Substance Painter 2019

About

Substance Painter 2019 is a 3D texturing app for professionals and enthusiasts, offering updates until the end of 2019. It adapts to your skill level, providing smart materials, physics-based weathering effects, and precise detailing. The software is compatible with various renderers and game engines, ensuring texture assets for any target. Link your account to Allegorithmic for 1 year of updates from the purchase date on Steam.

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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Audience ScoreBased on 100 reviews

stability3 negative mentions

Substance Painter is an essential tool for game artists, offering intuitive and powerful texturing capabilities that significantly speed up workflow.
The software is user-friendly and easy to learn, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced artists, with a great layer system and useful brushes.
Many users appreciate the one-time purchase model available on Steam, allowing them to own the software outright without being tied to a subscription.

There are concerns about the software's stability, with reports of crashes and performance issues, particularly on Mac OS and after updates.
The acquisition by Adobe has led to fears of a future subscription model, which many users find unacceptable and detrimental to their workflow.
Some users find the interface unintuitive and lacking in features compared to other image editing software, making certain tasks more complicated than necessary.

optimization
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Overall, the game's optimization is generally satisfactory, though some users report occasional errors and performance issues, particularly on high-end systems. Notably, there are ongoing stuttering problems with the brush engine for Huion tablets that have persisted since version 2018.2, indicating a need for further improvements.
- “The overall performance is satisfactory, with only some occasional errors.”
- “The optimization of the game allows for smooth gameplay and minimal lag.”
- “I appreciate how the developers have focused on optimizing the user experience, making it enjoyable and efficient.”
- “I have a strong PC (GTX 1080 and Ryzen 3900X), but performance is currently very poor.”
- “I would like a bit of love for the brush engine for Huion tablets; the same stuttering problem has persisted since the 2018.2 version.”
- “Overall performance is satisfactory except for some occasional errors.”
graphics
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Users recommend Substance Painter as a valuable tool for graphics designers and artists in the game development industry, highlighting its effectiveness in creating high-quality visuals. Additionally, the mention of the AMD W9100 graphics card suggests a focus on powerful hardware for optimal graphic performance.
stability
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Users report that the latest update introduced new features, such as brushes, but has significantly increased the game's bugs, leading to a decline in overall stability.
- “After the last update, brushes were implemented and other features, but now the game is so buggy.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “I've experienced constant lag and freezing, which ruins the overall experience.”