Texturing Character 2: Knight

 The Knight had some brighter colours than the Space Trooper, I also experimented with a different brush for the facial hair and tried some different materials which I hadn't used before.

I found that Substance Painter has a Chainmail material which was very convenient for this character as his Shirt, coif and trousers are all chainmail, I had to resize the material so the metal rings were not too big and replicate this for each part that had it. I also many leather materials as well for the boots, belt, gloves and sheath. 

Using a black mask on the armour pieces I was able to apply a layer of gold which is only visible over the areas with an alpha placed, this allowed me to add gold parts to the armour giving it a more fancy and fantasy like design. I also used an alpha on the back of the Knight's robe to have a templar style cross so the back would not remain empty. I also used a "fur" brush on the facial hair to show a light beard. 

Texturing Character 1: Space Trooper

 The space trooper had many dark and dirty colours on his character. Due to this I often used a fill layer to fill the entirety of the mesh part with the main colour and material while using a black mask to hide it on any areas with a different material, however this character had many individual mesh parts so a black mask was not always needed, for example the fatigues did not use a black mask. I did however make use of layers to add dirt and bullet marks on the armour and clothes as well as to add alphas (decals) and other freehand details such as the red stripe on the cigarette carton. 

I used various brushes to apply different effects, this can be seen with the dirt and blood on the clothes and faceplate. I also made use of alphas to have decals and other symbols on the character as well as text on the characters armour and flame thrower tank. 

To apply some facial hair I used a brush with a material which was darker and slightly bumpy, this gives off the appearance of some darker light stubble which I felt suited the character as soldiers are not often allowed full beards.