So I read the rules, but there are a few things that remain not entirely clear to me.
"For this contest, the task is simple: Choose one image as a reference from Mattershots and create a material using Substance Designer."
First question, Am I trying to make as close to an exact copy of the source material as possible? If no, how loosely can I interpret the source material. Namely, I love the source image I chose, but want to expand in certain ways or swap out a material like say a grout-like texture for a wood-like texture.
"1. The main reference image must be selected from one of the 750+ images on the Mattershots Instagram inspiration channel.
Because of the image resolution limitation on Instagram, if you need more information about small surface details for example, you can use additional images as references (of the same type of material) you find on the web to enrich your work.
If you use additional reference images, please include them in your submission zip."
This last question would be made irrelevant if the answer to the first is that I am trying to make an identical copy of the source material, but if not here is my last question: Can our additional reference images be from the Mattershots Instagram inspiration channel?
Thank you. With three kids I'm hopeful to to get this in before the deadline.