Blender’s AI intern, Photoshop’s background removal is a net loss, and Bob Ross becomes the ghost in Substance Painter’s machine. Check out the corresponding blog post here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-march-24-2025
IMPORTANT: Our Spring Session is open! Learn more at: http://schoolofmotion.com/spring2025
This week, Substance Painter 11 drops with a host of new features including a Bob Ross-worthy Stylization tool that gives your models that Ghibli-esque painterly look we've all been dreaming of.
We’ll check out how Claude AI is helping Blender users create 3D scenes through simple prompts, Nomad Sculpt's upcoming 2.0 update with Cinema 4D-inspired MoGraph features, and Photoshop Beta's impressive background removal improvements that finally handle those pesky wires and netting with ease.
Plus, we showcase amazing work from Doug Alberts' Noodle Studio and highlight how NotReal is using LoRa AI to augment (not replace) their artists.
Oh, don't forget about our NAB MoGraph Meetup on April 6th in Las Vegas! 👉 mographmeetup.com
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
00:00 Coming Up...
00:24 Digital Bob Ross - Substance Painter 11 Drops
01:34 Class Is In Session - SOM News Update
02:31 Pocket MoGraph - Nomad Sculpt 2.0 Teaser
03:15 Blender's AI Intern - Use Claude to Talk to Blender
05:12 Substance Factory - Substance Automation Workflows
06:32 App Artisans - Cool Work: Doug Alberts' Hatch
07:37 LoRa Labs - NotReal's AI Experiments
08:29 Bye-Bye Backgrounds - Photoshop Beta Adds Big Improvements to Remove Background
08:59 World Builder's Delight - Dash Tools 1.9 Releases
09:56 Words In Motion - Student of the Week
11:01 Social Safe Zones - Peter Quinn Post Perfect Plug-in
11:22 Wrap-Up
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion Spring Session: http://schoolofmotion.com/spring2025
School of Motion Team Training: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
A Wild Bug-filled World of 3D: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/a-wild-bug-filled-world-of-3d
After Effects Kickstart: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/after-effects-kickstart
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
Substance Painter 11 Release Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-painter/release-notes/version-11-0.html
MoGraph Meetup: http://mographmeetup.com/
Nomad Sculpt Repeater Node: https://x.com/nomadsculpt/status/1899736660964782085
Nomad Sculpt Cloner Features: https://x.com/necojita/status/1899685689324884064
ClaudeAI + Blender - BlenderMCP Example: https://x.com/bilawalsidhu/status/1900240156826939560?s=46&t=J0TQvTEMb7UOKrKRu5qAgA
ClaudeAI + Blender - Blender Guru's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG8mkeCRhXo
Substance Automation - Cino Lai's GDC Demo: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cino-lai-9228371b0_substance3d-madewithsubstance-gdc2025-ugcPost-7307455100522766336-3Sqa/
Photoshop Background Removal Demo: https://x.com/Pinsky/status/1902016176093364332
Polygonflow Dash Tools:https://www.polygonflow.io/
Dash tools 1.9 showcase: https://polygonflow.com
New AE Plugin - Post Perfect: https://aescripts.com/pq-postperfect/
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Noodle Animation's Hatch: https://www.noodleanimation.com/hatch
NotReal: https://notreal.tv/
Vitor's AI Experiments: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHOIqSPBUg7/
SOM Student of the Week - Samuel Bermudez: https://community.schoolofmotion.com/student-showcase/post/after-effects-kickstart---featuring-samuel-bermudez-barbosa-dBA2fBtH78VllKU