Substance Designer can look intimidating, but you don't need a masters degree in mathematics to use it.

This beginners tutorial uses one node to make a bolt head, then uses it in substance painter to paint bolts onto a texture.

If you have a subscription to Substance Painter, there is a very high chance you also have Substance Designer. So dive in and use it to boost your texturing in Substance Painter.

Table of Contents:

00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Setup
04:12 - Adding a Shape
06:55 - Height and Normal
09:07 - Metal and Rough
11:21 - Substance Painter