When you install the add on (VDM brush baker) there is a "create sculpting plane" and a "render and create VDM brush" button. Maybe at the time of this video that wasn't there, saves a lot of time but its still good to know how to do these steps manually. Edit: Just seen your new video on it, so never mind :)

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻Yeah included in the new video. But it's great that you'd take the time to post and let the community and me know. And even better that you'd come back to edit your comment so thanks so much for taking the time 👌 I should add a link to that video in the description to be fair.

@herculeholmes504

3 ай бұрын

Oh FF.. I just read this comment after posting about exactly the same thing. I don't know if it has all the functions of doing it the manual way, but it's good enough for a newbie like me. Wow. That is an amazing tool.

Another awesome video! I am really stoked for Blender's new VDM feature! Opens up interesting possibilities! Thanks for sharing!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

No problem and me too!

Great video as always. And a fantastic new feature for those who aren't that great at sculpting (like myself)

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and totally agree

This is amazing!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

It's so fantastic as a tool. With so many uses.

Thanks for the tutorial. I really learned alot this is going to be very useful to me. keep up the good work.

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻 Cheers man.

A little late but thank you so so much this feature in blender 3.5. it's a blessing hopefully soon, a zbrush vdm to blender converter will come out.

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

That would be super cool!

Awesome, thanks!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

No problem 😁👌

Thanks for the to-the-point video. You Rule!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻

Oh wow that is a cool tool!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

When people have banks of these to download like there are with Alpha textures I think this is going to be massive.

Holy flock that is complicated!

@ArtisansofVaul

3 ай бұрын

I don't think its the worst but it definitely isnt the simplest

@herculeholmes504

3 ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul I've been playing around with a few of the free brushes available with BlenderKit, so of course now I'm interested in making my own brushes. I tend to get lost around step 3 of any tutorial so this one is going to be a challenge. OH. Wait a minute! I'm using Blender 4 and there's "VDM Brush Baker" in the Tools list in the right-hand side-bar. I just tried it out. I clicked on "create sculpting plane", made a little squiggly-doodle, and then I clicked "Render and Create VDM"... It looks like it works! Is this a new tool that makes brushes automatically?

Great!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

if you say added or joined a cyl to the plane object at a skewed angle and tried to capture that would it work even if it wasnt sculpted into it as one object as you did?

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Having tried previously it doesn't seem to work ask it will affect the plane or there doesn't seem to be a way to make it only affect the multires modifier and it then won't work. I'd love it if there was a way to make it work as it would make life a LOT easier.

I have a new problem. If a use remesh the bakeing map breaks changes color and desent bake the map Am being working for days to sculpt something and discord servers are un active. So pls do you know something way bakeing breaks after a remesh

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

If you mean before you bake it you can't remesh. It functions off using the existing plane so you can't add geometry to it, that's why you have to use the modifier to add detail instead.

Do the VDMs only work when adding to the mesh and not subtracting? Like for instance I tried to make an ear brush earlier and any part that went below the original plane didn't appear in the final brush result, so I was only able to make the main mass of the ear and not the hole part that goes into the head

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

That's very curious. I can't say I had tried something that went below the original plane but I just did and it transferred to the brush fine. But I was using a slightly different method for making the VDM I had mentioned to me. I will do a video on that and put it up in case that solves the issue for you.

Can't you use dynamic topology for this type of brush instead of doing all this subdivides?

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Not to make the original sculpt. It's one of the main disadvantages of it (also you can't start with a mesh when sculpting the original, it has to he a plain). If they could do something to change that it would be AMAZING and better than Zbrush I believe.

How to create a VDM (Vector Displacement Map) brush from an image? Is there software to create custom VDM brushes?

@ArtisansofVaul

7 ай бұрын

You'd just apply the image to the plain using displacement and then save that I think. But why not just use an alpha texture? It's designed for things like that as the image won't have overhangs.

Hello Good day I have a mesh that is 490k Vert, 981k Tri.But whenever ı try to use VDM brushes to add detail(Especially stuff like Horns/Teeth That Protrude etc the brush looks very blocky and low res despite fact the area ım using it on is quite dense.What might be the problem?

@ArtisansofVaul

2 ай бұрын

I've replied on your other comment 😉

@HuraRas

2 ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul Oh my bad sorry about that.

This is the new way to do Space Marine shoulderpad symbols quickly isn't it...

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Getting everything perfectly centred could be tricky but it could be. The issue is you'd have to sculpt the symbol, you can't create it from objects.

Usefull for fastmouth eyes ears and nose to get an easy sculpte to work from. special for experimental sulpting where you don't have time for the face.

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! The example file you can download from blender had some great examples of all of these.

@longlivethesecondplaceice2736

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul am being makeing alot of vdm now but going down 👇 desent seem to work is there a workaround. I want to have cracks and flash wounds

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

@@longlivethesecondplaceice2736 Hmm.... I didnt seem to experience an issue when I did this for the bullet holes... I wonder if I can reproduce the issue to see. Sorry but Im not sure I know a solution as I havent had that issue yet.

@longlivethesecondplaceice2736

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhh I forgot to save the image as OpenEXR my bad. The blender demo file to make these vdm has all the settings ready in default exapt for size 16 to 32. For anyone who runs into the same problem. Don't forget to save your image's as openExpr.

Good morning, how to save the models with the modifications in the 3D mesh? I tried here it appears in the sculpture and when I go to object mode it comes back without modification. Do you have any solution? Thanks.

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to understand what you're asking. I think for what you're saying you need to apply the multiresolution modifier. But if you go that the VDM won't work. It's because the the sculpture is not actually affecting the object until you apply it, it's like a boolean that hasn't been applied yet, if you go to object mode you won't see the boolean.

@RicardodeSena

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul How do I apply the modifier in sculpting mode? I try and nothing happens only in object mode.

@RicardodeSena

Жыл бұрын

Applying modifiers failed for neutral_head. What do I do to fix the error? Thanks.

@RicardodeSena

Жыл бұрын

Mode sculpt.

@RicardodeSena

Жыл бұрын

Got it now. My fault, I didn't apply it in the modifier, but in a plugin that does the total application. Oh failed. Big hug and continue the videos.

👍🙂

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻

technology familiar to me, but I first learned about it about 10 years ago when I studied mudbox ) you can see how long and slowly this "progress" is moving forward )

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

I mean with all the other tools that Blender has put in place (including things like Geometry Nodes) I wouldn't call it that slow. But then that's just my opinion.

Great!

@ArtisansofVaul

Жыл бұрын

Cheers 😁