dexter Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hello Guys, This is my first ever post. Can anybody help me how to create realistic fabric? I want to use them for my blankets, towels, pillows and etc...pls help me. Any tutorials u can give me? Do I need a plug-in to do the job? Thanks... Dexter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac3d Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 For a basic fabric material, you need a fabric texture map for diffuse and bump. For the diffuse channel, use a perp-falloff map with the fabric bitmap in both slots, but with the 'side' version lightened. The basic property of cloth is that it lightens as it curves away from you, so the falloff map should do the trick. hope that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Besides the texture, good fabric needs lots of polygons so that you can add surface ripples and bumps. Bump maps never look convincing (imo). Possibly the best way is using Subdivision Surfaces. When you push/pull an area, the surrounding area reacts, much like in cloth. You can also use cloth simulation plug-ins but the results are difficult to control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 those are very useful insights indeed....I like the material comment very much. thanks, Ihab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 Thank you Patrick & Iain, I will do as what you adviced... Thanks alot guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafael_l Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Great points Patrick, I learn a little with the basics given today, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novocain Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Hi Guys a First timer here too. Im currently using Fprime for interiors and i also have trouble creating a convincing fabric material. Can some one like explain a bit better??? Also i wonder how you guys make a simple wall material. Im wondering cuz i use a really basic, non-bump-map material. Make it a warm-white and tweak the diffuse, but thats it really. How do you guys make a wall material? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 For plaster finish walls I generally use an 80-85% diffuse material with a subtle Turbulence procedural in the colour channel set to a slightly cooler shade than the main colour. The Turbulence is 10mm, 20mm and 15mm in scale at around 25% opacity. I copy that and paste it into the bump channel and set the specularity to 8% and reflection to 2%. You need some variation to cast subtle shadows. This is how it turns out.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novocain Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Ill give it al go. Thx alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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