[ Substance 3D Painter ] How to paint on Normal using the Hard Surface material

Substance 3D Painter provides a material called Hard Surface that allows you to add texture to your mesh using Normal channels.

In this article, I would like to check how to paint on Normal using the Hard Surface material.

Set Normal to paint layer

First of all, add a paint layer so that you can only paint on Nromal.

1. Select the texture set to edit from [ Texture Set List ].
2. Click the [ Add layer ] icon to add a paint layer.
   
3. Click the [ Material ]  icon and enable [ Normal ].
   Alt + left-click on the [ Normal ] checkbox to clear other channels.
   

How to use Hard Surface materials

1. Select [ texture > Hard Surface ] from [ Assets ] ,
   Drag and drop any material to [ Normal ].
   
2. Click the [ × ] button of the brush's [ Alpha ] to remove the alpha.
   
   By deleting alpha, you can use the shape of the Normal material as is.
   Also, if you are using a pen tablet, disable [ Pen pressure ].
   
   For more information on how to set up brushes, please see this page.
3. Adjust the brush size and angle and paint.
   Depending on the Hard Surface material, you may be able to adjust parameters such as size.

Summary

We have confirmed how to paint on Normal using the Hard Surface material.

You can add more AO (ambient occlusion) to the added hard surfaces.
For details on how to add AO , please refer to this page.

Check out how to paint with symmetry on the next page!
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