Part 4: Texture Development

In this part, we will learn about developing textures and fabric for the blender and CLO3D file. Will also be learning different methods of producing repeatable textures, displacement maps, normal maps, opacity maps, and various techniques to produce patterns and textures that we can apply to our garment. We will also be learning different methods to develop embroidery, lace, and knitwear fabric.

Set Up for Texture Development
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1. Photopea: (https://www.photopea.com/) is web-based Free and Open Source software for photo editing. The functionality of the software is the same as photoshop.

2. 3D sampler: Will be using 3-D sampler for developing and processing print fabrics scan fabrics and creating new weaves and materials.

3. Texture Generator: https://cpetry.github.io/NormalMap-Online/

4. Render Output

This is the output of the live project that we did to cover all the learning in the texture development tutorial with Ann (Textile designer). Light plays a very important part in how your prints and graphic will look, so take extra care while setting up light. Happy learning!

Tutorials

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Assignment 4.1 : Understanding different Texture Maps
Assignment 4.2 : Learning Texture in CLO3D

In this assignment, we will be learning about using a displacement map, opacity map, normal map, and texture map. How to apply them in the clo 3-D garments for giving a better texture and rendering to our final garment outfit.

– Tutorial video: Click Here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Assignment 4.3 : Learning Texture in Blender
Assignment 4.4 : Understanding the tools and techniques for print making

This assignment is about understanding the basic classification of textile and learning the tools to convert those textiles, prints, scan fabrics into a repeatable/editable form so that it can be processed in CLO3D, blender and other 3D software. We will be learning a web based free software called Photopea (https://www.photopea.com/), an alternative to photoshop and its tools related to editing and processing prints and fabrics.

– Introduction video: Click Here
– Tutorial Video: Click here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Assignment 4.5 : Developing seamless patterns - unit patterns, creating motifs

In this assignment, we will be learning how to create seamless textures in Photopea. We will be understanding the different tools and methods of converting a non-repeatable unit of print textile or scanned fabric into a repeatable unit that can be then used in 3-D software with different normal and displacement maps.

– Tutorial Video (Developing seamless patterns): Click Here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Assignment 4.6: Working with woven textiles
Assignment 4.7 : Making woven fabric real with 3D sampler

In this assignment we will learning about 3-D sampler. 3-D sampler is used for processing the unit repeating fabric or prints that we learnt in the previous assignment into a much more realistic fabric. With 3D sampler will be learning how to process a print or scan fabric and develop weave that can be then used in different 3D software.

– Tutorial video (Understanding 3D sampler) : Click Here
– Tutorial video (Processing print fabric in 3D sampler) : Click Here
– Tutorial video (Processing/creating woven fabric in 3D sampler) : Click Here
– Tutorial video (Exporting materials from 3D sampler to CLO3D and blender) : Click Here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Assignment 4.8: Working with Knit and lace fabric

In this assignment we will be understanding how to process and it or a lace fabric and integrate those fabrics with the 3-D software. We will be using a https://cpetry.github.io/NormalMap-Online/ for generating normal and displacement map online.

– Tutorial video (Processing knit fabric): Click Here
– Tutorial video (Processing lace fabric): Click Here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Assignment 4.9: Working with Embroidery

In this assignment, we will be learning the different ways of processing embroidery using 3-D sampler and Photopea.

– Tutorial video ( Processing scanned embroidery): Click Here
– Tutorial video ( Creating embroidery in 3D sampler): Click Here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here
Live Project: Combining all the learning

Sitting alone and making tutorials is really boring. So I thought I will call my textile designer friend (Ann) and will do a live exercise together keeping in mind all the tools that we are learning during the process. So if you find it boring and long then my apologies. Keep learning.

– Live project video: Click here
– Submissions Folder: Click here
– Resource Folder: Click here