I've stumbled upon a picture of a lovely tortoise shell and I had to try and recreate it in Substance Designer.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/e2538f5d-1309-47c6-88e6-476df8ee6cd6_rw_1920.jpg?h=710756f4f0aa7df8af2993b21fe853fa)
Material study of a tortoise shell. 100% Substance designer, rendered in Iray.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/ae8433a9-92e5-4deb-bd8d-348bffa3720b_rw_1920.jpg?h=ed00299ea398a7d3e842b2a61777bd56)
Clay Render
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/303f14dc-54a1-4bf6-b98b-a29c878663b0_rw_1200.gif?h=a85663a74fcdbc882c1fceaed0883418)
Creation of the Shell Height Map
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/43957285-f601-4c7c-89a1-74e06fea1bfe_rw_1920.jpg?h=4e4c184f2936feac71e748dcbd29ba57)
Close Up Render
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/5961cfb2-f134-4fce-a59b-9281e8a42314_rw_1920.jpg?h=338843a1af283913e2ffd39f90299c28)
Close Up Render - Clay
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/c2bd5a0e-8f1a-437c-8b08-3abb2fcb57e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb1a328e2da8e109080943c263311736)
Mid-Distance Render
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/c1e94810-f87c-4ea1-bbb9-fdbf2c1fccc7_rw_1920.jpg?h=f429c3a59ead3e5d139a5f2b6f3e5135)
Mid-Distance Render - Clay
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/b832ba15-d4e0-404d-bedd-6178e3c7136b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c11b757ea332228069f71cf2cd3673b5)
Full View - Clay
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cc2c06cf26510f1e5ca86186cbea9042/204364b7-4f0f-41dd-bd0a-fe7a04398481_rw_1920.jpg?h=ee16031dece1b5f62d09b8be4743238f)
Textures Breakdown