

Create original 2D creatures using Blender's Grease Pencil in real-time. Learn character design techniques, rapid iteration, and final selection process in this interactive live stream.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dikko

Create Your Own 3D Monsters with Grease Pencil - Creature Creation Workshop Part 1

Learn to create fantasy creatures using Blender's Grease Pencil tool. Master techniques for sketching skeletons, sculpting wings, and converting 2D designs into 3D models.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Grease Pencil Character Illustration in Blender - From Sketch to Render

Create a comic book illustration using Blender's Grease Pencil. Learn sketching, inking, coloring, shading, and compositing techniques to produce a professional-looking final image.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Grant Abbitt

Grease Pencil - Easy Animation for Beginners - Blender 4.4

Master Grease Pencil animation basics in Blender 4.4 with step-by-step guidance perfect for complete beginners starting their animation journey.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Grant Abbitt

Grease Pencil Masterclass - 3D House Model Full Workflow Breakdown

Master Blender's Grease Pencil workflow by creating a stylized 3D house model with essential tips for 2D/3D artists, covering modeling, texturing, and advanced rendering techniques.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Grease Pencil Basics in Blender - Chapter One: Tools and Features

Explore Blender's Grease Pencil tools for 2D animation, including presets, materials, editing modes, and basic techniques to create custom assets like clouds in a 3D environment.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Grease Pencil Materials in Blender - Creating Custom Materials and Textures

Explore Grease Pencil Materials in Blender, creating gradients, halftones, bubble textures, and custom brushes. Master unique 2D animation techniques within a 3D environment.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Grease Pencil Brushes in Blender - Draw Chapter Three

Explore Grease Pencil brushes in Blender: learn default options, customize existing brushes, create new ones like outline texture and graphite pencil, and get tips for brush creation.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sophie Jantak

Converting Brushes to Grease Pencil 3 in Blender - Complete Tutorial

Learn how to convert and optimize various brush types for Grease Pencil 3, including textured fills, strokes, and ink brushes for enhanced digital artistry in Blender.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kevandram

Blender 3.0 Grease Pencil Tutorial - Bakery Shop

Learn to create a charming 2D bakery shop using Blender 3.0's Grease Pencil tool. Master drawing techniques, shape tools, and detailing to bring your illustration to life.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kevandram

Stylized Blender 3D and Grease Pencil Tutorial Collection

Master stylized 2D/3D art creation using Blender's Grease Pencil and geometry nodes through hands-on tutorials covering toon shaders, painterly effects, and illustrated aesthetics.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Grant Abbitt

Making 2D Characters - Should You Specialise or Generalise

Explore 2D character creation while discussing the merits of specialization vs. generalization in creative careers. Learn techniques, tools, and industry insights for aspiring artists.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TipTut

Crash Course - 2D Grease Pencil Animation in Blender

Learn to create a 2D/3D hybrid Hollow Knight animation using Blender's Grease Pencil tool. Master 3D depth, drawing basics, tinting, shading, and background creation in this comprehensive tutorial.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TipTut

Basic Blender Toon - Cel Shader Tutorial 2D Grease Pencil + 3D Modelling

Learn to create a toon shader in Blender using basic techniques, combining 3D modeling and 2D Grease Pencil for a unique mushroom design. Perfect for beginners and experienced users alike.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video