Free Substance Painter Alternatives - Armor Paint vs Quixel Mixer

In this video, @MartinKlekner explores what are the pros and cons of the two free texturing solutions, Armor Paint and Quixel Mixer, compared to Substance Painter. Are they as good as, or in some cases even better than Substance Painter? Let's find out!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Substance Painter
03:57 - Substance Painter Pros & Cons
04:06 - Armor Paint
08:44 - Armor Paint Pros & Cons
09:14 - Quixel Mixer
13:40 - Quixel Mixer Pros & Cons
13:51 - Conclusion

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[vinay]

We have free blender and mixer 😁 can't wait for the juicer.

[didnt_ask_for_handle]

I really hope Blender and Armorpaint can combine forces to bring a industry standard level to the open source field

[pixunPL]

Adobe - Best joy killer in the creative market.

[Alenori]

Update from 2 years:
Mixer has UDIM support. ( Knocks out the single UV map issue as well.)
Have noticed more optimization for texturing.
Able to view all image channels independently.
Does bake as well.

[CrushingJosch]

Nice comparison!
Please don't forget that ArmorPaint is currently still in Alpha, which puts crashes etc in perspective. Material libraries are planned for it as well, so stay tuned there for more!

[tomoyaogawa]

Wooow I didn’t even know those things existed!!! I’m gonna definitely try those ones out. Thank you so much for sharing so many good contents !

[GlowboxD]

Absolutely love your break down. Solid video overall. Really dig CG Boost.

I'm using the Steam version of SP that cost me $150. I finally splurged to get it, and I have to say from the start, it's well worth ever penny. I'm not rich, and I made up my mind to put extra aside and work harder for this software. I'm so glad I did. It's not only easy to do everything I need, it comes with a huge library of assets, brushes...you name it. And the baking is eazy breazy. Mind you $150 is only for a year--after that year you lose the ability to update and get new licensed resources. But what ever you got during that year, you keep forever, and can use forever. So, worth it again.

I also just fell in love with Quixel Bridge. I tried Mixer for a minute to work on flat surfaces, and it's a beautiful tool to mix and layer grounds galore...but I didn't find the use of imported meshes as user friendly or nearly as slick as SP. But Bridge...oh baby...it's amazing. Hey by the way, this is a lot to read no? *clears thought* Also, Bridge and all it's assets are free for me...I assume it's because I have an Epic account (which I sign is as)? Every single asset in Bridge is free for me to use. I guess it's a licensing choice? Maybe I chose personal? I use it for art, not for games I'm selling, so...? I can't even tell you how amazing it is to have 50 different types of grass to import with ease...and all high quality with zero setup necessary. You just choose download (your K of choice), and then export...and if you have Blender open (and you've easily set it up in Blender prior), it pops the mesh into your scene...ready to use and already textured. Insane resource.

Armor Paint is also a fantastic alternative. But I just have to say...once you go SP you can't go back. To me it's just that much more user-friendly and fun.

Cheers to you and CGB!

...why did I write all that on a comment. Hmmm. :) Do I get Youtube points or CG Class points for this?

[deadpoolbr]

huge thank you sir, that topic exactly what I need and was search yesterday and today I get the confirmation of all my conclusions from professional guy, cool!

[ABD-tutorials]

Thank you so much! I have been wanting to try substance, and now I can do it for free.

[raymondtorres]

Your tutorial videos are amazing. I decided to go back to creating soft after 16 years. soft soft is so easy to get into, but also offers

[stubblestudios]

3d coat is really underrated. The best thing is that it can paint 4k maps without any lag in my intel hd Graphics 4000 which is pretty outdated.

[samnewlove]

Thanks for the video, very informative. We are currently investigated Substance Painter to install at our college though often hit a bit of a road block through the subscription pricing. Though these free alternatives (I think Quixel is tipping it for me) are great and something I'll put forward.

[JesseMcCullough]

This video is even more relevant in light of recent decisions by a certain software manufacturer regarding its most recent acquisitions.

[karanpratapsingh]

Excellent video, loved the detailed comparison info!

[gumquat]

Super solid video as always my man, thanks!

[kmcasi]

Even better, Quixel is complete free if you use Unreal Engine license. And how you said in the video, they fixed and added some futures listed by you on cons. Thanks for the video content was much more than helpful.

[technicolourmyles]

I would really love to see a follow up with the other paid options, as I don't mind paid options, as long as it's not a subscription model.

[dylankuzmick]

I'm really thankful for you guys doing this 👍

[Ahtisham]

I have just completed the Blender launchpad course and now i am looking forward toward his course

[ediblenecklace]

This is the best 3D art channel ever. Thank you for this!!