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[pixeltumbler (Mats Nero)]

I have been experimenting with Quixel Mixer and ArmorPaint in order to have a somewhat free workflow.
I was trying out some way to make ornaments and used Affinity Designer to create a “preliminary” displacement-map before did the last touches in Quixel Mixer. But there are some reasons I am bit hesitant towards Quixel Mixer (even if you cannot say much since it’s free) But I would like support for several materials for the imported files and (if they have not fixed it since I tried last time) opacity and illumination map. For instance, I did this gold doubloon as a simple first try using affinity designer and Quixel mixer.

Gold Doubloon 3D Model

I was trying to get the hang of creating custom displacement mappings without any fancy software. So my first try at this was this gold doubloon. I used Blender to model this, Affinity Designer to do some basic displacement maps and then Quixel Mixer in order to polish the maps a bit and export the maps. [gold_doubloon_table] I Created a little video aswell for selling this thing. I hope you like it. [gold_doubloon_wfclay_sub0_360_60] [gold_doubloon_wfclay_sub1_360_60] [gold_doubloon_uv_…

I had some problems trying out ArmorPaint and QuixelMixer which I posted here:

Problems with margins on exported maps when Using Blender and ArmorPaint

So I am using blender and armorpaint when I am working with a gold coin model. The problem is that when I export from armorPaint, I get various problems. If I bake the coin from a mesh that is smoothly curved along the edges, I experience strange artifacts in the exported maps from armorPaint. I think this is somewhat related to normals not liking the straight 90-degree slope of the mesh (which would be the case along with its edges) it also happens just at the UV-seam. If I, however, use a …

I am thinking at some point I ither figure this out or move over to SubstancePainter.

Then I moved on to a bit more challenging project

Gold Ring with Rubies

[ring_final_render] So with a bit of help from @sizzler and @moony I managed to get the ruby material just right. I am very happy with the final result [ring2_done] [ring2_done_side] [ring2_done_top] [ring2_wireframe] So I made this Ring using Blender, Affinity Designer, and Quixel Mixer. My goal was to try and figure out a way to do displacements when it comes to ornaments and stuff without any high-priced tools. I basically baked a texture with illuminating materials and went to wo…