Skatter is 50% off 'til nov 30th. That's a pretty good deal.

https://gumroad.com/l/skatter4su/bf17#

Whoa! Hope he'll be allright.

Quite impressive!

Come now, the pro version is only €3000.

Oooh, nice!

Great looking car model, Optima!

Erm. Yeah.

It really is.

@rv1974 said:

Linda's tutorials are awesome.

I'll check 'em out.

@rv1974 said:

I gonna eat elephant with a tea spoon.

All your base are belong to us.

@baz said:

Looks just like MDF which has been out in the weather

Ah, that's no good. Oh well.

@rv1974 said:

Do you use wacom or apply mats globally with mouse?
Substance designer is is indeed so complicated BUT yet SO powerful- photoshop feels like XIX century

I don't use a Wacom, no. Been wanting to get one, though. Should come in real handy.

As for Designer -a single screenshot of its UI makes me feel like I'm quite possibly the dumbest person this side of the Urals.

No need to rub it in, Allegorithmic!

Here's an example.

@baz said:

But whaddya really think Stinkie?

Needs a pinch of claustrophobia, IMO. That or spaceships. Can't go wrong with those!

Seriously, though, I'd start by changing the lighting. Looks too normal right now. A small yet bright emitter (like a flash) in front of the object, perhaps? Then take it from there.

Might also help: sharp edges (no bevels), blurry lo-res textures, high focal length. 'Bad' renders often have an almost tangible eerie quality.

Friday! Beer! Yay!

@baz said:

But whaddya really think Stinkie?

Needs a pinch of claustrophobia, IMO. That or spaceships. Can't go wrong with those!

Friday! Beer! Yay!

Don't forget to give your piece a daft/offensive/creepy title. 'Death To Midgets', 'All Your Vgn*s Are Belong To Us', something along those lines.

Yeah ... That's Substance Designer. Nodes and stuff. I'd not be able to explain what a node is if my life depended on it.

Using Painter's not hard, though. Seriously: it's good. Give it a spin.

Ciao Massimo. Buona sera.

The Substance thing is great. Given that you're referring to an intimidating UI, I'm assuming you're talking about Substance Designer. That app is indeed a tad frightening, to say the least. I'm not using Designer, though -I'm using Substance Painter. Not nearly as intimidating. Fun, too. Allegorithmic's got really decent free tuts on YouTube.

As far as materials go, I don't actually use full blown Substance mats. I use Painter to, well, paint dirt maps, displacement maps, masks for blending between materials and so forth. Works great.

I'd noticed Arroway has new stuff, yes. That pack looks tempting. But they really should do cardboard. Lots of it.

Felt, eh? Dammit.

Does this look like fibrous cardboard?

It does.

Cardboard, baby!

I'll say. The guy's stuff is nothing short of awesome.

I bought these when they were first released, and I assure you: excellent stuff.

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