This video published by the Blender Developers gave me the shot of bravery to try the Grease Pencil for myself. It is pretty neat…. actually it is amazing. I made my own materials and used them with the marker tool. The workflow matches well with your knowledge of material creation from Cycles or BI. You can also use layers to keep your GP objects organized. I will definitely be experimenting some more. Learn Grease Pencil 2D Animation
