Marian Látečka has recently joined the Quixel team to talk about the way he uses Mixer to create complex materials.
I created a new Paint layer and uploaded a Heightmap to the Displacement slot. I set the strength of the tile flooring and added the next Displacement layer to the break surface of the tiles.
Now comes the fun part: mixing the materials. First off, I put in the basic material: clay, along with the colors of the tiles. I used free materials that are available as a sample — nothing complicated. The foundation was efficiency and simplicity.
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