I was able to follow this chapter without a single issue from Blender 4.3. That is, after watching Paul's YT video on the key differences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHu6X_N3qjU
I do, however, have one question: you shared some files that weren't .blends, but .asset.blend
Is there a trick to making the brushes that easy to share? For instance, in 4.3 we can install the GP Add-on you recommended, but we can't import the brushes. I did find the original file from installing it on 4.2, but if I append those brushes they are imported as materials, not brush assets. š¤
Oooh .... watch this space, Nathi! Yes, it is very annoying. You cannot pack assets like brushes into a single .blend file. BUT Wayne and I might be cooking up a little script that may automate a few things.
See, Brushes exist in their own asset folder. Currently, my preferred method is to duplicate and modify ONE existing brush. When it is saved, a new folder is generated in your main assets folder, titled "Saved". In there, you will see a folder named "Brushes". And this is where your custom brushes will live.
Now, should you download a brush pack - for example, I have one here: https://cgcookie.com/downloads/paul-s-grease-pencil-3-0-brush-pack - you can unzip all those brushes into that folder, reboot Blender and they will be available in your Brush assets.
There are still bugs, however. When you create a catalogue, a new file is generated in your Assets folder to keep track.
However this can get messy, if you change your mind. Don't worry though! You can delete this file and start over (Nuclear Option) or edit the text file and remove or relabel Catalogs there.
Hmm. This might be a good topic to cover once new versions come out and Assets become a little more managable.
Ha! Interesting! So for now I'd have to recreate the brush settings, add the materials, and pin them like in your lessons. Got it.
That is indeed a little sad. The very little experience I have with brushes is from other apps and I was spoiled with a gigantic selection by Kyle Webster.
So I'm pumped to hear you and Wayne are cooking up a solution!! It's really right up your guys' alley!! Thank you
Sorry Paul... I might be missing something... I should open Blender 4.3, append the brushes from the file, then duplicate any brush to get all of them into the saved folder?
When I append an older file with brushes they all show on the blend file (in the outliner), but nowhere else. If I try to use the asset shelf, nothing there. They do show, however, as materials that I can assign to the Grease Pencil objects. š¤
No Appending comes with its own bugs. Let's imagine you've opened 4.3 for the first time. You have no other brushes. Select an essential brush and duplicate it
Save it, and you should get a "Saved/Brushes" folder generated in your Assets folder.
If you have any custom brushes you've downloaded or created, you can literally drag-and-drop their brushname.asset.blend file into that folder - not in Blender, in your OS. Quite blender if it's open; restart, and those brushes should be available.