Smart Materials for Substance Painter: Wood and Metal Effects

If you’re using Substance Painter for your artistic creations, you know how dynamic and versatile the software can be. But recreating realistic wood and metal surfaces digitally is a tough challenge for anyone regardless of your preferred format and genre. Complex grains, weathering, staining, and splintering all have to be taken into account on wooden objects, and metals of all types can be highly reflective or heavily aged.

You can spend hours trying to make wood and metal look right and still have no success, but fortunately, there are smart materials for Substance Painter that will do the heavy lifting for you. These textures will instantly give your next shield, barrel, helmet, or sword a perfect finish whether you’re into sci-fi, fantasy, or anything else you’re dreaming up!

Medieval Wood & Metal Smart Materials

No dwarf cave or castle cellar would be complete without a few kegs of aged mead, and there are limitless helms and breastplates that need to be convincingly finished with metallic textures in fantasy and historical worlds alike. After all, in a plastic-free era, wood and metal objects are everywhere, and if they don’t look great, it’s going to be tough for your audience to buy into your work. 

Fortunately, these easy-to-use, highly customizable wood and metal textures are the perfect companion for game developers and graphic artists looking to create medieval-themed models and environments. You’ll get 27 smart materials for Substance Painter to experiment with covering several different types of wood with varying degrees of aging, and a variety of common medieval metals from polished to worn. It’s the perfect asset for your next adventurous environment!

You’ll get: 

• 1 file with 27 medieval wood and metal textures

Stylized Smart Materials: Wood and Metal Vol. 1

Wood and metal are often the focal points of delicate and ornate objects, and digital artists need textures that can realistically highlight intricate inlay, carving, and finishes. These elements often create elaborate shading challenges that can take hours to perfect for large and small pieces alike. 

This pack of 35 wood and metal textures gives you a stunning palette of wood and metal smart materials for Substance Painter that come in both natural and colorful variations. Carved objects can be finished with wood textures that are both highly polished or rougher looking, and there are several types of wood grains to choose from. They also include nuances you’d expect to see in natural materials like knots and imperfections so they’ll look believable both up close and far away. Metal options deliver a realistic sheen and convey a sense of weight and durability. 

With this pack, you’ll receive:

• 21 wood and 14 metal smart materials for Substance Painter

Damaged Metal Smart Materials Vol. 1

Not all that glitters is gold, and capturing the appearance of rusted, weathered, and corroded metal is essential for any artist designing a realistic and believable world. However, there are nearly unlimited variations for these effects depending on how, where, and why a metal object has become damaged, and mimicking these textures digitally can be painstaking work. 

Fortunately, this pack of 28 detailed smart materials for Substance Painter has you covered! It features options for rusted grates, textured metal surfaces, and smooth finishes that have been left out in the rain for far too long. It’s an ideal asset for aging your next statue, pickup truck, or tin roof on a dilapidated shack in the woods. 

This asset includes:

• 28 customizable damaged metal smart materials for Substance Painter

Ultimate Wood Smart Materials Bundle

If wood is your jam, this ultimate bundle of smart materials for Substance Painter is the perfect choice. It features 51 incredible options for wood textures and finishes in various stages of polish and disrepair. Some of them are ideal for recreating the custom finishing on doors and panels, while others give you great options for wood floors and planks. There are even patterned floor tiles you can use to customize a particularly luxurious space. 

And it wouldn’t be an ultimate collection without some damaged and painted options as well. After all, objects that are well-used and spaces that are lived in won’t feel authentic if they’re in pristine condition. The smart materials in this bundle provide you with an easy path to realistic aging and weathering on all the wooden objects you create.

This pack comes with:

• 51 wood texture smart materials for Substance Painter 

Polish Your Next Project With Cubebrush

Whether you’re looking for a perfect finish for a delicate silver necklace or just need some old wooden planking or a troll to tromp on, you’ll always have the perfect texture at hand with these wood and metal smart materials for Substance Painter. And if for some reason you don’t see what you’re looking for here, don’t sweat! You’ll find many more smart material packs where these came from at the Cubebrush Marketplace. 

From reference pics to tutorials with expert tips from some of the best artists in the business, Cubebrush has everything digital artists need to quickly and effectively create their newest masterpiece.