Introduction to Mari for Complete Beginners - 1 Hour Quick Start Guide

Check out our full 7 hour Introduction to Mari on FlippedNormals!

In this 1 hour quick start tutorial to Mari, you'll kickstart your Mari experience! Learn the UI, navigation, painting, using nodes, grading, lighting and much more!

Introduction to Mari Time Stamps:
00:41 - Project Setup
02:02 - Interface Overview
03:31- Navigation
05:51 - Orthographic Views
06:16 - Using Selections
08:15 - Hiding and unhiding
08:35 - Objects and versions
10:44 - Lights
15:24 - Paintbuffer
21:37 - Node Graph
23:55 - Merge Node
24:39 - Displaying nodes in the viewport
25:51 - Flat, shades and fully rendered shaders
29:27 - Swap node inputs
29:44 - Paint Nodes
31:41 - Working with Symmetry
34:12 - Teleport Nodes
36:18 - Disable Nodes
36:34 - Rename Nodes
37:02 - Backdrops
38:47 - Grading Nodes
40:23 - Image Manager
41:13 - Triplanars and Tile Nodes
44:49 - Paint Through Tool (project images)
48:35 - Hand Painting Textures
50:43 - Using the custom shelf
52:59 - Exporting maps using Export Manager
54:54 - Baking Maps using the Bakery
57:00 - Geo Channels

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[hanthonypiano]

I feel like productivity tips are super underrated. The more time you have the more art you can make. So so so imperative to save time where you can.

[cesardavid]

this is the kind of video i needed few years back when trying to learn mari 😂😂😂😂 amazing content as always really missed your tutorials

[floradelmal]

Amazing video! currently in school and you guys explained this better and clear! thank I love

[PhyreProductions]

You guys released this at just the right time, I've been getting into Mari after only having used Substance and was just watching your old Mari videos, so this is very handy and way more high quality haha. Will be checking out the course as well!

[alieninsectbass]

finally a FN video on Mari! I have the free version so this came at a perfect time!

[TamLe-xvug]

Transitioning from Substance Painter, this tutorial has been very helpful on briefly walking me through Mari's UI and all the tools needed to do things that I would typically use in Painter! Thank you so much for this 1 hour long free tutorial!

[phoenixgaming]

What a coincidence I started texturing in Mari today am never opened Mari but your tutorial dropped on the same day 😮

[lucasm]

I was asking for the Intro to Mari in one of your previous videos and now u just released it 😍

The timing is crazy, I was just checking the FN exclusives like 2 days ago if there already is smth new about Mari. I appreciate your courses so much. Thanks guys!

[kshitijvarshney]

Now it's high time for a Modo beginners tutorial as well haha then the suite will be complete

[kholoudxyz]

3d coat is the next🔥Keep the awesome work 👏🏻

[Nukepie]

I really like this 46:30, but I have a question. If I have, for example, textures from quixel, albedo, roughness, disp, etc. How can I paint all those textures at the same time because painting is separate is imposible. Is there any workflow for that?

[UlfricStromcloak]

Guys can you do a series on Houdini SOP network as well?

There are plenty of Houdini intro courses on the FX part, but I just want into on SOPs that only focuses on the procedural modeling part + Some vellum showing how to use it to create the clothes & stitching & Vellum Hair for static mesh with SOP for a character artist.

[lolesch]

@flippednormals can you please make your „making tutorials“ series a playlist?
It’s so hard to find them individually between all the other content.

[jostar]

I wonder if Mari now supports the Wacom tablet 'Click and Tap" setting on windows (it worked on macs if I recall correctly). It's just one of those things that made it so frustrating to try and use 4-5 years ago, it completely put me off it.

[stevealt]

I'm doing traditional 2D concept art drawing, before moving onto digital 2D

[arefghadimkhani]

Only thing mari has that substance painter doesn't include is resolution more than 8k but 16k is achievable using ai indeed

[ArtevaTV]

Chat, what do you prefer Mari or Substance Painter? I never used Mari before nevertheless it seems like I have seen more dope (awesome ) renders produce from it then SP.