Training period

Jonas Ronnegard

So I'm having a bit gap between projects at the office, and I'm looking for programs to try out to better and fasten my workflow as a texture/environment artist,

I of course already know a lot of programs from before but it would be nice to hear peoples opinions without excluding the ones I already do know.

So what is the newest program or change of workflow you have added recently?

aajohnny

Which ones do you know already? and use in your workflow?

Kwramm

how about knald or substance? or read up on physically based shaders...they're the next big thing.

Xoliul

Yeah learn some Substance man, super-fun, pretty much the only art-related thing I can still get excited about these days

Ged

substance, zremesher, ddo ...I plan to try all of those myself sometime soon

Jonas Ronnegard

Thanks people, Substance was the first thing i got down with, great tool
having a feeling i will be told it's too expensive though.

ExcessiveZero

well I just went from mudbox back to zbrush given its new features (not just R6 but they seemingly imrpoved the movement tools in R5 I think)

but also started using manga studio 5 for more concept art but also for some hand painted textures more and more.

Most of the time im just trying to improve proficiency in tools I already know though, short of picking up maya I think theres very little room for adding new software thats going to be very beneficial in any regard.