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Shray Khanna Shares Top Substance Tips

4/21/2018

 
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As we have all witnessed, Substance Designer is taking the game industry by storm. Almost anyones portfolio now working on textures and materials in games has a library of Substance materials they have worked on. There are so many different techniques and ways to create exactly what you want and even multiple ways to achieve the exact same thing. The more tools and tips we are aware of though, the greater the possiblities for us to solve those tough shapes or ideas that we want to create. Checkout a few of the ways Shray Khanna approaches texture creation in Substance Designer.

Also checkout more of his work here. 
https://www.artstation.com/shray

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UE4 Lighting Basics 101

10/16/2017

 

The basics and Overview of lighting in Unreal Engine 4.17

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As the Unreal Engine continues to release new updates, the potential for creating beautiful lit interior and exteriors is always advancing. There are many new features that can be easy to miss with each new update and we may be stuck in our old ways lighting our level without realizing that we are missing the incredible new ways to capture that realistic lighting we are going for. Recently, Epic Games Lead Artist Jerome Platteaux provided us all with some excellent tips and tricks for UE4.

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Discovering the Curve Node in Substance Designer

3/24/2017

 
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Artwork By - Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson recently released the substance designer file for this beautiful artwork on his gumroad where he said, "I was lucky enough to take part of the substance designer 6 beta, with the aim to test the new nodes and provide feedback. I am releasing the raw unedited source file for the texture I made, intended to accompany a mini breakdown and interview 80.lv did with me about it. Thank you Allegorithmic and 80.lv, it was a lot of fun! "

Checkout the full article and breakdown over at 80.lv here

https://80.lv/articles/discovering-the-curve-node-in-substance-designer/

And don't forget to head over to Gumroad where Ben generously released the source files for this awesome texture in Substance!
https://gumroad.com/l/dHZMT
Thanks so much for sharing Ben! And I hope you all enjoy taking a look at his substance file and article.
Cheers,
​- Jacob Norris
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Inspirational Artwork and Breakdowns

2/23/2017

 
The amount of art work out there these days and the quality of the work I have been seen is absolutely incredible! People are getting better and better and there are more and more people doing 3D Artwork.

I thought I would just share here some of the beautiful artwork, environments, and breakdowns that I have seen lately and hopefully you will all agree. There is always something new to learn and part of that is the motivation we get from seeing others succeed. So I am more than happy to be in a time with so many fantastic artists these days.
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Artwork by Jonathan Holmes

​Please read on for more.

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3D Magazine Tutorials and Showcases

2/2/2017

 
I recently was lucky enough to be featured in some magazine articles and while that is really exciting for me, it's also great news for you guys! Because one of the articles I contributed to was all about my experience with foliage in video games. Hopefully you will all be able to pick up some tips from this, as well as pass it along to your friends. I haven't said it yet, so Happy New Year everyone! And enjoy :)
​- Jacob

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How to Get the Most Out of ArtStation

12/20/2016

 
If you haven't been using ArtStation to share your work for feedback, potential employers, or simply to browse for inspiration from other artists, now is the time! It's one of the main sites for Industry Professionals and you'll want to be a part of it.
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Feel free to take a look at some of the artwork I have uploaded there and examples of the descriptions I provide next to each of my projects.
https://www.artstation.com/artist/purepolygons
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Click "Read More" to see the article with tips and tricks from Leonard Teo...

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First 2 Photopacks are Now Released!

10/21/2016

 

Stockholm Archipelago  &  Copenhagen City

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Hi everyone,  
The first two Photopacks in the PurePolygons photopack series have released!
​Check them out in the store by clicking the links below.
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Over 650 High Resolution Images from the Islands in Stockholm city. They are commonly referred to as the Stockholm Archipelagos. As well as a Photopack from Copenhagen City. These images are photos taken for environment artists, by an environment artist. They are taken with your specific needs in mind, to enhance your projects, workflows, and references for your environments.

Packs include Photogrammetry Sets, Texture Images, and References. They are also great for concept artists and photobashing! 

Bonus: (Coming Soon)
- 1 hour of Video Tutorials showing workflow and tips for the best ways to work with these images *included with pack purchase*

Take a look, I think you will like what you see. Enjoy everyone!
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Thanks,
- Jacob


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Youtube Channels - What's out there?

9/20/2016

 

Here's some helpful youtube channels to get you on your way!

I've compiled a list of some of the youtube channels that I have found to be very useful or that others have recommended to me. There is tons of great learning to be had and even if you think you know your stuff, I'm sure there are still a ton of new tips/tricks that will help you out. Take a look and feel free to share with your friends, or recommend more channels for me to add here! 
Thanks,
​- Jacob

Unreal Engine 4 Channels

Warren Marshall - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5dRrOarPI6ufGWsabG28FQ
Unreal Engine Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/UnrealDevelopmentKit/playlists
Sam Jones - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJekoQFYfhHEjQbfvWf_E4g
DokipenTech - ​https://www.youtube.com/user/DokipenTechTutorials/videos
Playful Synapse - ​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmU2AlFc9vO6xnw1DYvNM0Q/videos

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New Textures, Photogrammetry, & Reference   Coming Soon!

7/30/2016

 
Hi everyone,
I have been off gathering tons of textures, references, and even photogrammetry sets. Here are just a few samples of what's to come, but the final library will consist of many more types of surfaces and photogrammetry grabs. From nature, to metal, to military, buildings, you name it! I'd like to share it with all of you :)

          So I will be offering these for very cheap when I finish them up in hopes that it will be of some use to you. As well as putting together some simple photogrammetry and tiling texture tutorials to show you all how to better use these images once they are available. Please be on the look-out for more updates and when these will be released in the coming months. Definitely checkout my facebook and gumroad for more updates as well!

www.gumroad.com/purepolygons

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PUREPOLYGONS

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Environment Art Reference Images - Rebecca Bathory

5/30/2016

 

Photographer - Rebecca Bathory

If you are ever in need of some beautiful architectural reference, abandoned building, overgrown houses, old furniture, torn plaster walls, you name it! Photographer Rebecca Bathory has taken hundreds of pictures of exactly that. It's great for your texturing and modeling needs :)

​Take a look from some of the samples I have included below and feel free to view her original facebook post as well. Enjoy!

Original Facebook post Link

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