The artist hand-painted the entire setup.
Check out this fantastic hand-drawn setup showcased by 3D Animator まえた.
The sketch-style animation, featuring a dynamic superhero character, was created using Blender's Grease Pencil. The creator carefully drew the character and the explosion VFX, showing a stunning example of blurring the line between comic book style and 3D.
Take a look at more of まえた's splendid works crafted with Blender in different styles, from more realistic setups to the ones featuring anime aesthetics:
Also, check out more artwork created using Grease Pencil, such as this cool crocodile by 3D Artist Andrey, also known as Rito_Art, and a short noir film by Animator and Film Director Julien Regnard:
To learn more about using the tool, check out a tip on rigging Grease Pencil animations from 3D Artist Krysidian and experiments on adding a Geometry Node setup on top of a Grease Pencil animation, enabling the conversion of 2D into 3D in real-time, from 3D Artist Daniel Martínez Lara:
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