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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.
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    October 2025
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    November 2025
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    MOD
    December 2025
  • An excellent and insightful course led by a great tutor, who tailored the course to our team's needs and clearly explained everything. We feel much more confident in InDesign now! Thank you.

    JD Malat Gallery
    October 2025
  • Thanks again for the session last week. I've received more glowing feedback about how inspired and engaged the team felt.

    Molson Coors
    December 2025
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    November 2025
  • Just dropping a line to thank you, our trainer and the team for the great Figma course delivered over the past couple of days.

    Marcos A
    December 2025
  • Excellent. The best training I have ever had.

    National Housing Federation
    October 2025
  • It was very interesting and the presenter was really nice! Thank you.

    December 2025
  • The Figma course was great! Tony was very good at explaining and had great patience even when you didn't understand something. I feel much more confident using Figma now

    Fremantle Media Group Ltd
    September 2025
  • The team and I enjoyed our PowerPoint training and we all learned things that I hadn't known before. So it was very useful!

    British Legion
    November 2025
  • Very helpful, informative training. Relaxed atmosphere and felt very comfortable asking questions.

    The White Company
    October 2025
  • Patient and clear instructor. Excellent course syllalbus. I gained a LOT of new knowledge.

    December 2025
  • Lovely trainer!! Thank you so much, we have all learned in a supportive way and you have shown me new shortcuts and tools to make my work life and personal life easier.

    Structural Soils Ltd
    September 2025
  • I really enjoyed my training with Transmedia. Everyone is very accommodating and knowledgeable and our tutor was great at explaining concepts and answering questions.

    Dan I
    October 2025
  • Really helpful day - covered all the areas that I'll need to create and edit simple, effective graphics for our social media channels. Excited now to apply what I've learned. Thank you!

    European Space Agency
    November 2025
  • Just emailing to say thanks from all of us at pointblank for the training. It's very much appreciated. Also thank you for your assistance in arranging everything.

    pointblank Music School
    November 2025
  • Amazing! Looking forward to the follow-up course!

    MOD
    December 2025
  • An excellent and insightful course led by a great tutor, who tailored the course to our team's needs and clearly explained everything. We feel much more confident in InDesign now! Thank you.

    JD Malat Gallery
    October 2025
  • Thanks again for the session last week. I've received more glowing feedback about how inspired and engaged the team felt.

    Molson Coors
    December 2025

This Substance 3D Introduction course includes

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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.

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Great introduction to Photoshop from Transmedia. Addressed our needs and the very knowledgeable instructor managed to break everything down for even a novice like me! Highly recommend.

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November 2025

Course 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
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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.
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