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Image: Art by Ronan Mahon
Image: Art by Ronan Mahon
Art by Ronan Mahon
Image: Art by Ronan Mahon
Your high-end material library
Thousands of customizable materials created by specialists and world-class guest artists.
Modifiable parameters permit infinite variation.
Materials that are compatible with all major digital content creation apps and game engines.
Not just realistic, but real
An exponential collection
Substance Source is growing over time with regular additions of new materials, as well as new options being added to existing assets.
Each material is unique — with a unique set of parameters.
One material, countless possibilities
Each material possesses parameters allowing personalisation to match your precise needs.
You don’t merely select, say, a calfskin leather featuring a topstitched pattern – you control the color of the leather, the style of the stitching, the density of the pattern, the degree of wear and aging of the material, and a range of characteristics besides.
A source of inspiration
A platform for learning
Each material’s node graph is provided.
Explore the processes and techniques of our in-house artists and guest experts; learn from the best of the best.
Key features
Material standard
The Substance format works with all your 3D apps, in both real-time and offline renderers.
Comprehensive library
From scans to hybrid and fully procedural materials, every type of surface is covered.
Endless variations
Modifiable parameters allow precise personalization of materials.
Cloud viewer
Preview and tweak your materials before downloading them.
Guaranteed quality
Only the best materials, which have been intensely tested and review, make it onto Substance Source.
Learn from the best
Explore the node graphs created by experts; learn the secrets within.
Integrated content
Substance Source is directly accessible within your favorite 3D graphics apps.
Thematic collections
Get inspired with curated collections of materials.
Themed collections focus on specific sectors of activity – such as automotive materials, architecture, sportswear, and urban environments – vastly increasing the efficiency of projects within those domains.
Substance is made for you
An Industry Standard
The Substance format works with every tool of your 3D creation workflow.
Our team develops and maintains integrations with all the major 3D apps. And the Substance format is an industry standard, readable and useable in every tool dedicated to 3D.
Image courtesy of Fisher DaiSubstance Source has freed my time. I can download rich resources directly from the ready-made material library and directly check the specific material’s look in Unreal Engine. Also, I can try different presets through the presets of the .sbsar file.
Fisher Dai Automotive Visualizer
Image courtesy of Unity and OneirosSubstance Source is a great tool to use for the creation of realistic materials without the necessity to produce them from scratch. For example, the carpet of the work area was made starting from a Substance Source material.
Mirko Vescio CEO | Oneiros
Courtesy of Pasquale SciontiSubstance Source is a great way to download your materials directly in Unreal Engine 4, and the interface is very friendly. I work with 4k textures and tweak them.
Pasquale Scionti 3D architectural visualizer | Scionti Design
Courtesy of Visionaries 777 LTD. and Art by Alexey AfanasyevThe Substance Source library has most of the materials and textures that you need. If there is a texture or finish that you can’t find in Substance Source (which is unlikely), you can generate it by combining existing preset materials.
Alexey Afanasyev Product Visualization Lead | Visionaries 777
