Learning Substance Painter From Beginner to Advance (Udemy.com)
Learn to Texture in 3D with Supplied Practice Models
Created by: Sean Fowler
Last updated July 2022
What you will learn
- - Learn to navigate the user interface of Substance Painter 2021 with ease
- - Importing 3D Models
- - Walkthrough in how to bake maps with provided high rez meshes onto low rez models, for procedural texturing processes
- - Add, Subtract and manipulate color, roughness, metallic and emissive channels through masks and generators to output amazing detail in a small amount of time
- - By the end of this course you have a solid foundation to the fundamentals in Character Texturing work flow and pipeline, through Substance Painter
- - Go over the basics of opacity for learning glass, and hair cards.
- - To texture 3D models quickly and efficiently!
How it compares
Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 56% of them
- Reviews349#216 of 546 by number of reviews
- Length8.8 hourslonger than 61% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2022earlier than 52% of them
Course Description
Hello and Welcome to: Learning Substance Painter 2021
In this course you will gain a fundamental understanding in texturing 3D characters for all levels, and to do this we will be utilizing the popular texturing software Substance Painter 2021.
To that end, we will be suppling you a starter model for beginners, and as you progress later a full Cyberpunk Character model, yours to learn and practice texturing with.
For the first timer users we do have a optional beginner level section for all to participate to go over all the basic of substance painter along with a beginner level model for you to work with to learn the software.
We'll Go over:
Basics of Substance Painter and its UI
Texturing 3D objects and Characters
Learn to create your own fun custom fabric material to be reused as you see fit
Going over the basics of Fill Layer Texturing vs Paint Layers
Understanding Smart Materials vs Materials through your workflow of texturing.
Comprehending the importance of Masks Vs Geometry Masks
Learn Emissive Effects
Understanding Opacity for both glass and hair.
Going over a easy yet effective skin templates from scratch
Expediting our workflow by re using our created materials across different UV maps
Demonstration in how we prepare our model with UVing for context and understanding the 3D texturing workflow
In addition to this we demonstrate how we prepare our models by demonstrating how we UV and export out for Substance Painter using Maya so context of the production workflow in 3D texturing can be better understood. As well as demonstrations of our techniques in creating our hair textures in zbrush.
This course is a continuing series of courses dedicated assisting those with an interested in learning and practicing new texturing techniques through this powerful texturing software.
By the end of this course I am confidant you will have a strong foundation of understanding in 3D texturing and Substance Painter.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
349 Reviews
Sean Fowler
Hi there my Name is Sean Fowler and I have been a 3D Freelance artist for over 10 years. I graduated from Full Sail University with a Bachelors of Science in Game Art, which pretty much means I am specialized to work in games, be it prop modeling and textures, character modeling and, straight up to animation cycles in maya. You could say I do enjoy a lot of the disciplines in the game production workflow. I am very passionate about what I do, and I’m very committed in learning new things everyday. I wanted to find a way to give back a little so I felt this would be an excellent place to start.
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Reviews
By Anna Otten on 3/11/2025
I got Substance Painter two weeks ago, and after playing around with it for a while and watching some YouTube videos, I knew I wanted to get some more in-depth knowledge. This course gave me exactly what I needed. The way it's set up is excellent, because the character model you work with teaches you how texture different kinds of surfaces. At the end, you will know how to work with cloth, metal, skin, hair, emissive surfaces, and transparencies. You also learn how to paint eyes, make-up, and basic tattoos. The instructor explains very well how things work, and why they work that way. This gives you the tools to use your own creativity and imagination. The only downside was that the sound was a bit low. Other than that I had a lot of fun.
By Victor Dias on 9/19/2024
Incredible course. I really liked how he divided it into two sections, an introductory one for those who had never opened the program and another more complex one that was still very didactic. I'm Brazilian and I was able to understand him very well because he speaks very clearly. 10/10
By Davide Pirola on 6/24/2024
So far so good, I'm just at the beginning so, it's a bit early for Udemy to ask about reviews so early into the class, but the teacher is knowledgeable, and the explanation is clear and targeted for what I need. Updated to halfway through I feel I've learned a lot and the bases are covered clearly and in an easy-to-understand way.
By Sreejeeth on 8/7/2023
Absolutely loved this course! I loved that I was able to learn exactly what was taught and was also encouraged to experiment with materials, colours and styles. There were a few glitches in the audio here and there, but without that being considered, this would probably be one of the best courses for Substance Painter on the Internet.
By Jonas Pauli on 6/16/2023
Thank you so much for this course! I already knew some basics of Substance Painter, but I was looking to deepen my understanding of the program and enhance my texturing work. Really good explanations and work process, excellently broken down into easy to follow steps and some good humor inbetween. The only thing I had hoped to see in the course would've been a worfklow to increase realism, like signs of usage on the clothing, dirt, scratches; microdetails in general. But nonetheless a very help- and insightful course, I shall check out more of your material :) Best regards, Kristiana
By Olga Irishkova on 4/12/2023
Dear author of the course! I think, that being so fascinated with the sound of your own voice you probably forgot that among your students the English is the mother tongue not for everyone!!!! And the the specific phrasal verbs like the 'crink up' in the section describing pre-render setup in zbrush, may confuse your listeners! Could you please rewrite this part and explain the process in internationally accepted words and more clearly!!!!
By Samer Bhamdouni on 1/21/2023
I'm very glad to have chosen this course. The instructor takes his time to explain how to perform a task and why performing it a certain way. I'm confident in saying that I can now use Substance Painter for my projects after going through this course.
By Oscar Dario Valencia Bedoya on 11/11/2022
Fue una muy buena elección adquirir este curso, yo creía que no se hablaría de Shader como Vidrio y si fue así y estoy contento por eso, hasta donde voy he podido despejar muchas dudas sin haberlo terminado el curso por completo, creo que al finalizar terminare con un muy buen nivel de conocimiento sobre la herramienta, las explicaciones del profesor son fáciles de seguir y para nada aburridas, recomiendo mucho el curso, Aunque tenia una duda sobre la versión del software que usa el profesor a comparación de las mas recientes, y hasta este momento no ha sido una limitante, siéntase tranquilo de adquirir un muy buen curso.
By Davor Jolić on 2/12/2022
What i really loved about this course is just how real it is. There is no fast forwards, no cutting out the mistakes, the instructor just corrects it on the fly. There is trial and error present and through out the whole video you can feel the expertise of the instructor. Thank you for your good work, i gain enough knowledge to confidently use Substance Painter.
By Suzanne Matheson on 12/14/2021
The Cyberpunk Girl model offers abundant opportunities to learn what Substance Painter has to offer in 3D texturing. Instruction is very clear and easy to follow. I found the instructor's voice quiet, with some static in the sound quality. Mostly, this isn't a huge issue. I love the encouragement to go beyond with our own creativity!
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