For example, wood has it’s own alignment, details and type, mud details, which were my focus points.Īs seen from the reference, the wall has a complex layering.

I categorised my search by the wall’s distinct features that change across these walls. My intention was to create a variety of walls so later on they would come in handy if I decided to create a whole village. Nevertheless, since that wall didn’t have anything past wood and mud, I started browsing around for detailed walls. Of course, I began taking pictures of that wall for reference sake, and got into a bit of trouble with suspicious owners - I guess I’m bad at acting like I'm casually playing with my phone. After multiple experimentations and failures I’ve made this texture, let's get into the steps I followed to create this material. This project is an interesting hybrid of these. I wanted to blend in the skill of creating natural materials without overwhelming myself. I started my journey with Substance Designer by creating surfaces with artificial yet beautiful properties, such as tiles with different materials and ornate patterns. Ever since I picked up Substance Designer, everything inspires me to create. I never thought the next door's house wall, which is pretty common where I live, would one day be this interesting.

In this article he shows us how to layer details in Substance Designer to achieve realism in 3D art.

In the long run, he is pursuing Art Directing.ĭagmawi is currently developing his technical and artistic skills using procedural tools, as they are versatile for multiple usages, fun to use (since they offer creating anything from ground up) and they are the future. Dagmawi Tsegaye is a self-taught 3D artist from Ethiopia, aspiring to be a texture and environment designer in the game industry.

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