Hi everyone.
I'm looking to go back to my roots with a big collection of Hard-surface content, I hope to create a community around this format and I hope some of you will join me, first update is next Tuesday but the collection is available starting today, you get access to all finished products as well as access to a private Discord group, hope to see you there.
The collection will consist of 26 products, many which have been heavily requested, some examples below, for the full list of products and more detailed product description go to the store pages below.
Artstation DL - http://bit.ly/HSC03
Gumroad DL - http://bit.ly/HSC04
[Kitbash] - Hard-Surface Alpha Creation kitbash + Tutorial
This set would focus on teaching you my alpha/brush creation workflow as well as giving you access to kitbash parts that can work as a base to your own alpha and brush creation.
[SPMaterial] - Hard-Surface Materials Vol.1
This is a set of 20+ Hard-surface smart materials for Substance painter, over the years I have created a lot of materials for use in Substance Painter and I'm looking to refine them and get them out there.
[Alphas] - Hard-Surface Vol.3 + Masks
350+ Alphas with masks for use with the masked alphas tool for Substance Painter. Alphas can be used with any software that works with alphas such as ZBrush, Mixer, Substance Painter/Designer. Will also add some re baked alphas from Vol.1 and Vol.2 with masks.
Early Access
This collection is an early access product, meaning that most products are still in production and there will be weekly updates until every product is finished, what you gain from buying the collection in early access is that you save $85 from the final single product price, and as more and more content gets finished I will increase the price so there is an advantage to get in early.
VIP Discord Access
During early access you will also get vip status in the JROTools Discord group where you can give feedback and request more specific content, I also hope to use this group to mentor and help out other artists as well as share art and have friendly chats.
If you already Own some of my products
For people that already own some or all of my existing products that is included in this collection please don`t worry about not getting your moneys worth, I have set it up so that it`s still cheaper to buy this collection even if you already own all of my existing products, the total single product price for this collection is $210 and when only counting the unreleased products it would still be $159, so even if you already own all of my current hard surface products you are still saving $34 as well as getting access to the private discord, it might also help having all products in the same place. The price of the collection will go up once more products get finished so it pays of to get in early.
Why this format
The reason why I choose to go with this format is mainly because I want to be able to release content faster, and with this setup I can more easily release the content that I have finished without the whole set and presentation being ready for release. I can also choose what to work on depending on the ideas that I currently have. For those not wanting to buy into the whole collection I will still release single products when they are ready, but my priority will be having a steady flow of updates added to this collection.
Another reason for doing this is that it allows me to see how much interest people have in the product and what I should prioritize, it also allows the customer to give feedback and make requests, so if you take part in the early access there is a chance you will get access to additional files that didn't make the final cut.
I have also wanted to start some sort of community with discord, a place to share ideas and feedback and help out without it being too crowded, and I think with this format it's easier to balance that.