“All this time can be used to increase the quality of the materials that are produced and improve the visual consistency of the final product.” “I think Substance Designer has been widely used in the VFX industry because it offers a powerful way to save time during the production,” Sylvain Paris said. Less technical artists can take those materials and, by tweaking the parameters, create virtually infinite variations, often taking advantage of the integration of Substance Engine within 3D applications in wide use in the film industry, like 3ds Max and Houdini. More technically inclined artists create materials through a visual programming interface, then expose parameters, like how much wear is visible on the metal or how the bricks are patterned. Studios use Designer to create materials and textures, like a worn metallic surface or a wall of bricks, that transform simple 3D shapes into a battle-scarred spaceship or an urban apartment building.

Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, ‘Dune’, ‘Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Lightyear’, ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (the 2018 winner of the Oscar for Visual Effects), and ‘First Man’ (which won the 2019 Visual Effects award). The Academy recognised Sébastien Deguy, Vice President, 3D & Immersive, and Christophe Soum, Principal Computer Scientist, for the concept and original implementation of Substance Engine and Sylvain Paris, Senior Manager, Software Engineering, and Nicolas Wirrmann, Senior Product Manager, for the design and engineering of Substance Designer.Īmong the many movies that have used Substance 3D Designer and the Substance Engine are ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘Dr. Four 3D pioneers behind Adobe Substance 3D Designer and the Substance Engine, tools that have been used to create visual effects in hundreds of movies and television shows, have been honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a Scientific and Technical Award.

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