Working with Custom Materials
Building and refining custom texture effects using masks, selections, and layer operations to get precise material placement on 3D models
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Learning Outcomes:
- Create a custom metal material from scratch
- Utilize layer masks for material blending
- Apply geometry masks for precise selections
Level: Advanced
Skills you'll gain:
Substance Painter, Layer Masking, Material Creation, Geometry Masking
Key Insights
- Use fill layers to establish base materials.
- Adjust roughness and metal sliders for material properties.
- Understand layer stack processing from bottom to top.
- Utilize view modes to manage blending channels.
- Employ paint effects for detailed masking.
- Use keyboard shortcuts for efficient brush control.
- Explore geometry masks for mesh-specific selections.
- Adjust projection modes to reduce texture distortion.
- Create and save color swatches for consistency.
- Manage environment alignment for optimal lighting.
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