How to Improve Texture Painting Quickly in Blender
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A quick one minute tutorial on how to improve your texture painting quickly in Blender by integrating it with free image editing software like GIMP or Krita! #Shorts
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HOW DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE TUTORIALS RIGHT WHEN I NEED THEM??
Haha lol I'm right behind you
Exactly!!
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@@mrityunjaydube9525ikr
He sees you when you're sleeping --- like Santa
Blender really should add these simple tools for texture painting. Layers and ability to add images and stuff. I’m glad there are free editing softwares at least
Yeah it's true, layers would be amazing. Once I tried Substance and tasted it's sweet juice it was over!
There’s a plugin called Tx Layer that adds in layering functionality.
Crimson-fox Twitch oh that's awesome!
In Blender, you can stamp or brush on image files. It only works in the 3D texture painting viewport though.
Yeah good point, that's a really powerful tool in Blender as well!
Found this while on the verge of tears trying to work out how to not make my textures look like shit for a school project. Thank you so much
Haha yeah no worries, good luck on the project!
Verge of tears is so real
Important tip you need to save the image before you are going edit externally otherwise it returns an error (file path not found) atleast in mine
Blender 3
Also in Gimp you need to click over right in file tab before you reload in blender after that (IN blender : Image editor or UV editor - Image click replace)
was beating my brain for 3 and half hours trying to figure it
hope it helps anyone who reads it
Ah interesting, thanks ghostwarrior!
on the gimp app there is a option to replace the file old file with the new one, its kind of a faster way to do it.
Nice thanks kuriiz!
you just saved me a rage fuel headache trying to figure that one out, thank you!!
Thats amazing didnt know that 🤓 otherwise you can create Layers through the Material node where you have extremely high control. attach Image to MixRGB add or mix them you can repeat this to add more Layers. And the pen tool in texture paint got a line Tool, stamp tool, pattern tool, masking and much more included. And through the Mat node generate base Texture AO, Curve and much more and bake them as base tex. Its Extremely beginner unfriendly but extremely worth investing time in it 👍🏼
Yeah it's a neat trick! Oh yeah, that's another way, thanks!
Except texture painting in blender is lagging with me
Yeah it can be slow sometimes
You consistently address the exact problems we are all having. Legend! Thank you again!
Haha yeah this one was definitely a neat little menu item to stumble across! I used to always just ham fist it by opening in GIMP manually and then saving and reopening the image each time I made a change and that just started becoming so painful I figured there's gotta be a better way and the Blender dev team was there with an extended hand haha!
WHAT? Wow! I did not know you could do that. Thank you!
Haha I know right?! Next stop, Pixar Studios!
Awesome .. Thanks for this info :)
You're welcome Tutter! I'm glad it helped!
Oh wow I didn’t actually know you could make this process simpler. This will save me a lot of time. Thanks mate! Very great tip!
Yeah its a neat little trick to make the texture painting experience in Blender a little more robust! You can get a lot done with just the simple brushes in Blender obviously, but this way you can make it even better when putting on the final touches!
@@RussellMidfield agreed! I mainly do character creation so I can just use the texture brush I created with different program, and it works very well. But I must admit layering in blender is quite painfully tedious 😅 I often find myself using addon to create more complicated texture .
But in this way, I can make things even simpler aha 😱
It's true, the layering is perhaps the best thing about it for me, its nice to isolate on separate layers. Oh what addons do you use for texturing?
@@RussellMidfield yeas definitely! I hope blender will implement layering features someday😅
And the addon I use is called the Mask tool addon. It’s unfortunately paid one so it might not work well on your channel but it can turn blender into practically substance painter, and make your texturing process so enjoyable and easy!
The developer called Wayward art company has released some demonstration videos of it on RUclips so I can highly recommend checking those out!!
Oh yes! I have watched his demonstration videos on how that addon works, it looks awesome, great value, basically Substance Painter for $35!
Finally i got this tutorial after 3 years😭
Haha lol nice! I'm glad if it helped!
well done Russell 👍
Thanks Sultan!
Holy shit THANKYOU!! Actually a godsend at the PERFECT time
Yeah no worries Lunar! I'm glad it helped!
Ohhhh nooo 😂😂 this is golf for me. Thanks a lot 🔥🔥 I needed
Haha yeah no worries, I'm glad it helped!
+1 on ur team man
Haha thanks Taariq! Appreciate it!
THAT IS SO HELPFUL
Glad it helped bluejay!
I love you for this tutorial ❤
Haha thanks wano! I'm glad if it was helpful!
It's been what, couple of days or so & I can't seem to find a video that could help me solve my problem.
Love your tutorial Russell, learn a lot thank you :)
Thanks Xuan! Thanks for always watching haha!
You always know what we want.. 😅😅😅
Haha lol I'm like the three eyed raven of Blender
@@RussellMidfield 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌
Hey, three eyed raven, I want your help just now.. 😅😅😅
Haha caw caw, what's up man haha
The only thing i desperately wish for blender texture paint to have now that I've been using it for some days, is a rotate canvas feature (on the texture/UV viewport) that would make everyone's lines more precise and clean, and way more quick.. loving your content man, keep it up!
Oh man I'm right there with you, I sometimes feel myself horrendously contorting myself to get my hand at the right angle to get a line down. The one thing that helps for me, if you haven't already discovered it, is the Stabilize Stroke option under the Stroke menu. It helps me get cleaner lines. Thanks for the support man!
@@RussellMidfield yeah, i use the stabilization when making long cloth trim lines, but the lag is kinda troublesome when doing the "bulk" of the shading/detailing work, for me at least.
But you know; i think this lack of features is somewhat of a good thing, in a weird way. Since i started painting in one layer and with limited tools in blender, i feel like I'm getting better as an illustrator/artist overall. Like a "blender pilgrimage of self discovery as an artist" lol
Haha lol its so true, when you got one simple brush and one layer, your forced to *gasp* actually paint! The problem for me is...I can't! :P I totally agree though and it is something that has crossed my mind as I have longingly fawned over the fancier, more tailored 3d and texturing software out there, doing it "the hard way" through Blender can sometimes facilitate better learning. Here's to many more moments of self discovery!
WHAAAT THANK YOU OML
Haha lol you're welcome!
this just saved me a whole ton of time,thanks mate!
Yeah no worries man! Glad it helped!
Holy shit this is insane
Haha yeah it's pretty sweet
👏 nice one!
Thanks Leo!
Awesome as always, thanks!
Thanks for always tossing in a nice comment man haha! Appreciate it!
this is amazing....
Haha thanks again Bin! You're too nice! But yeah it's a nice way to integrate better texturing tools with Blender for free!
@@RussellMidfield It's especially nice for me since my whole journey of art and creativity in the free and open source community began with Krita. I'm all sentimental.
That's awesome! Yeah Krita is such a great program, the painting feels so nice in it, I use it all the time!
Excellent, I was tabbing between Krita and Blender before but this should be less cumbersome.
It's true, hopefully it streamlines things a little bit!
Brilliant
Thanks man!
W vid straight to the point no bs
Haha yeah no time to fool around
Thanks for sharing that information I'm going to use that in the future of March when my new gaming computer gets here
Yeah no worries! Oh that's awesome! What specs do you have planned out?!?!
@@RussellMidfield what do you mean by specs? I'm a little slow on understanding
@@RussellMidfield if you're asked me what my plans on getting a gaming computer and the answer is I don't know for sure I just know I'm getting it around this coming March I don't know if it's going to be already built or I have to go with my father to buy it Best Buy or he'll just surprised me with it either way that's probably the answer you'll get
I'm more of a furry artist now I've been drawing and digital drawing all my life 2D animation I want to make a mini story I think I want to try 3D modeling me that is because all the other computers I used to have my first desktop was Gate and I have 3 laptops I really learn the hard way when the the old computers I used to use crash everytime I try to do 3D modeling or something slowed down that's why I need a stronger powerful computer like the one my father promised to get me this month coming
Oh sorry! By "specs" I meant specifications, or what will the components of the computer be, such as the CPU processor, motherboard, or GPU graphics card. I'm a little bit of a nerd and like those things haha
dude that s siiiiick thanks a looot🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah no worries man! Glad it helped!
THANK YOU OH MY GOD
Haha you're welcome Sean! Glad it helped!
THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE BEST TUTORIALS EVER FOR ME BECAUSE I NEEDED IT THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Haha yeah no worries riz! Glad it helped!
yes, that helped
Nice! I'm happy it did!
Maybe a dwarf kingdom with a crystal castle?
It's true!
oh my god, THANK YOU
Haha yeah no worries gresh! I'm glad it helped!
i saw this just in time ty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha yeah no worries, glad it helped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll shape the earth and sea! (When I get to that, I just started to retopologize my first model)
Haha you will! Best of luck on your journey!
Thanks for the knowledge bomb 🧠💥
Haha yeah no worries! Glad it helped!
omg thank you!!
Yeah no worries Maggie! I'm glad it helped!
Finally... after weeks of searching! The perfect tutorial
Haha thanks xyanzu! I'm glad it helped!
Do really awesome tutorials man.
Thanks Jenova! Appreciate it!
@@RussellMidfield is a pleasure, thanks for replying back. I’m subscribing to see more awesome tutorials from you.
Thanks man! I'll try my best haha!
@@RussellMidfield is a pleasure, you are doing your best making awesome videos like you are doing. 👍
THANK YOU YOOOO UR SICK AF
Yeah no worries, thanks bruh!
Thank you so much! :D
You're welcome Franco! I'm glad it helped!
thanks to solve my biggest problem
No worries man! I'm glad it helped!
Quick and useful information. I like it 😁👍
Thanks LC! I'm glad it helped!
@@RussellMidfield cool cool! Quick question, I have Clip Studio Paint. Will that work as well?
Yeah! I don't see why it wouldn't!
@@RussellMidfield Just wanted to make sure. Thanks for answering 😁
Yeah no worries, happy to help out!
really helpful! thanks
You're welcome!
Now that’s neat
Haha yeah a nice little not-so-obvious feature
such a hidden treasure here!!
Haha yeah it really let's you tap into some serious power!
@@RussellMidfield for sure and not onyle me :D my wife is also watching ur great series now haha :D
Haha that's great! This is a great hobby to share!
Nice very helpful
Yeah no worries kurang! I'm glad it helped!
Your tutorials are really necessary and more for beginners on this
Thanks itsedi!
So helpful
Thanks Jake! Glad it helped!
it works with photoshop too but I know that the best bet for us is the free programs.
Yeah for sure, I'm an unwashed peasant so I live for the free stuff
This is so useful! I was wondering why the ALT+R command didn't work haha Thank you for sharing this tip!
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Thanks Ella! I'm glad it helped!
This has left me rather blown away. Excellent
Haha yeah it's a neat little trick, hope it helped!
Dang... Just found your channel through this mini tutorial popping up... Now in binge mode on your content. Extremely useful little vid... Thanking ye kindly.
Thanks Neil! Yeah no worries, I hope some of it helps!
@@RussellMidfield It absolutely does.
I have only just starting my (long overdue) 3D journey, and have found all the usual channels, which are great... but... to be honest, yours is by far one of the better ones I have come across.
Really good stuff, the content is very much appreciated.
Thanks man, that means a lot. I know I severely lack as an artist, we all have eyes haha, but I try to make up for it by going slow and pointing things out on the screen. I'm glad to hear that they are helping, however small, it really makes putting these together worth it.
@@RussellMidfieldI don't think you lack as an artist at all, but as creatives I think we all feel like that... I know I do, and I've had a 25 year career doing what I do.
so... I'm not sure where it is you lack so serverly as an artist. But if that is the case, heres hoping I also lack as serverly as you in my 3d work when I get there... :D
Haha thanks Neil, to severely lacking as artists! 😅🍻
Very very useful!! Thanks
Yeah no worries!
Thank u soo much!!!!>
You're welcome ppogi!
Thanks.! I really Don't know about these!
Yeah no worries Arijit! Glad it helped!
Thankyou!
No worries azam! Glad it helped!
amazing
Thanks Jackal! I'm glad if it helps!
That's a lot of work to make a "click open button" skipper. You should do a video about exporting uv layouts to GIMP.
Haha yeah you're right haha! Oh good idea, I'll add that to my to-do list!
Duuude!! Are you serious?!!!! This is sooo cool!!
Haha you bet man! Haha yeah it can give your texture painting a little nudge in the right direction, pretty neat!
You, sir, are a lifesaver.
Haha thanks Gene! I'm glad if it helped!
Thank you. I am very touched by your help for making this video so I was greatly helped
Yeah no worries crusader! Glad it helped you out!
Man thank you
Yeah no worries Aditya!
I wish I could upvote this 100 times.
Haha thanks Dirk! I'm glad it helped!
Thank You!!
Yeah no worries! I'm glad it helped!
This changes everything
Haha yeah it's a good tip!
Brilliant 👏
Thanks Shana!
Saying this is a godsend would be an understatement.
Haha yeah it's a nice little trick to streamline your workflow! Glad it helped!
My dude !!! I was hella lost and found this short !! This was the found of the year 😳😍😍 thank you and keep it up
Haha yeah no worries my man! I'm glad it helped! Now you can paint like a boss!
Wow, tutorial in less than a minute! Thanks a lot for this. Which one do you recommend between Gimp and Krita?
Haha yeah no worries! Quick and to the point! I personally like GIMP, it's been great for me with respect to graphic design, photo editing, gif creation, as well as for painting. I feel like it serves well in each of those areas for me!
Beautiful info, thanks
Thanks Adel! I'm glad it helped!
GODSEND
Haha nice glad it helped honeydew!
Wonderful.
Thanks Jack!
@@RussellMidfield It is my pleasure Russell!
A new hand touches the beacon.
Very true
Yo I was not ready 😭 thnx
Haha 😅 Saddle up! We ride at dawn!
Just add in the auto reload add on for a perfect combination
Oh yeah good idea, that would be a great combo!
Nice
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OMG! HOW DID I NOT KNOW
Haha I know right!
Yooo! thanks :)
Yeah no worries korello!
Verry good.Thank you.
Thanks, glad it helped!
what a awesome tutorial, if only my blender doesnt decided to crash when i try to reload the image... and now the file wont open, yay :D
Thanks avanza! Oh no that sucks, good luck!
This is really helpful! Thank you!
You're welcome anandpg! Glad it helped!
Amazi.... thanks a lot
Yeah no worries Saranga! I'm glad it helped!
I would hav eliked to seen this tutorial 1 day earlier cuz now i'm mid way my textures.
Haha darn well maybe you can try on the next model!
Thank you! This is amazing!
Yeah no worries! I'm glad it helped!
oh wow, this is amazing and is going to help so much!! thank you!
Thanks gaz! I'm glad it helped!
This as a really amazing feature, thanks a lot for sharing and have a great day :D!
Yeah it's pretty neat! No worries, thanks you too!
BRO IS THERE ANYWAY i could talk to you about my animated short film this stuff is no joke man lol
Haha yeah man for sure!
@@RussellMidfield I dm’d you on Instagram and left my discord I’m free anytime
Sweet man, we'll connect soon!
Why does blender not have more painting features? Why did you have to reload the image manually? Shouldn't blender just watch the image files for changes and reload automatically or prompt you.
Oh gosh I'm not sure, probably funnels down to time and money as most things do! Yeah that would be nice, maybe it does that but I'm not sure how to have it happen automatically.
This is so insanely helpful thank you so much
You're welcome Eric! I'm glad it helped!
Been using this method for ages, though not by "connecting" Blender to the image software. Since Blender is so awesome to even read PSD files, I'll just do my texturing work in Photoshop, save the file and refresh in Blender. Basically the same way. Once the texture is finished, I save it as PNG or JPG and switch the texture within Blender from the PSD to this final image.
PSD is really not a good format for space efficient results, so it should never be the final image format. If you compress PSD in ZIP or RAR, heavily depending on the file's content, it can get a LOT smaller. Sometimes 98% smaller.
Yeah got to be efficient with our resources and space, good point, thanks!
Ty
Np!
awesome
Thanks Levente! I'm glad if it helped!
This kind of blew my mind
Haha yeah it's a great little shortcut
omg 😭😭😭 thank you for this!!
Haha thanks again Zur! I'm glad it helped!
damn the way he placed that tattoo accurately tho
Haha yeah with the UV map it's not too hard!
@@RussellMidfield oo but still it would be hard for me to know where to put it it directly in the center of the left pecs just by the uv map alone 😂😂
You can do it!
thank u!@@RussellMidfield
THANK YOU SO MCUH! I've been looking for a way to get this to Krita.
Yeah no worries! I'm glad it helped!