There is an easy way to explain it!



This month [Henri Ribeiro](https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-ribeiro-aa9b28248/pt/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BXkl3cEVXQi%2BjVxBorVE0gw%3D%3D) and I went over his Mentorship project.

And most of his tries lacked structure.



So I showed him the one I use and in what order he had to build it:



1️⃣ Start with a Uniform Color.

Set the main mood for your material and the background of the Color Map.



2️⃣ Add Details with New Grunge Maps.

Color also needs shape, and you can use other sources that are not from your actual height map.



3️⃣ Layer up the wearing Damage.

Every surface suffers from erosion, and this usually affects the color and roughness more than the height.



4️⃣ Highlight the edges of your shapes.

This will provide better visibility over the details and shapes you build in your material by using a color that is Lighter than the rest.





This structure will give you an order to build your Color Map.

However, creating a BC map is like painting; you need to allow yourself to explore and be curious about the combinations you can achieve!



I know this is not easy, and you might need some feedback. ❤️ 



So I am going to host a Free Class on Base Color creation for Substance Designer at the free Discord server of [Future Material Artists](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#).



Join us to learn from Professionals!

📍 I am waiting for you here: [https://discord.gg/PpTCFyR6qS](https://discord.gg/PpTCFyR6qS)

🎨 Base Color has its own workflow, and I wanted to share how I teach it!