Here I tried to guide you throughout some works of mine based on hand-painted normals. Lets explore the possibility of this super cool technique.
artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/KedYZr
insta: https://www.instagram.com/omarfaruqtawsif/
twitter: https://twitter.com/FaruqTawsif
gumroad : https://omarfaruqtawsif.gumroad.com/ (shop paused temporarily)
Active shop:
Illustrative Brushpack for Blender: https://omarfaruqtawsif.gumroad.com/l/eqczid
Graphical brushpack for blender: https://flippednormals.com/product/cr-graphical-brushpack-for-blender-texture-painting-blender-4-3-50534?dst=sya8vK8K
Free brushpack: https://omarfaruqtawsif.gumroad.com/l/zcpfq
Sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/omarfaruqtawsif32
If you are new to this concept of handpainting Normal maps check out Nick Lewis and Cody Gindy's tutorials for the basics!
Free awesome 3d model by Nick Scott! https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xJVllr
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Preparing the 3d model
01:56 - Baking Normals
03:30 - Hand painting the normals
04:43 - Pushing the visuals more
05:59 - Possibilities