Everything I learnt about Environment Art - Part 2- Materials & Shaders  

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This is the second part of an all-encompassing tutorial for beginners and intermediate-level users. It covers different topics in Environment Art and is intended to share some of my lessons and advice I have learnt along the way. It is split into a chapter-based format. Version 2 includes chapters 3 and 4, available to purchase separately or as part of a reduced bundle. 

Chapter 3 - Tiling Materials - Breakdown below - Total run time: 5h 17 mins

  • What is a tiling material - 5 mins
  • How to create tiling materials - 22 mins
  • How to approach tiling materials and variations - 4 mins

Practical examples 

  • Reference gathering - 13 mins
  • Breaking down the reference - 13 mins 
  • Soil height, base colour and roughness in Substance Designer - 2h 36 mins
  • Sculpted workflows (Sculpting leaf atlas, sculpting rock atlas, sculpting tiling rock base material - 1h 16 mins
  • Finishing the variation on the soil - 27 mins


Chapter 4 - Shaders - Breakdown below - Total run time: 4h

  • What is a Shader - 4 mins
  • How to create Shaders - 16 mins
  • Shader examples in an environment - 13 mins

Practical examples 

  • Unreal Intro - 15 mins
  • Material Functions and Master/Uber Shader - 50 mins 
  • Vertex Blend Shader - 40 mins 
  • Material Layering - 38 mins
  • Landscape basics - 10 mins 
  • Decal & Foliage Shaders - 27 mins 
  • Adding Grunge and Extra Shader features - 24 mins 

The tutorial chapters follow the same format. I start with an explanation and theory on a specific topic. The chapter covers the topic, terminology, why you approach things in a certain way, and the tools and workflows you would use. Each chapter concludes with live demonstrations of applying that theory in practice. 

It will be framed around personal art, mainly using examples from my work and professional experience where relevant. 

Software used will include, but not be limited to 

Blender 
Zbrush 
Substance Painter/Designer 
Unreal 5 

You will also gain access to Pure Ref files, which include further tutorial breakdowns, links, and documentation to valuable resources and files. I plan to expand on this as I create more chapters for the tutorial. 



CATEGORIES
TutorialsEnvironmentsGame ArtSculptingTexturingBlender 2.8 - 4Substance Designer Version 2019.1 (9.1) - Version 11.3Substance PainterZBrush
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This is the third chapter on creating tiling materials, which includes an overview of what tiling materials are and how to create them. Approaches for tiling textures and real-time workflows using Substance Designer and Zbrush to create finished materials Read MoreRead Less
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Chapter3_PureRef.pur
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Ch03 01 01. What Is A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 28 MB
Ch03 02 01 How To Create A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 99 MB
Ch03 02 02 How To Apporach Materials And Variations.mp4
mp4 / 38 MB
Ch03 03 01. Reference gathering.mp4
mp4 / 170 MB
Ch03 03 02. Breakdown Reference.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch03 03 03. Soil creation Height.mp4
mp4 / 430 MB
Ch03 03 04. Soil creation Base Colour.mp4
mp4 / 370 MB
Ch03 03 05. Soil creation Roughness.mp4
mp4 / 120 MB
Ch03 03 06. Sculpted Workflows.mp4
mp4 / 550 MB
Ch03 03 07. Finishing The Variant Soil.mp4
mp4 / 190 MB
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Chapter 4 - Shaders  
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This is the fourth chapter on creating Shaders, which includes an overview of what Shaders are and how to make them. Examples of Shaders used in a real environment scene. Real-time workflows using Unreal Material editor to create master, blend, material layered, landscape, decal and foliage Shaders. As well as specific functions and their use cases. Read MoreRead Less
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Chapter4_PureRef.pur
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Resource_Chapter_4.rar
rar / 100 MB
Ch04 01 01. What Is A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 20 MB
Ch04 02 01. How To Create A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 59 MB
Ch04 03 01. Shader Examples.mp4
mp4 / 220 MB
Ch04 04 01. Unreal Intro.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch04 05 01. Material functions and Master Uber Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 200 MB
Ch04 05 02. Vertex blend shaders.mp4
mp4 / 360 MB
Ch04 05 03. Material Layering.mp4
mp4 / 230 MB
Ch04 05 04. Landscape Basics.mp4
mp4 / 75 MB
Ch04 05 05. Decal Foliage Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 270 MB
Ch04 05 06. Grunge Function And Extras.mp4
mp4 / 280 MB
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Chapter4_PureRef.pur
pur / 4.1 MB
Chapter3_PureRef.pur
pur / 5.4 MB
Resource_Chapter_4.rar
rar / 100 MB
Ch03 01 01. What Is A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 28 MB
Ch03 02 01 How To Create A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 99 MB
Ch03 02 02 How To Apporach Materials And Variations.mp4
mp4 / 38 MB
Ch03 03 01. Reference gathering.mp4
mp4 / 170 MB
Ch03 03 02. Breakdown Reference.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch03 03 03. Soil creation Height.mp4
mp4 / 430 MB
Ch03 03 04. Soil creation Base Colour.mp4
mp4 / 370 MB
Ch03 03 05. Soil creation Roughness.mp4
mp4 / 120 MB
Ch04 01 01. What Is A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 20 MB
Ch04 02 01. How To Create A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 59 MB
Ch04 03 01. Shader Examples.mp4
mp4 / 220 MB
Ch04 04 01. Unreal Intro.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch04 05 01. Material functions and Master Uber Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 200 MB
Ch04 05 02. Vertex blend shaders.mp4
mp4 / 360 MB
Ch04 05 03. Material Layering.mp4
mp4 / 230 MB
Ch04 05 04. Landscape Basics.mp4
mp4 / 75 MB
Ch04 05 05. Decal Foliage Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 270 MB
Ch04 05 06. Grunge Function And Extras.mp4
mp4 / 280 MB
Ch03 03 06. Sculpted Workflows.mp4
mp4 / 550 MB
Ch03 03 07. Finishing The Variant Soil.mp4
mp4 / 190 MB
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License: Standard License
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Installable Tools

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Chapter 3 + 4 Read MoreRead Less
Files (23)
Chapter4_PureRef.pur
pur / 4.1 MB
Chapter3_PureRef.pur
pur / 5.4 MB
Resource_Chapter_4.rar
rar / 100 MB
Ch03 01 01. What Is A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 28 MB
Ch03 02 01 How To Create A Tiling Material.mp4
mp4 / 99 MB
Ch03 02 02 How To Apporach Materials And Variations.mp4
mp4 / 38 MB
Ch03 03 01. Reference gathering.mp4
mp4 / 170 MB
Ch03 03 02. Breakdown Reference.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch03 03 03. Soil creation Height.mp4
mp4 / 430 MB
Ch03 03 04. Soil creation Base Colour.mp4
mp4 / 370 MB
Ch03 03 05. Soil creation Roughness.mp4
mp4 / 120 MB
Ch04 01 01. What Is A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 20 MB
Ch04 02 01. How To Create A Shader.mp4
mp4 / 59 MB
Ch04 03 01. Shader Examples.mp4
mp4 / 220 MB
Ch04 04 01. Unreal Intro.mp4
mp4 / 140 MB
Ch04 05 01. Material functions and Master Uber Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 200 MB
Ch04 05 02. Vertex blend shaders.mp4
mp4 / 360 MB
Ch04 05 03. Material Layering.mp4
mp4 / 230 MB
Ch04 05 04. Landscape Basics.mp4
mp4 / 75 MB
Ch04 05 05. Decal Foliage Shaders.mp4
mp4 / 270 MB
Ch04 05 06. Grunge Function And Extras.mp4
mp4 / 280 MB
Ch03 03 06. Sculpted Workflows.mp4
mp4 / 550 MB
Ch03 03 07. Finishing The Variant Soil.mp4
mp4 / 190 MB
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00Report| Release v.1.0 | Chapter 3 - Tiling Materials | 3 months ago
I don't know why you don't receive my messages. It says message request pending in the message tab on art station
3 months ago
Hi Andrea, Thanks for the review, sorry to hear you are having some trouble. If you are referring to the 'mask generator' I actually show this in the video at 38.30, it explains what the mask generator does. Not sure if this is what you're referring to. But please feel free to let me know, and I will help or send me a DM, and I can help explain anything you aren't sure about.
10Report| Release v.1.0 | Chapter 3 + 4 | 8 months ago
The explanation of the basic steps is very clear, and each process is broken down in a way that is easy to understand. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn Substance Designer
8 months ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. Glad to hear the tutorial was useful to your learning in Substance Designer!
10Report| Release v.1.0 | Chapter 3 + 4 | about 1 year ago
Amazing stuff, a LOT of very useful information put into a very concise way. Seriously tho, an amazing value, people usually sell each of these 20 lessons for a separate price, so go grab a copy for yourself while it's dirty cheap!
12 months ago
Thank you, Bohdan! I appreciate you taking the time to review this and it's really encouraging to hear you found it to be good value. This is something I thought a lot about cause I want to give the tutorials away at a fair and resonable price while making sure people get the best value for money. I won't be increasing the cost of these either, so they will only decrease in price during Artstation sales. I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the tutorials and gained something from them.
10Report| Release v.1.0 | Chapter 4 - Shaders | about 1 year ago
Extremely recommended if you're a beginner! I learned so much about shaders to the point that I was able to create my own custom ones from scratch. Lots of tips and information. Thanks for the course, Ben!
about 1 year ago
Hey Fair, Thanks so much for your review. I am delighted to hear that you found the Shader videos helpful, and it allowed you to progress in your artistic journey and create your Shaders from scratch :) I appreciate you taking the time to leave a review as well.

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