It's not unusable, just feels a bit outdated and clunky. Although I've only used basic features, I was able to figure things out extremely quickly and just play around. New programs can be kind of hard to get started with, but this one was so intuitive. Great, because I hate giving away my CC / trials that auto-charge upon expiration. No payment info needed for either download. I took KomFur's advice and downloaded both programs to try.

Asking here rather than on the Substance or 3DCoat subs since I imagine a lot of you guys use one or the other in your workflow, the opinions here might be less biased than asking on either sub, AND this sub is more lively than the others :)ĮDIT: In case this helps anyone. What do you guys think? Would appreciate insight from anyone with experience with these!

I'd think I don't need to purchase 3DCoat just to be able to paint in those styles, especially if I can do it in Substance Painter. And from what I've seen, it looks like nowadays Substance Painter can definitely be used to hand-paint? For example, in this video, he's just painting directly on the model and brushes seem to be customizable, so I don't see why you couldn't create something painterly-looking. I love that style and would like to be able to paint my models like that.īut for what I do, Substance seems like the smarter choice since Designer allows you to create amazing materials. I mostly create finished artworks: stills and animations, not pipeline assets.įrom my research it seems like, historically, 3D Coat has been the go-to for the hand-painted look, like this painterly portrait or this stylized game art look. I don't work at a game/3D studio and 3D art isn't my main function, so I have to make the case for the utility of whatever I decide on and want to be sure it's the right choice. I've been looking into buying Substance (Designer & Painter) and/or 3D Coat for work.

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