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Check Out This Realistic Walnut Material Made with ZBrush & Substance 3D

Max Kutsenko shared a new professional work.

Emma Collins

Aug 22, 2025

Beautiful Procedural Engraved Tile Material Created in Substance 3D Designer

Hung Vo shows what his trip to a temple led to.

Gloria Levine

Aug 12, 2025

How To Create Stylized Grass Material That Looks Fresh After Rain

Seo Won Lee returned to 80 Level to discuss his stylized grass material, capturing the serene post-rain atmosphere with puddles and reflections, and shared his workflow in Substance 3D Designer.

Seo Won Lee

Jul 29, 2025

Creating Beautiful Fabric with Flowery Pattern in Substance 3D

Robin Rebière shows us how to make a realistic flowery pattern fabric using Substance 3D Designer’s spline system and demonstrates the nodes and tricks to make the material look lightweight.

Robin Rebière

Jul 23, 2025

Crafting Unique Materials For Traditional Bulgarian Village In Substance 3D

Niki Marinov spoke with us about designing an environment using materials from his own Signature Collection for Substance 3D Assets, inspired by a traditional Bulgarian village.

Niki Marinov

Jul 17, 2025

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Ball of Ghosts Material Inspired by Dandadan's Evil Eye

CMZW explores Material Maker.

Gloria Levine

Jul 14, 2025

Creating Painterly-Style Tiles Material with Substance 3D Designer

Rik De Keersmaeker showed us the workflow behind the Handpainted PBR Tiles project, discussing how he combined Photoshop and Substance 3D Designer to hand-paint stylized Normal Maps and test lighting in Unreal Engine 5 to achieve a painterly material.

Rik De Keersmaeker

Jul 09, 2025

Learn to Create Gory, Infected Surface Material in Substance 3D Designer

Vadim Tougeron told us about making the fleshy Infected Surface material in Substance 3D Designer, inspired by Stranger Things, showing the nodes he used for the veins.

Vadim Tougeron

Jul 07, 2025

Crafting Mosaic Inspired by Greek Mythology with Substance 3D Designer

Alessandra Frizzo shared a breakdown of her Atalanta Mosaic project, explaining how she hand-crafted mosaic tiles, designed ornamental patterns, and added motion and fluidity to the background using Substance 3D Designer.

Alessandra Frizzo

Jul 02, 2025

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