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What is Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

Substance Painter gives you all the tools you need to texture your 3D assets.

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Substance Painter gives you all the tools you need to texture your 3D assets.


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4.5 out of 5
"A Powerful Tool for Texturing"
The real-time rendering and the extensive library of materials and smart masks make the texturing process incredibly efficient and creative.The abi...
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"Best ever software for texturing and baking."
baking and texturing also for somw beginners it is really good for rendering and creating there portfolios ,for me as a 3d artist it is the second ...
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"This is one of the best software out there for texturing.It is easy to learn and worth a try."
the biggest advantage of substance painter is that it is very easy to learn, I got the hang of it in a day only but there are many things you will ...
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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

one of the best things i like is the seamless integration it has with blender, the normal maps are easy to edit, and the real time ray traced views work very well, although you need a good graphics card to appreciate all the potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

sometimes small errors are generated in the triangular plots, I understand that this has always been a modeling problem, but one hopes to be able to solve it with the uv map Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

The use becomes a bit complicated at the beginning, especially if you work with a mouse, it is always recommended to use a graphic tablet for it, although configuring it can take some time to optimize the pressure correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have done basic coloring for my 2d images and I have also painted advanced textures for my 3d models, although I do not have much experience in the field, and I use only basic brushes and with the use of a mouse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

With the new functions added in the last version, the tool is easy to handle, the realism that you can achieve in 3D models is impressive, and more than that, the software can generate the UV maps of the 3D models without the need to do them in third party programs and the ease of communication between the different software that are called plugins Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

The truth is that there is very little to talk about the bad of this digital painting tool since it is practically a professional software but the only thing that I did not like was the replacement of the icons of the suite of these programs managed by ADOBE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Speaking of the benefits, there are many, the main one in my opinion is the ease with which the program is handled and as for the problems that I have been solving, it could be said that there is variety since a lot can be achieved with this program from the texturing of models. organic and non-organic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

It is so much easier painting in 3d rather than doing paint over 2d and going back and forth in different programs to check the texture. It has become so easier working like this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I feel environment light that rotates horizontally could be better. I wish I could rotate it anywhere like unreal engine upside down or vertically. And then there is lack in number of fonts for texturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

Those who are still texturing in photoshop and other hand painting softwares must learn to use this software as it can really save you many hours or even days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Substance painter has cut down mandays. It made the process so much faster and easier. Texturing in 3d is really easy and fast. And there is no need to go back and forth in different softwares to see the result. That is really a plus point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

There's a lot to appreciate when it comes to Substance Painter. It's easy to load your pre-existing high-res or low-res meshes, maps, and custom materials into the app and get right into developing high-quality textured assets. The tools are simple enough to engage with, and there's quite a bit of nuance to each one. You can also download assets from both Adobe and the strong community of users that upload their custom generators, materials, brushes, alphas, and so on. Substance Painter can perform well even on a mid-range machine, so you won't need to worry about having the absolute best hardware to do the job. Still, you will find that texture resolution will be clamped to a level based on your graphics card's abilities, likely for stability purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I've had some stability issues since moving to the Adobe version, but I'm hoping that's just a transitional thing that will sort itself out over time. Crashing while exporting isn't entirely new to Substance when you're working at high resolution but it does seem to happen more frequently since the changeover was made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Smart Materials are by far the best feature of Substance Painter. Using procedural materials to get an asset started quickly is excellent and reduces the time it takes to get from an empty canvas to a finished and exported piece. The pre-loaded masks, materials, alphas, and so on allow you to jump in and get texturing without needing to search the internet for assets as one did in the early days of 3D texturing. The community support is strong, and the HUGE selection of community-created assets makes it easy to find something close to your vision without needing to create it entirely from scratch yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

The learning curve seemed to be relatively short on Substance Painter. I was able to watch some videos (even the outdated ones) and still learn how to use a function. If something seemed hard to find based on outdated tutorials, a quick search seemed to do the trick in seeing what I wanted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

With the software having so many options and functions, it does make it difficult trying to navigate around and find the right tool or a setting from time to time if you don't use it daily. If I took a break for a couple of weeks or more, I would spend a good fifteen minutes trying to remember how I did something. Another feature I dislike isn't strictly linked to Substance Painter but more the practice of subscription licenses instead of being able to buy a license once and have it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

If you want to try and find a 3D texturing application and do not want to spend too much, this is an excellent choice. If you purchase through Steam, you can get a single license and bypass the subscription option. The price is reasonable with what you get for a single license, and if you ever want to upgrade, you can buy the latest version. There are even options for discounts if timed right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was trying to find an excellent 3D texturing application that didn't break my bank account. There are quite a few out there, but I liked Substance Painter knowing it was backed by Adobe as well as finding a cheap solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

So much user friendly, very much optimized, we can quickly see our textured objects with great HDRI lighting in so much less time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

There's isn't anything much to dislike about the software. But it's hard to get good tutorials on them, like sidefx have a great library of tutorial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

It's an amazing software if you are new to texturing community. I'll definitely recommend you to learn and use it as it is widely use in vfx industry as a production software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Texturing made easy, interactive texturing, seamless textures, multilayer textures, presets and more. It's easy to see bumps and displacement when comparing the texturing of maya. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

The ambient occlusion generator saves me so much time, I used to have to bake it myself in blender ,

All of the layering options is really convenient too, adding edge wear easily makes productivity alot better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I don't really like the lack of option for adding normal map detail, of I project a logo onto something and try to layer it onto normals I can't control the strength of it. This would be a cool addition and save me doing it post in Photoshop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Take the time to learn it if you haven't, it's amazing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Speed and productivity is dramatically increased, and I can make my models look alot more realistic with so much less effort and hours spent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I love this new version, and it really is way above its competition. It has many points in its favor, nothing compares to Substance Painter, and this is because it is a much more complete and easy-to-use program, especially with its new user interface. Highly recommended if you want speed and excellent results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I know it is an excellent program for design but I would like the prices to be a little lower. I understand that quality costs but they would be great if it cost less, it's the only bad thing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am a graphic designer, and this tool helps me a lot to do my work with the best results, because it is an easy-to-use interface, it takes less time to finish my projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I like that it follows the setup and user aspects of most Adobe software - if you are familiar with Adobe, this program is relatively easy to use with little training, which is nice! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

Not much. I am not a fan of the 2D view, I always turn it off as the program is used for 3D (for my purposes). I also wish some of the macro commands (shortcuts) were different, it's annoying to go back and forth as I use this on both a mac and a pc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

It's a great tool! I use it to help my teachers show the children their "theories" regarding whatever their class is working on, but for graphics, artists, designers, engineers etc....this can be a great tool I think. I just use it because I can and I enjoy the program. :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use this program to assist some of our classes in the school when they are working on their "long term investigations" for the year to try and create what items would look like given the theories of the children - to show them what it would look like based on what they've said/theorized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I like the way it integrates with blender as it is a free to use platform, and the ease of seeing the textures in real time while we are editing the uv maps and pictures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Substance 3D Painter?

I don't really have any complaints, everything works great, although I think the automatic uv map adjustment can improve and maybe they could optimize better with older video cards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Adobe Substance 3D Painter:

Do not hesitate to use it, I totally recommend it. but the price is a little expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Substance 3D Painter solving and how is that benefiting you?

With the substance painter I have been able to give life to my 3d models, I add incredible and highly customizable textures, it has everything I need and once you take practice, it is very intuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.