The complete Substance Designer foundation, taught by Daniel Thiger — over 20 years in AAA,
with work in Fortnite and titles from Epic Games, Blizzard, DICE, Guerrilla, Ubisoft and Bungie.
Five fully-narrated tutorials take you from your very first node to complete, parameter-driven
materials, one clear step at a time.
The five parts
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Part 1 · Pattern Creation and Natural Scattering — start the graph and scatter shapes naturally.
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Part 2 · Essential Nodes — the core node set you will reach for in every material.
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Part 3 · Voronoi Cells and Shapes — cells, edges and organic structure.
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Part 4 · Color Application — build albedo and drive color from your height data.
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Part 5 · Parameters and Generators — expose parameters and make your materials reusable.
Who it is for
Complete beginners, or anyone who wants a structured path through the fundamentals. No prior
Substance Designer experience is needed — each lesson builds your confidence toward high-quality,
fully procedural textures.
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