Substance Painter 2016 Essential Training

Texture and render assets for 3D games with Substance Painter. Learn the essentials of Substance Painter 2019, the industry-standard texture painting tool.

Introduction

• Introduction
• Exercise files

1. Model Preparation

• Best practices for UVs and texel density
• Material assignment
• Using vertex color to prepare ID map

2. The Substance Painter Interface

• Creating a project
• Navigating the 3D/2D views
• General UI overview
• Understanding display settings
• Setting up a shader
• Working with texture set settings

3. Working with the Shelf

• Importing resources
• Saving filters and creating a sub-shelf

4. Baking Maps

• Using the integrated bakers

5. Applying Materials

• Working with fill layers
• Painting layer masks
• Applying materials using Color Selection
• Applying additional materials
• Creating new materials using fill layers
• Duplicating layers

6. Modifying Channels

• Using procedurals to modulate roughness
• Creating a complex mask and Smart Material

7. Using the Transform Tools, Projection Modes, and Anchors

• Using planar projection to place a logo
• Working with layer blend modes
• Adding a bitmap texture to a layer
• Creating a logo with height and anchors

8. Using the Painting Tools

• Understanding brush properties
• Creating a custom brush tool
• Using symmetry to paint
• Using stencils
• Using a text alpha
• Using the Clone tool

9. Working with Layer Effects

• Applying filters
• Using Generators to create wear
• Adding an overall dust layer with Position maps

10. Rendering and Exporting Textures

• Rendering using Iray
• Working with export configurations
• Using Substance Painter maps in Adobe Dimension

Conclusion

• Next steps