Substance Designer: Creating Nonphotorealistic (NPR) Materials

43mIntermediate2020-02-03

Authors

Joel Bradley

3D Artist, Trainer on 3ds Max and Maya

Course details

See how to create a stylized, non-photoreal version—such as a cartoon outline—of an existing, realistic-looking material using Substance Designer, part of the Substance suite from Adobe. Instructor Joel Bradley walks through the material creation process from start to finish, beginning with choosing nodes that can achieve the level of control needed. He moves on to cover the details of stylizing the image, including outlining, shading, beveling, patterning, and more, all with an eye to maximizing usability.

Topics include:
- Stylized textures in visualization
- Looking at realistic material
- Creating a shading mask
- Making a shading lines
- Alternative shape stroke mask
- Stylizing a diffuse
- Adding an outline
- Adding sketch lines
- Creating damage outline
- Blending and masking
- Adding a pattern selector
- Creating a clean version

Skills covered

Substance DesignerPrevizAllegorithmicVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Stylized textures in visualization
02 - What you should know

1. Overview of the Material

03 - Looking at your base material
04 - Planning how to stylize

2. Creating the Shading

05 - Creating the shading lines, part 1
06 - Creating the shading lines, part 2
07 - Alternative shape stroke mask

3. Adding the Outline

08 - Creating the groove line
09 - Building the outline mask, part 1
10 - Building the outline mask, part 2
11 - Adding the sketch lines
12 - Using Height-To-Normal

4. Optional Extra Effects

13 - Creating the damage outline, part 1
14 - Creating the damage outline, part 2
15 - Adding a pattern selector
16 - Creating a clean version
17 - Adding adjustable diffuse control

Conclusion

18 - Next steps