Should I Get Substance Painter or Designer?
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If you’re looking to create assets that you can sell or store for later use, Designer will be your best bet. Painter, on the other hand, will give you a more finished product.

Do designers need substance painter?

Substance Painter is more for characters, props, weapons etc. It is used for assets that have a specific UV layout. Substance Designer is used more for creating tileable, dynamic and modular textures.

What’s the difference between substance painter and substance designer?

Designer is for authoring PBR materials. Painter is for applying those materials to a 3d mesh.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media Writer

Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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