Scratch to Substance V1: Substance Painter/Designer Pipeline

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Projection Modeling from Photography

Lecture 1: Pipeline and Reference

Lecture 2: Projection Modeling

Lecture 3: Macro of Low Rez Mesh

Lecture 4: Micro of Low Rez Mesh

Chapter 2: Model Prep for Substance

Lecture 1: Proper UV Layout

Lecture 2: Human Scaling for VR

Lecture 3: Building High Poly Mesh

Lecture 4: Baking Mask ID Maps

Lecture 5: Export to Substance/Normal Bake

Lecture 6: Normal Map Diagnostics

Chapter 3: Setup in Substance Painter

Lecture 1: Creating Occlusion

Lecture 2: Baking Additional Masking Maps

Lecture 3: Painting Scene Setup

Lecture 4: Fill Layers, Layers, and Brushes

Lecture 5: Materials and Smart Materials

Lecture 6: Generators and Effects

Chapter 4: Substance Designer

Lecture 1: Substance Designer Nodes

Lecture 2: Creating a Template in Designer

Lecture 3: Depth Build: Yellow Padding Material

Lecture 4: Albedo Roughness: Yellow Padding Material

Lecture 5: Pillar and Platform Floor Material

Lecture 6: Multi_Modular FBX Export

Lecture 7: Base Material Layout: Platform

Lecture 8: Base Material Layout: PIllar

Lecture 9: Stencils, Decals, and Material Stamps

Lecture 10: Creating the Pillar Signs

Chapter 5: Macro Material Layout in Painter

Lecture 1: Finishing Small Pieces

Lecture 2: Advanced Projection Decals

Lecture 3: Phone Booth Setup

Chapter 6: Micro Material Layout in Painter

Lecture 1: Adding Ground Strips

Lecture 2: Ground Cracks and Crevices

Lecture 3: Final Platform Decay Details

Lecture 4: Pillar Dirts and Dents

Lecture 5: Pillar Crud and Cracks

Lecture 6: Weathering and Puddles

Lecture 7: Exporting Texture Maps

Chapter 7: Unreal VR Level Setup with Assets

Lecture 1: Unreal Level Setup in VR

Lecture 2: Material Check in VR

Chapter 8: Rendering in Arnold

Lecture 1: Rendering in Arnold

Chapter 9: Bonus Lesson

Lecture 1: Bonus Lesson and Wrapup