Working with Custom Materials
Building and refining custom texture effects using masks, selections, and layer operations to get precise material placement on 3D models
Learning Outcomes:
- Create a custom metal material from scratch
- Utilize layer masks for advanced texturing
- Apply geometry masks for precise selections
Level: Advanced
Skills you'll gain:
Substance Painter, Texturing, Layer Masking, Material Creation
Key Insights
- Use fill layers to define material properties.
- Adjust roughness for reflective surfaces.
- Understand layer stack processing order.
- Utilize view modes to manage blending channels.
- Employ paint effects for detailed masking.
- Leverage keyboard shortcuts for efficient workflow.
- Experiment with projection modes to reduce distortion.
- Create and manage color swatches for consistency.
- Use geometry masks for mesh-specific texturing.
- Adjust environment alignment for optimal lighting.
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