Creating Custom Decals for Video Games

Learn to create stunning custom decals for games with this in-depth tutorial course! Discover the techniques used by professional environment artists to craft a wide variety of decals for your in-game projects. This comprehensive course covers everything from procedural decals to hand-painted, sculpted, Normal map only and POM decals, and image-based decals, empowering you to overcome decal creation limitations.

Key Skills You'll Master:

• Procedural Decals: Generate realistic leak decals using Substance Designer.
• Hand-Painted Decals: Create detailed leak decals with Substance Painter.
• Edge Damage & Welding Decals: Add realism with ZBrush and Marmoset.
• Road & Pothole Decals: Develop convincing road cracks and pothole decals in Substance Designer.
• Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM): Implement POM decals in Unreal Engine 5 for a geometrically accurate look using height maps.
• Image-Based Decals: Utilize image-based decals for diverse visual effects.
• Normal Map Decals: Create normal-map only decals suitable for terrain applications.
• Decal Material Setup: Master setting up various decal materials in Unreal Engine 5.
• Decal Atlases: Optimize your game scenes by using atlases with decals.
• Decal Implementation: Learn how to effectively use decals in your game levels.
• And much more!

Software Used:

• Unreal Engine 5
• Substance Painter
• Substance Designer
• ZBrush
• Marmoset Toolbag 4
• Photoshop

Course Details:

• 5+ Hours of Content: Follow along with detailed, real-time demonstrations (with some time-lapses for repetitive tasks).
• Source Files Included: All source files are provided (excluding the showcase environment).
• 12 Easy-to-Digest Chapters: Logical video naming and numbering for easy navigation.

Skill Level:

This tutorial is ideal for those familiar with Unreal Engine and Substance. Detailed explanations are provided for all techniques. Beginners with no prior experience in Unreal Engine or Substance Designer/Painter are encouraged to review introductory courses first.

Your Instructor:

Emiel Sleegers, a senior environment artist and owner of FastTrack Tutorials, brings years of industry experience from games like The Division 2 and Forza Horizon 3. He is also the owner of FastTrackTutorials, a leading tutorial publishing brand.