Adobe rebrands Substance and adds two new tools

Adobe has announced an overhaul of its Substance suite of tools, aligning the branding and subscription offering with the rest of its products. All the apps have been given the Adobe logo treatment in a new green colour designed to demarcate the 3D apps. Substance Alchemist has been renamed Substance Sampler which perhaps more clearly describes its intended usage as a way to create textures from photographic sources and remix them.

The bigger news is the addition of Substance 3D Stager, a new virtual studio program designed to assemble and render scenes with the ability to place cameras, lights and add and adjust materials. A second application called Substance 3D Modeler is a sculpting tool usable on a desktop and in VR, but so far it’s only available as a public beta. New 3d Assets are also available in addition to Substance source materials.

In the Substance 3D ecosystem, smart creative apps and high-end content give you everything you need to make inspiring art. For the beginner and expert alike.

Set up the perfect shot

Build and assemble 3D scenes in Stager. Set up assets, materials, lights, and camera for virtual photography. Export and share media, and publish to web or to AR.

Build simple or complex models

In Designer, author dynamic geometry with complete control. Or apply for the private beta of Modeler: sculpt your model as you would in a real-world workshop.

Your high-end 3D asset library

Access thousands of customizable models, lights, and materials created by specialists and word-class guest artists. Modifiable parameters allow infinite variations.

Along with the redesign comes new adobe rental licensing. The original Substance tools plus 30 downloads of assets and 100gb of storage are available under the Substance 3D Texturing plan for $19.99 per month. The new Substance 3D Collection plans include Substance Stager and Modeler plus more assets and storage. These are priced at $49.99 per month for individuals and $99.99 per month for teams, but there’s currently a 20% discount off those prices.

Find out more on the Adobe website:

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/3d-augmented-reality.html