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[Leo]

1. I have never touched any of these programs, but because I was interested in them myself, I did a bit of research.
From my research I would say instaMat does a great job and is certainly a small competitor for other programs. Some functions don’t seem to be fully developed yet, but the pioneer version is free without any restrictions. It’s best to try it out for yourself.
Finally, I would like to say that the price often reflects the performance/quality. (Sometimes not)
You can buy a cordless screwdriver for 100$ or for 400$. The $400 one will hopefully have a more powerful battery or better workmanship. That’s how I see it with the software. Substance Painter is the $400 Milwaukee cordless screwdriver that has a lot of features and is at the top of the game
You have to ask yourself whether it’s worth it. Just don’t let anyone tell you that you have to have the top notch software to get good results.
InstaMat is free up to 100k sales which is incredible but from what I’ve seen it does a very good job. Have a look at a few videos on YouTube. I already liked it.
There also seem to be very ambitious developers behind instaMAT.

2. It all depends on what you want to do with your portfolio. Here at CGCookie you can of course put anything in, but I always associate portfolio with business.
If you’re just starting out, don’t worry about it yet. You always want to put your best work out there and in the beginning you will make huge leaps and in a few months you will have work that is pretty damn good.
You’d better show this but if you want to document your journey, then do that