Advanced Shape Creation in Substance Designer | Eric Wiley

Well known for his crazy experimentations in Substance Designer and his mind-blowing attention to detail, Eric has collaborated with Levelup.Digital to bring you insights into his workflow. In this fully narrated, step-by-step tutorial, Eric builds an Octopus Tentacles project from start to finish.

Learn how Eric analyzes references, his approach to breaking down a material, and his personal tools and techniques for shaping and layering intricate details. Eric shows the power and capabilities of Substance Designer by pushing the limits in this tutorial.

Whether you’re a beginner or advanced Substance Designer user, you will come away with something new to integrate into your workflow.

About the Instructor

Eric is a Senior Artist at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California. With over ten years of experience, Eric specializes in environment art and material creation. Well known in the community for pushing the limits of what can be achieved inside of Substance Designer, Eric’s work has been featured in 3D Artist. He has worked on projects such as Guild Wars 2, Gigantic, Skylander Super Chargers, and Destiny 1 & 2.

Contents

- 3 hours narrated, step-by-step video tutorial

- 1080 Resolution

- Stream video directly (for Studios who need downloadable files, get in touch)

Chapters

  • Reference Breakdown
  • Building Tentacle Segment
  • Creating Tentacle Portion
  • Assembling Full Tentacle
  • Final Material

Software Used

- Substance Designer

Level

Intermediate

Prerequisite

Familiar with software used

License

Personal, Small Business, and Studio/Educational Licenses are available. Personal licenses do NOT apply to companies or organizations. Sharing, streaming, and redistribution to third-party is strictly prohibited.

*Digital products are non-refundable

Personal License
$10
License: Standard License
Stock Assets

For personal use and one commercial project (up to 2,000 sales or 20,000 views).

Tutorials

One copy to be used by a single user.

Installable Tools

One installation by a single user.

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Files (3)
EricWiley_Octopus_Intro
mp4 /
170 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_01
mp4 /
370 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_02
mp4 /
480 MB
Small Business License
$75
License: Standard License
Stock Assets

For personal use and one commercial project (up to 2,000 sales or 20,000 views).

Tutorials

One copy to be used by a single user.

Installable Tools

One installation by a single user.

Learn More
Applies to companies or schools with revenues UNDER $100K. Read MoreRead Less
Files (3)
EricWiley_Octopus_Intro
mp4 /
170 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_01
mp4 /
370 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_02
mp4 /
480 MB
Studio License
$300
License: Extended Commercial License
Stock Assets

For use on an unlimited number of commercial projects with no limits on sales or views.

Learn More
Applies to companies, studios, or schools with revenues OVER $100K. Read MoreRead Less
Files (3)
EricWiley_Octopus_Intro
mp4 /
170 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_01
mp4 /
370 MB
EricWiley_Octopus_02
mp4 /
480 MB