Its advanced masking and procedural texturing tools allow you to make textures that are much harder to achieve in purely 2D programs like Photoshop. The main purpose of Substance Painter is to texture models. It can be likened to a 3D version of Adobe’s Photoshop for digital painting work.

That means if you buy something we get a small commission at no extra cost to you( learn more)Īllegorithmic’s Substance Painter is an incredibly powerful 3D painting tool. It's not required and you can complete this course without them, but they will help you get a good understanding of what physically based shading is all about and why Substance uses it as its main paradigm.Tips 3D Written by Thomas Denham Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. I'd recommend going through our Shader Forge PBR lessons before starting this course. I’ll go over the difference between materials and texture sets, how to edit the UV’s of multiple objects at the same time, exporting objects to substance painter, baking maps in Cycles to be used in Painter, creating a custom export configuration for Blender, how to use exported maps in Cycles, and much more. Instead, I’ll walk you through the workflow of how to best use them alongside Blender. They are both great tools to use alongside Blender, whether you’re making assets for games, animations, or visual effects.Īllegorithmic has a lot of videos showing you how to use their products, so in this course I’m not going to be teaching how to use these programs specifically.

Designer allows you to build complex procedural materials, and Painter allows you to apply those materials to your mesh using brushes, masks, and even particle simulations. Substance Painter and Substance Designer are excellent programs that are specifically made for texturing.

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