Substance Painter automation with Python

Crafting Artistic Tools with Python: Custom Substance Painter Exporter plugin development

Created by: Viacheslav Makhynko
Senior Technical Artist at Ubisoft

What Will I Learn?

• Understand foundational Python programming concepts
• Utilize Substance Painter Python API to create custom tools for this application
• Develop an automated advanced texture exporting workflow for Substance Painter
• Improve asset production management pipelines by introducing validations for exporting textures
• Construct dynamic User Interfaces using PySide2 library

Requirements

• Tools: Substance Painter, Visual Studio Code
• Skills: No previous Programming experience is required, but having some would make it easier to grasp the learning material

Target audience

• Technical Artist
• Technical/Pipeline Directors
• 3D Artists interested in obtaining more technical and programming skills
• Tools/Gameplay/Software programmers
• Automation specialists
• Anyone who's eager to create a bridge between Tech and Art in assets production process