I modeled the main shapes and added a bit of secondary details on the rocks. This is an example of a basic rock wall we’re going to discuss in-depth. With few nodes, you can have a solid base for your next steps and a decent network to work with.

Nonetheless, it’s a common error to start with several nodes and think about secondary details before everything else. When you approach Designer, rocks are the first thing you’ll probably learn. An example of material I created in Substance Designer.

This article assumes that you’ve already opened Designer a few times and know the basic interface (and have some familiarity with generating the output from the nodes)-we will discuss nodes later on. (We won’t be talking about texture maps like albedo, roughness, and so on, as it’s not the purpose of this article.) We’ll cover a bit of the secondary details without getting into too much detail. In this article, I’ll cover how to model the primary shapes and teach you how important it is to choose the right nodes for a solid base. Or, for instance, when creating a basic rock, you’d start from the largest forms and incrementally add small details until you’re satisfied with the result. Work from the largest details first, then “zoom into” the smallest. When creating materials, you have to think in the same way.

From there, you add secondary and tertiary details.

You start from primary shapes and big masses.Nodes are elements that provide different functionalities essential for a non-destructive workflow (making changes without overwriting what you’ve already done).įurthermore, creating materials in Designer is just like sculpting a human body in Zbrush.

Nowadays, Substance Designer is one of the best 3D material authoring tools that you can find on the market.įor those of you who are opening Designer for the first time, the interface might look a bit intimidating, unintuitive, or overcomplicated because of its nature based on nodes. Learn how to build robust and modular Substance Designer Networks with ease.

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