Learn from industry veteran Neil McKnight as he takes you through creating a hard surface asset with subtle material definition.

0. Setting up the base creator

00:23

1. Make custom post process setting

00:57

2. Creating a plastic material

02:05

3. Add logo+text

07:50

4. Creating a glass material

09:20

5. Creating a rubber material

10:15

6. Creating plastic buttons

17:30

7. Creating White rubber buttons

18:35

8. Creating metal clamp material

20:55

9. Creating strap material

24:10

10. Adding text

25:50

11. Texturing the stand

26:55

12. Final touches

27:40

13. Final result

30:50

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DDO Painter for Hard surface - Neil McKnight