Blender Grease Pencil: Draw & Animate 2D Art in a 3D World

Discover Blender’s Grease Pencil tool and bring your 2D creations to life inside 3D spaces.

What you'll learn
- Create 2D animations and artwork directly inside Blender using Grease Pencil.
- Master brushes, layers, materials, and modifiers for expressive results.
- Refine drawings in Edit and Sculpt modes for cleaner, stylised animation.
- Animate quickly with auto in-betweens, shortcuts, and modifiers.
- Rig simple characters with bones for smooth, dynamic motion.
- Draw directly onto 3D objects to blend 2D and 3D in creative ways.

Requirements
- No previous Blender or animation experience required.
- A graphics tablet is recommended for drawing, but not essential.
- Just bring your curiosity and a love of fun, creative projects!

Description
Want tomake your own 2D animations or hand-drawn art inside Blender?

Grease Pencil lets youdraw, animate, and create expressive 2D artwork, all within a full 3D world.

Because it’s so powerful, Grease Pencil can seem intimidating at first. That’s why this beginner-friendly course walks you through it step-by-step, withfun, bite-sized projectsthat help you build confidence while creating cool stuff from day one.

You don’t need to be an artist - just bring your curiosity (and ideally a graphics tablet, though a mouse works too).

What You’ll Learn

Create fun 2D art and animations directly inside Blender.

Master Grease Pencil’s brushes, layers, materials, and modifiers.

Refine and reshape your drawings in Edit and Sculpt modes.

Animate efficiently with auto in-betweens and smart shortcuts.

Rig characters with bones to make them move, stretch, and dance.

Draw directly onto 3D objects to blend 2D art and 3D worlds.

By the end, you’ll have acollection of animated projects- from bouncing balls and dancing worms to expressive cats, colourful fish and more!

You’ll understand Grease Pencil’s workflow from start to finish and know how tobring your own creative ideas to lifein both 2D and 3D.

So whether you’re just starting out and want to create your first 2D animations in Blender, you’re an artist or hobbyist who loves hand-drawn styles and expressive animation, or you’re already a Blender fan ready to explore the fun of mixing 2D and 3D art - this is the course for you!

Join thousands of Blender learners and discover how easy and fun it can be todraw, animate and experiment in a whole new dimension.

Start your Grease Pencil journey today!

Who this course is for:
- Great if you're new to this and want to make your first 2D animations in Blender.
- Fab if you're an artist or hobbyist who loves hand-drawn, expressive styles.
- Ideal if you're already a Blender users and want to explore 2D animation within 3D scenes.
- Perfect for anyone curious about combining 2D and 3D art for unique results.
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