Updates to Painter, an Emmy win, Motion Design with Substance 3D, and Meet MAT 4

Updates to Painter, an Emmy win, Motion Design with Substance 3D, and Meet MAT 4

September was a busy month for Adobe Substance 3D, featuring new updates to Substance 3D Painter and an Emmy win, more motion design workflows with Adobe After Effects and Maxon at IBC, and the announcement of a new Meet MAT 4 contest. Let's get started.

New Painter enhancements for everyday workflows

The newest release of Substance 3D Painter has new features designed to improve efficiency in texturing workflows for artists across industries from fashion and apparel design to VFX and gaming.

• Fill Area Filter: Easily fill 3D paths, masks, and closed strokes with colors or gradients. This feature dynamically updates as shapes change and allows for different properties for outlines and fills.

• Import Image with Embroidery Filter: Now you can create embroidery effects directly in Painter by applying the Embroidery filter to geometry and using an image as the source.

• USD import with materials: Painter can now import OpenUSD files with linked textures and shader settings from other 3D applications. This big timesaving workflow maintains original texturing properties, letting you to continue developing textures in Painter without rebuilding from scratch and maintain consistency between the tools in your 3D pipeline.

Learn more about the new features and updates to Painter here.

After Effects and Substance 3D for Motion Design

At IBC 2024, After Effects introduced new 3D capabilities, including support for embedded animations, enhanced shadows, and depth mapping for 3D models. Native 3D support in After effects, along with Substance 3D and Maxon tools, are creating powerful workflows for 3D motion design.

• Substance 3D Painter now features a "Send to After Effects" function, allowing seamless transfer of precision-textured 3D models directly into After Effects compositions.

• Substance 3D Sampler enables quick creation of seamless materials with normal maps and generation of IBL environment lights from photographs. This helps harmonize 3D elements within After Effects scenes, creating unique textures and customizing lighting to match locations.

• Substance 3D directly integrates with Maxon's Cinema 4D and Redshift, making it easier than ever to utilize materials and assets created and textured in Substance 3D throughout your motion design projects.

Read more about motion design using After Effects and Substance 3D.

Substance 3D Painter wins and Emmy

We're also thrilled to announce that Substance 3D Painter has been awarded an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award!

This prestigious recognition highlights Painter's pivotal role in creating stunning visual effects for acclaimed shows like "Star Wars: Ahsoka," "The Last of Us," and "Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon."

It's a testament to how Painter empowers artists to create lifelike textures that bring on-screen visuals to life, giving artists full control to meet the visual challenges of today's best productions.

Learn more about our Emmy win.

Meet MAT 4: The Substance 3D texturing contest returns

And finally, we're excited that Meet MAT 4, our popular 3D texturing contest, is underway again! Hosted on The Rookies platform, this contest challenges students and aspiring artists to showcase their creativity using Substance 3D Painter.

Participants are asked to transform our mascot MAT into a unique work of art through imaginative and detailed texturing. It's an excellent opportunity for artists to learn new tools, showcase their skills, and gain recognition in the industry. Eligibility is open to those 18 years or older with no more than one year of professional industry experience. Exciting prizes are up for grabs, including high-end hardware, software licenses, and opportunities for professional exposure.

Learn more about Meet Mat 4 and how to enter.

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