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Photoshop Brush Parameters Compatibility | Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop Brush Parameters Compatibility

This page list all the Photoshop brush parameters and their compatibility with Substance 3D Painter brush engine.

General Compatibility

When looking inside the ABR file, Substance 3D Painter will only retrieve specific Brush/Tool presets:

Preset Type Support Description
Brush (bitmap) ImportedBrush presets based on bitmaps as their alphas will be imported.
Brush (procedural) IgnoredBrush presets based on procedural shapes (like a circle) are not imported.
Brush (Airbrush) Ignored Brush presets with Airbrush settings are not imported.
Brush (Bristle) Ignored Brush presets with Bristle settings are not imported.
Brush (Erodible) Ignored Brush presets with Erodible settings are not imported.
Pencil Ignored Pencil presets are not imported.
Mixer Brush Ignored Mixer brush presets are not imported.
Clone Stamp Ignored Clone Stamp presets are not imported.
Smudge Ignored Smudge presets are not imported.

Parameters

To learn more about what those parameters can do, refer to the official Photoshop documentation .

Not all Photoshop brush parameters are supported. Refer to the legend to know the status of each parameter described below:

  • Square (■) : indicates the parameter is supported, refer to the description to know how to access it.
  • Cross (✖) : indicates the parameter is not supported.
Note:

While control parameters in brush presets can be controlled via various methods such as Pen Tilt, Fade and Pen pressure, only the Pen Pressure is currently supported.

Group

Parameter

Support

Description

Brush Tip Shape

Size

Matched with Paint tool Size parameter.

Note:

Photoshop defines size in Pixels, while Substance 3D Painter size is based on the project Bounding Box. An exact match is therefore not possible and will only be relative.

Flip X

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Flip Y

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Angle

Matched with Paint tool Angle parameter.

Roundness

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Hardness

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Spacing

Matched with Paint tool Spacing parameter.

Shape Dynamics

Size Jitter

Matched with Paint tool Size Jitter parameter.

Control (for Size)

Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Size parameter .

Minimum Diameter

Matched with Paint tool Minimum Size parameter.

Tilt Scale

Angle Jitter

Matched with Paint tool Angle Jitter parameter.

Control (for Angle)

Roundness Jitter

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Minimum Roundness

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Flip X Jitter

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Flip Y Jitter

Handled via "Brush Maker Photoshop" Substance file.

Brush Projection

Scattering

Scatter


Matched with Paint tool Position Jitter parameter.

Both Axes


Matched with Paint tool Position Jitter Axis parameter.

Control (for Scatter)

Count


Compensated via Paint tool Spacing parameter.

Count Jitter

Control (for Count Jitter)

Texture

Texture Pattern

Invert

Scale

Brightness

Contrast

Texture Each Tip

Mode

Depth

Minimum Depth

Depth Jitter

Control (for Depth Jitter)

Dual Brush

Mode

Size

Spacing

Scatter

Both Axes

Count

Color Dynamics

Apply Per Tip

Foreground/Background Jitter

Control (for F/B Jitter)

Hue Jitter

Saturation Jitter

Brightness Jitter

Purity

Transfert

Opacity Jitter


Matched with Paint tool Stamps Blending parameter set to "Lighten".

Control (for Opacity)


Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Flow parameter.

Minimum (for Opacity Control)


Matched with Paint tool Minimum Flow parameter.

Flow Jitter


Matched with Paint tool Flow Jitter parameter.

Control (for Flow)


Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Flow parameter (if lower than Opacity) .

Minimum (for Flow Control)


Matched with Paint tool Minimum Flow parameter (if lower than Opacity).

Wetness Jitter

Control (for Wetness Jitter)

Minimum (for Wetness Control)

Mix Jitter

Control (for Mix)

Minimum (for Mix Control)

Brush Pose

Tilt X

Override Tilt X

Tilt Y

Override Tilt Y

Rotation

Override Rotation

Pressure

Override Pressure

Other

Noise

Wet Edges

Build-up

Smoothing


Not directly matched, but can be handled via the Lazy Mouse setting.

Protect Texture

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