Grandma's Couch Project

[Tron]

Studio/Institution: Antoine Desjardins
Client: -
Genre: Other
Software: 3DS Max | Mental Ray
Website: http://www.coroflot.com/AntoineD
Description:

I'm going to be creating a tutorial on rendering fabric soon and wanted to try out some new methods. At this point, I'm just thinking of a way to add more texture.. maybe something coarse. C&C are welcome.

Edited March 12, 2012 by Tron

[AubreyM]

I have found the best way to do fabrics is to first have a really high quality image/texture and then in PS create the bump and specular maps.

If you have a good bump map you can do a procedural with your bump map which makes changing colors a breeze.

There was a tutorial online I saw once, it was for wicker but the same technique could be used for a hi res/close up fabric. Basically you create the fabric weave with splines, then setup your camera in a top down view and do a zdepth pass, bring it onto PS for a few tweaks and viola you have a great fabric bump/Spec map.

 

I like the image, nice modeling. If I had to have a crit I would say the ripples/indentations on the flat facing parts of the couch are too uniform.

[MrCAD]

I love the pastel color feel ...really good modeling and lighting !!

 

Meher

[Tron]

Thanks Meher.

[Andrew_Ryan]

Looks great. Use a fall-off in the diffuse slot with the same map in each slot. Change the white value to suit and it will create a nice softness around the edges of your fabrics. Have it set to towards-away.

[Tron]

I know it's been a while, but I wanted to thank Andrew and Aubrey. Your suggestions were great. I love the falloff shader! Its got that fuzzy look now

[koldo]

Great design.

Very detailled.

 

Wish there would be some more in the background.

It´s too empty.

 

 

 

 

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[jaymari]

Beautiful design specially the design that you have created in the color combination on it.