How to Animate a Run Cycle with Grease Pencil in Blender

In this episode we take a look at adding a 2D run cycle to a looping 3D scene in Blender 3.1. We'll cover the theory of run cycles, as well as modelling, texturing and rendering the 3D elements. Let's do it! Links mentioned in this video: Download the assets: www.tiptut.xyz Run Cycle Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tSlVyslZYw Seamless Patterns Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Q2Ni_uc0w&t=1s 00:00 Intro 00:15 Episode Overview 00:46 Document Setup 01:32 Run Cycle Setup 03:20 The Passing Position 07:19 The Extremes 11:31 The Core Loop 13:46 The Tweens 22:34 Cleanup Line & Colour 27:34 The Livestream 28:39 Prepping for 3D Elements 30:07 Making the Ground 34:50 Adding the Rocks 36:59 Adding the Grass 41:40 Adding Fireflies 43:06 Animating the Fireflies 47:18 Animating the Grass 48:24 Light, Textures & Rendering 59:16 Compositing & Colour Correction 01:01:49 Members Shoutouts _____________________ MY ANIMATION COURSE: I made an Adobe Animate Course (I'm super proud of it), enroll here: https://www.bloopanimation.com/animate-cc-animation/ref/98/?campaign=MyAnimationCourse Enroll in other great animation software and theory courses: https://www.bloopanimation.com/our-courses/ref/98/?campaign=Courses ____________________ If you found this video useful, consider subscribing or joining this channel to get access to perks such as badges and shout outs in videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYK0C3K9RYJIN0iKo8i8CIw/join ______ Great tech for Graphic Designers: Graphics Tablets: Graphics Tablet with Screen: https://amzn.to/36tWVBp Graphics Tablet with No Screen: https://amzn.to/3crK3Q1 Wacom Tablet That I use: https://amzn.to/3aln5r5 Large Graphics Tablet Premium: https://amzn.to/3j2fmSK Large Graphics Tablet Budget: https://amzn.to/3r0nwOm My Tablet Stand: https://amzn.to/3pKqGov My Monitors: https://amzn.to/36u92yq My microphone: https://amzn.to/3anbBTR My Chair: https://amzn.to/3tce10k Using these links provides me with a small commission with no impact to you at all, and helps keep TipTut running! ______ Thanks for watching! Join this channel to get access to perks such as badges and shout outs in videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYK0C3K9RYJIN0iKo8i8CIw/join Subscribe: TipTut: https://www.youtube.com/c/TipTut Website & Resources: http://www.tiptut.xyz Social Media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tiptutzone Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tiptutzone Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tiptutzone Dribbble: https://www.dribbble.com/tiptutzone