To introduces a fast, artist-friendly pipeline for producing stylized 3D illustrations in Blender using Deep Paint to achieve a distinctive, hand-crafted aesthetic.
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Creating Stylized 3D Illustrations Using Grease Pencil & Deep Paint
Why I Create (15 mins)
Gaku Tada shares his personal background, creative philosophy, and case studies illustrating his motivations behind stylized 3D illustration.
Grease Pencil Basics (15 mins)
Learn how to draw lines in 3D space, paint with Grease Pencil, and master the core tools you'll use throughout this workflow.
GP to Mesh & Modeling (25 mins)
A hands-on demonstration of converting Grease Pencil strokes to mesh and modeling simple structures—such as a small house—to build the foundation of your illustration.
Painting and Touch-Up with Deep Paint (25 mins)
Texture painting using Deep Paint with detailed touch-up work using DPM to bring a painterly, stylized finish to your models.
Q&A (10 mins)
Open session for questions, clarifications, and workflow discussions.
- A quick and intuitive workflow for creating stylized 3D illustrations with Deep Paint
- Practical techniques to achieve high‑quality, artistic results
- A clear demonstration of the Grease Pencil → Mesh → Deep Paint process
Participants are required to bring their own laptops (please ensure your device is fully charged or bring an external power source).
Software required for the course:
- Blender
- Deep Paint Add-On
Please complete all necessary downloads and installations on your computer before attending.
On-site internet may not support large data transfers, and failure to install the required software in advance may prevent you from keeping up with the course.
Installation Guide: Documents Download
Speaker Introduction
Gaku Tada
Visual Artist, Illustrator, Software Engineer
Mr. Tada started his Art and VFX career at Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) in Tokyo, working on games. He then moved to Los Angeles, USA to work on VFX shows with Digital Domain as a 3D Generalist/TD. Afterwards, he moved to New Zealand to work with Weta Digital as Lead and Senior Lighting TD for VFX films such as Avatar, The Hobbit, and Planet of the Apes. In 2018, he worked as Senior TD at Industrial Light & Magic in Canada. Mr. Tada currently runs an online art school as a Founder.
Mr. Tada enjoys creating stylized 3D illustrations, animation. He created the Deep Paint tool, a user friendly tool to create 3D stylized illustrations in Blender. Deep Paint extends Blender's Gre…
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