Master lighting, painting and materials texturing with Substance 3D. Learn from experts to create compelling visuals and boost your professional design skills.
2 day course 10am - 5pm Live Online or Classroom-based
What you will learn
- Exploring the Substance 3D interface and texturing tools, enabling you to create high-quality textures for your 3D models.
- How to use Substance Painter, Designer and Alchemist, empowering you to create a wide range of materials and effects.
- Understanding procedural texturing techniques, helping you generate realistic and customisable materials.
- How to integrate with other 3D modelling and rendering software, enabling you to streamline your workflow.
- Exploring advanced texturing techniques, helping you optimise your materials for different rendering engines.
- How to use Substance 3D assets and community resources, empowering you to enhance your projects with professional-quality content.
- Understanding best practices for file management, collaboration and version control, helping you work efficiently and deliver high-quality results.
This Substance 3D Introduction course includes
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Authorised Certificate
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Lifetime support after your course
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Course materials
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Live Instructor-led training
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Refreshments all day
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Latest Mac or PC ready to go
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Authorised Trainers
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Hands-on exercises
Book this course
We offer Substance 3D Introduction as a private course.
You can select a date which suits you or your team.
The course content can be fully customised to your exact learning requirements.
Request datesCourse Outline for Substance 3D Introduction
Introduction to Substance 3D
- Use Substance 3D Stager to compose and render state-of-the-art 3D scenes in a virtual studio
- Use Substance 3D Painter to texture 3D models in real time
- Use Substance 3D Sampler to create 3D materials and lights from real-life images
- Use Substance 3D Designer to create materials, patterns, image filters, environment lights and 3D models with infinite variation
Introduction to Shapes
- Introduction to Shape creation
- Working with tile generators
- Making complex shapes
- Combining shapes
- Colouring and rendering
Intro to Substance 3D Stager
- Navigating the Workspace
- UI Overview
- Interacting with your 3D model
- Importing 3D models to Stager
- Layout tools
- Collision
Materials
- Introduction to Materials
- Editing Material properties
- Applying materials to objects
- Reusing Materials in a scene
- Import objects with materials
- Add images as material layers
- Decals
Lighting
- Image-Based lighting
- Traditional 3D lighting
- Environment lights and light textures
- Physical lights
- Creating lights from starter assets
- Emissive materials
- Cameras
Finishing
- Realtime and Raytraced rendering
- The AI-Powered Match Image feature
- The Final Render
- Augmented Reality and exporting your model to the Web
Introduction to Substance 3D Painter
- UI overview
- Importing models and basic navigation
- Texture Map overview
- The Layer Stack
- Basic masking
- Assigning materials
- Prepping your model for import
- Exporting Texture Maps and SBSARs
- Baking Mesh Maps
- Generators
- Levels
- Filters
- Anchor Points
- Smart Materials
- Smart Masks
- Filters
- Brushes
- Textures, Alphas and Normals
- Environments and display settings
- Painting Tools, Projections and Cloning
- Updating your model
- Quick Masking
- The Resource updater
FAQs about the Substance 3D Introduction course
Is this Substance 3D Introduction course suitable for me?
This course is designed for people who are new to Substance 3D or have been using Substance 3D for a while but have never had formal training or who would like to learn best practice in Substance 3D. If you are have any questions about whether the course could meet your needs, please speak to our customer service team, who will be delighted to advise you.
How is the content taught throughout the Substance 3D Introduction course?
Our Substance 3D Introduction course is extremely interactive. You will be using Substance 3D throughout the day, working through examples and live projects under the guidance of our trainer, who will be supporting you through each step.
What is the recommended number of people for the class when I attend the Substance 3D Introduction course?
For private classes in Substance 3D Introduction, we recommend a maximum of 8 to 10 people from the same company in the class. Please ask our customer service team to help you find the right balance of people per class and the number of days training you need.
Should I attend the Substance 3D Introduction course in person or live online?
For in-person courses at our London training centre, you will receive a warm personal welcome, your choice of the latest Mac or PC and morning and afternoon refreshments. If you prefer to attend remotely, rest assured that you will be taught live by the same experts that deliver our in-person courses, covering the same training content, using the same exercises and materials. A second monitor is recommended but not essential.
What support is available after I attend the Substance 3D Introduction course?
We offer ongoing support to our Substance 3D Introduction course attendees through email and by arrangement, phone calls. You are welcome to ask any questions on topics covered during training. Our trainer will always do their best to explain principles and help you with any issues you encounter.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of my Substance 3D Introduction course?
Yes, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Transmedia, demonstrating your knowledge and attendance on our Substance 3D Introduction course. Our certificates note our Authorised Training Centre status.
Substance 3D Introduction — Team and Bespoke Training
Booking a private training session allows you to focus on your exact needs on dates that work best for you or your team.
- Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
- We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
- Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
- We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.
Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £595 + VAT, depending on the course and number of people.
Costs include all preparation time to customise the course to your exact requirements.
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