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Meet Mat 3 - The 3D Digital Painting Contest

Adobe Substance 3D introduced our little mascot with the first Meet MAT contest back in 2017, he has become kind of a big deal. With hundreds of paint jobs, a dedicated book, collectible figurines and various 3D printed versions, MAT has been busy! And today, MAT is back. He changed a bit. He grew. He needs new texturing, new looks. He needs you.

Meet Mat 3 - The 3D Digital Painting Contest
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Michael Tanzillo

Head of Technical Artists with the Substance 3D Growth Team at Adobe

Michael is currently the Head of Technical Artists with the Substance 3D Growth team at Adobe. Prior to joining Adobe, he worked as a Senior Artist on animated films at Blue Sky Studios/Disney with credits including three Ice Age movies, two Rios, Peanuts, Ferdinand, Spies in Disguise, and Epic. Michael is also the Co-Author of the book Lighting for Animation, the Co-Founder of The Academy of Animated Art, and creator of The 3D Artist Newsletter and Community.