HULK BUSTER - Advance Hard Surface Texturing & Shading in Maya with Substance Painter and LookDevX

In this course, you will discover the new LookDevX Hypershade, a modern shader workspace designed to handle advanced texturing and shading, even on complex assets such as the HulkBuster.

The goal of this tutorial goes far beyond technical execution. It focuses on teaching you a complete production methodology, from shader creation to delivering a high-quality final image.
You will learn how to:

• Iterate efficiently on your work
• Evaluate your images objectively
• Deeply understand shader construction
• Maintain a simple, flexible, and production-ready workflow throughout the project

Although this is an advanced tutorial, it is accessible to anyone with fundamental Maya knowledge. Before working on the HulkBuster asset, we begin with a theoretical foundation phase, including illustrated lessons and a simplified working scene. This allows you to fully understand the workflow, learn LookDevX, and build a solid shading foundation.

LookDevX : the Next-Generation Hypershade

LookDevX is Maya’s new shader management environment.
It supports MaterialX standards and integrates seamlessly into USD pipelines.

In this tutorial, LookDevX is mainly approached as a next-generation Hypershade, offering a modern interface and powerful new tools for building complex shaders.

You will learn how to create an advanced Paint Shader built from multiple layers (Base, Coat, Dirt, Dust, Undermetal).

All driven using mix shaders and masking techniques to achieve realistic and fully controllable results.

Texturing with Substance Painter

The second major part of this tutorial is dedicated to texturing in Substance Painter.
You will learn how to:

• Manage a complex assets
• Create clean and efficient UV layouts
• Work with UDIM workflows
• Build realistic Smart Materials
• Precisely match the look between Substance Painter and Maya

Languages and Support

• The tutorial is available in multiple languages (English, French, Japanese)
• Please note that the original tutorial was recorded in French and has been converted to English using AI voice technology. The audio quality is clear and easy to understand, with my own voice tone faithfully transcribed, plus there subtitle included.
  You can check out free samples and the trailer to get a sense of the audio quality for yourself.

TUTORIAL CONTENT:

All files required to complete the tutorial are provided:

• 6 hours of 4K high-quality video tutorials with audio commentary and direct download.
• The full HulkBuster model (also in USD and FBX for any 3D package)
• All source textures
• HDRI
• Reference materials
• The final production-ready scene
  

As a bonus, you will also receive uncommented videos covering the modeling and UV unwrapping of the HulkBuster.

For any question feel free to contact me on the Discord.