Feather Creation | Romain Lemaire

Get ready to be inspired as material artist Roman Lemaire takes you through his workflow for creating a photorealistic feather material in Substance Designer. In this tutorial, Romain will demonstrate how to create the colorful Scarlet Macaw feather from start to finish. Follow along to learn Romain's tips for how to capture the details of an individual feather, as well as how to make a generator to scatter the feathers for creating the layout. Finally, tackle the color and maps to complete the material.

About the Instructor

Romain Lemaire is a freelance 3D artist who works on projects for games, movies, as well as architecture. His clients include Lacoste, Dekogon, and Decathlon. He shares his knowledge as a University lecturer in France, and offers professional training in Substance. 

Contents

  • 4 hours of training
  • 1080 Resolution

Chapters

  • Mask
  • Barb
  • Large Split
  • Small Split Hole
  • Tip Details
  • First Splatter
  • Second Splatter
  • Assembling
  • Pack Details
  • Normal Tweak
  • Mask Color
  • Gradient
  • Blend Gradient
  • Rachis
  • Roughness
  • Anisotropy

Software Used

  • Substance Designer

Level

Beginner to Intermediate

Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of 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

Release Notes

Issue with audio and video mismatch corrected. 

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 (19)
RomainLemaire_Feather_16_Anisotropy
mp4 /
360 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_15_Roughness
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_14_Rachis
mp4 /
250 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_13_BlendGradient
mp4 /
370 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_12_Gradient
mp4 /
300 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_11_MaskColor
mp4 /
240 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_10_NormalTweak
mp4 /
640 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_09_PackDetails
mp4 /
290 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_08_Assembling
mp4 /
180 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_07_SecondSplatter
mp4 /
76 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_06_FirstSplatter
mp4 /
260 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_05_TipDetails
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_04_SmallSplitHole
mp4 /
480 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_03_LargeSplit
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_02_Barb
mp4 /
390 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_01_Mask
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_Intro
mp4 /
66 MB
Resources
rar /
10 KB
FeatherRef_ForTuto
pur /
9.3 MB
Small Business License
$75
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 or schools with revenues UNDER $100K. Read MoreRead Less
Files (19)
RomainLemaire_Feather_16_Anisotropy
mp4 /
360 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_15_Roughness
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_14_Rachis
mp4 /
250 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_13_BlendGradient
mp4 /
370 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_12_Gradient
mp4 /
300 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_11_MaskColor
mp4 /
240 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_10_NormalTweak
mp4 /
640 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_09_PackDetails
mp4 /
290 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_08_Assembling
mp4 /
180 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_07_SecondSplatter
mp4 /
76 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_06_FirstSplatter
mp4 /
260 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_05_TipDetails
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_04_SmallSplitHole
mp4 /
480 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_03_LargeSplit
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_02_Barb
mp4 /
390 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_01_Mask
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_Intro
mp4 /
66 MB
Resources
rar /
10 KB
FeatherRef_ForTuto
pur /
9.3 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 (19)
RomainLemaire_Feather_16_Anisotropy
mp4 /
360 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_15_Roughness
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_14_Rachis
mp4 /
250 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_13_BlendGradient
mp4 /
370 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_12_Gradient
mp4 /
300 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_11_MaskColor
mp4 /
240 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_10_NormalTweak
mp4 /
640 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_09_PackDetails
mp4 /
290 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_08_Assembling
mp4 /
180 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_07_SecondSplatter
mp4 /
76 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_06_FirstSplatter
mp4 /
260 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_05_TipDetails
mp4 /
410 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_04_SmallSplitHole
mp4 /
480 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_03_LargeSplit
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_02_Barb
mp4 /
390 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_01_Mask
mp4 /
220 MB
RomainLemaire_Feather_Intro
mp4 /
66 MB
Resources
rar /
10 KB
FeatherRef_ForTuto
pur /
9.3 MB