Before you start painting, check the texture settings panel to ensure diffuse is included. Many beginners discover their carefully added patterns aren't showing up on the diffuse map — this is almost always because the texture settings weren't configured correctly from the start.
Set the Base Color to your primary hue. For the shield, that might be a desaturated brown ( #5A3A22 ). This is your simple anchor. simple diffuse substance painter
Choose the that matches your target software. Before you start painting, check the texture settings
Instructions on for engines like Unity or Unreal. Let me know what you'd like to dive into next! Create Textures in less than 10 minutes - SimpleDiffuse Before you start painting
To help you understand where SimpleDiffuse fits in the texturing ecosystem, here's a comparison: