Better Blend

Better Blend — A redesigned blend node for Substance Designer

Better Blend offers more blend modes, additional functionality, and bug fixes over the default option. It’s a blend node that actually works!

Substance Designer has some blend modes that don’t match Photoshop's behavior, it lacks certain key blend modes, stores a select few into separate nodes without greyscale support, and has unexpected deviations in its masking function.

The blend node is one of the most used, if not the most used, nodes in Substance Designer. Having a better one will make a difference.

Why Better Blend?

• All blend modes except Dissolve from Photoshop included.
• The blend modes are rebuilt to match Photoshop’s behavior.
• Nests all available blend modes in the same node.
• Fill-opacity function.
• Properly working mask input.
• Avoid artifacts with our optional features added to certain blend modes.

Production Benefits

• Consistent, higher quality results: Achieve consistent results between Photoshop and Substance Designer and execute your technical blends as intended.
• Save time: Spend less time looking for the right node, troubleshooting inconsistencies, or building blending functions.
• Blend with intent: Expand your possibilities with a greater number of available options.

What’s Included?

• SBSAR file including two versions of the Better Blend node. One for single channel (greyscale) and one for color (RGBA).
• Readme.
• Test files and documentation.

Added “Fill-Opacity” function.

Added “Photoshop” and “Substance” modes to Soft Light.

Updated documentation.