Substance Painter 2018 Essential Training

Learn how to use Substance Painter 2018 to texture and render assets for 3D games.

Introduction

• Learning Substance Painter
• What to know
• Exercise files

1. Creating a Project

• Creating a project and importing the mesh
• Navigating the views
• Understanding texture sets and settings
• Understanding display settings
• Setting up a shader
• Importing content

2. Baking Textures

• Baking the maps for the project
• Using Match By Mesh Name
• Fixing overlapping UVs
• Fixing ambient occlusion (AO) using Clone Brush

3. Creating a Metal Material

• Creating the base material
• Adding scratches to the roughness
• Creating edge wear
• Creating and applying a Smart Material

4. Texturing the Body

• Creating the base and rust material
• Masking the rust with effects and generators
• Instancing the material
• Refining the rust on the bucket
• Finishing the bucket
• Texturing the back
• Adding a second painted material
• Continuing to apply materials
• Mirroring details
• Painting bolts
• Improving the metal

5. Texturing the Tires and Cabin

• Creating the rubber
• Texturing the rims
• Texturing the cabin inside
• Texturing the windshield

6. Applying Decal Textures and Overall Dirt

• Texturing the lights
• Using the UV projection manipulator
• Creating the dirt material

7. Exporting and Using Textures

• Using export configurations
• Rendering in Iray

Conclusion

• Next steps