Frozen Sea Waves Recreated as a Substance 3D Designer Material

3D Artist Juan Carlos Nuño impressed the audience with this fascinating material depicting freezing waves of the Baltic Sea, based on a video from Photographer Jan Erik Waider.

The artist shared that visualizing the way ice reacts to water was a fun and creative challenge to complete. The 3D setup was made entirely within Substance 3D Designer, without SSS or Emissive, only using a base color.

Take a closer look and check out the animated version and the workflow clips here:

On his ArtStation, the artist showcased many fantastic works, including artwork for game projects:

If you want to learn more about Juan Carlos Nuño's workflow, check out our interview with the artist, in which he shared a comprehensive tutorial on creating the Stylized Brush Stroke Copper Material using the Atlas Splitter node in Substance 3D Designer:

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