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Mari channels tutorial | Become A Texture Artist

Learn Mari non-commercial and master the channels, the turn has now come to channels. We look at how you can use channels to set the resolution as well as bit depth and...

Mari Paint tools | Become A Texture Artist

In part four of our comprehensive series on using Mari 6, we now turn our attention to the painting tools as well as the deformation paint tools. This segment will shine a...

Mari User interface | Become a texture artist

In part three of our comprehensive series on using Mari 6, we now turn our attention to the user interface. This segment will shine a light on the vital aspects of Mari’s...

Mari objects tutorial | Become a texture artist

In this introduction to Mari series, we now take a look at ways to import and interact with objects. We load a USD file that you can also download on Gumroad if...

Learn Mari Non-commercial | Tutorial series

Now is the time to learn Mari non-commercial and become a texture artist. You can follow along in the course using the Non Commercial Version of Mari. The principles demonstrated in this...

Learn Mari for beginners

In this introduction to Mari course, we learn the basic UI and the tools you will use daily. We will be using the latest version of Mari. After the initial UI and...

New features in Mari 6

Mari 6 introduced a number of USD updates and new features. We can now export USD to other DCCs. Mari will assign to selection groups as well as export and convert textures...

New Features in Mari 5 you should know about!

Mari 5 is in open beta and it ships with a number of really powerful new features. We seen features like initial USD support, a new USD preview shader as well...

Substance to Mari Workflow

Sometimes when I create substance designer material or patterns I want to check them on to the asset direct in Mari. By utilizing a Mari extension pack feature I can stream material...

Mari pxrSurface material, default colors gone missing!

Have you noticed that when using the Mari pxrSurface shader and you tick use default colours and the material created renders ghost in the shell transparent? It’s a problem with missing default...