Texturing · 2022

Omnitrix

The watch from the animated series Ben 10, made to learn texturing in Substance Painter for higher photorealism.

Year

2022

Type

Learning project

Texturing

One day, a first project in Substance Painter

Tools
  • Blender
  • Substance Painter

Four parts: inspiration, modeling, texturing and rendering. The texturing took a day and was a first attempt in Substance Painter.

Process

  1. Inspiration

    References collected before modeling.

  2. Modeling

    Built in Blender.

  3. Texturing

    Substance Painter, in a day.

  4. Render

    Rendered in Substance Painter.

References

Gathered before modeling: art and a frame from Ben 10, and a fan render. These are not my work; artists are credited where known.

An illustration of the Omnitrix with a glowing hourglass dial, on a green background
The same style of Omnitrix illustration, on a yellow burst
A 3D render of a green Omnitrix with a glowing dial, on dark green
A frame from the cartoon: hands holding an open capsule with the glowing Omnitrix inside
Ben 10 · Cartoon Network

Initial modeling

Built in Blender, in wireframe and clay.

Blender viewport, front view: the watch in wireframe, its dial and buttons outlined in orange
Wireframe, front.
Blender viewport, side view: the ring of the strap in wireframe, the dial and buttons in orange
Wireframe, side.
Blender viewport, top view: the round dial and four side buttons in orange over the wireframe strap
Wireframe, top.
Clay view from above: the dial’s hourglass, the bezel and the side buttons in plain grey
Clay, three-quarter view.
Clay view of the strap side: the buttons, the bezel and the rounded strap in plain grey
Clay, side.
Wireframe colored by part: the dial in green, the body in blue, the strap in yellow and its band in purple
Wireframe, colored by part.

Texturing and final renders

Close side view of the dial: a green hourglass under a worn black bezel, above two buttons
The watch from the side of its white strap, with a green light, the name engraved and worn black paint
The watch from the side: the ring of the textured strap, its buttons and green side lights
The watch seen end-on, its worn ring open to the white background

Animation

A vertical cut for phones, from a viewport preview of the smoke to the final render.

Details

Modeling
Blender
Texturing and render
Substance Painter
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