Adding surface detail - Substance Designer Tutorial

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • Create photorealistic arch viz materials with Substance Designer

    53s
  • What you need to know

    50s
• 1. Creating Acoustic Ceiling Tile (ACT-1) 1. Creating Acoustic Ceiling Tile (ACT-1)

  • Establishing the tile height

    7m 2s
  • Adding surface detail

    5m 49s
  • Creating the normal map

    4m 33s
  • Adjusting roughness and metalness

    6m 35s
  • Adding ambient occlusion

    5m 23s
  • Using a height map to add to the normal

    3m 34s
  • Challenge: How to test down-facing materials

    49s
  • Solution: Changing the sample geometry

    4m 13s
• 2. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-2) 2. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-2)

  • Starting the herringbone

    6m 13s
  • Creating horizontal rows

    5m 19s
  • Creating vertical rows

    5m 51s
  • Blending the herringbone rows

    9m 3s
  • Randomizing surface slope

    3m 54s
  • Adjusting roughness

    3m 22s
  • Adding color to the albedo

    4m 23s
  • Using noise to modulate metalness

    3m 59s
  • Exposing hues in the herringbone

    2m 57s
• 3. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-1) 3. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-1)

  • Creating a color base

    5m 30s
  • Arranging the herringbone pattern

    5m 31s
  • Creating a base material

    4m 35s
  • Adjusting roughness

    6m 37s
  • Using noise to modulate metalness

    4m 45s
  • Normal map and final adjustments

    5m 17s
• 4. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-3) 4. Creating Vinyl Flooring (LVT-3)

  • Matching the manufacturer's colors

    4m 32s
  • Creating a color base sheet

    6m 24s
  • Adding edge darkness

    5m 46s
  • Adjusting the size of a fine pattern

    6m 38s
  • Using noise to modulate metalness

    4m 37s
• 5. Creating Carpet Tile (CPT-1) 5. Creating Carpet Tile (CPT-1)

  • Creating the micro-pattern in grayscale

    7m 55s
  • Creating the macro-pattern in grayscale

    5m 49s
  • Adding color to the macro-pattern

    5m 28s
  • Blending the pattern colors

    6m 32s
  • Creating the normal map

    5m 39s
  • Fine-tuning metalness and roughness

    4m 48s
• 6. Drawing Crazy Pattern Materials (TX-1) 6. Drawing Crazy Pattern Materials (TX-1)

  • Tracing an image in Adobe Illustrator

    8m 5s
  • Creating a normal map

    6m 13s
  • Generating a roughness map

    3m 25s
  • Crafting subtle metallic properties

    3m 58s
  • Creating the albedo

    4m 53s
  • Setting up a function to swap colors

    7m 38s
• 7. Creating a Cast Concrete Surface 7. Creating a Cast Concrete Surface

  • Establishing a form tie pattern

    8m 9s
  • Creating the form panels

    4m 41s
  • Combining the normal map

    7m 12s
  • Subtracting small surface bubbles

    7m 15s
  • Adjusting the roughness

    7m 42s
  • Calibrating the occlusion and metalness

    6m 22s
  • Creating the varied albedo

    5m 48s