References

When it comes to hyper-realism, references are the key to success… -es.

Repeatable Tile - Photoshop & CrazyMap

Creating a repeatable pattern took a couple tries *cough* four *cough* but hey fifth time is the charm. Shout out to CrazyBump for helping me produce all the maps so easily & FREE.

Substance Designer & Substance Painter

Adding some blemishes in Substance Painter might have to be one of my favorite part of the process. It's low key therapeutic, got a sense of my oil painting days back. Here I also added layers of shadow to cover up the seams as necessary.