How to make realistic fabric material?

dexter · May 31st, 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

madmac3d · May 31st, 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!

IC · May 31st, 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.

ihabkal · May 31st, 2005

those are very useful insights indeed....I like the material comment very much.
thanks,
Ihab

dexter · June 1st, 2005

Thank you Patrick & Iain, I will do as what you adviced...

Thanks alot guys...

rafael_l · June 1st, 2005

Great points Patrick, I learn a little with the basics given today, Thanks

novocain · August 29th, 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

IC · August 29th, 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..............

novocain · September 12th, 2005

Ill give it al go. Thx alot

May 31st, 2005	#1 (permalink)
dexter Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: singapore Age: 32 Posts: 92 Name: dexter manalo	How to make realistic fabric material in 3ds max? 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 Last edited by dexter; September 12th, 2005 at 03:44 AM.

May 31st, 2005	#2 (permalink)
madmac3d Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 8 Name: Patrick Macdonald	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? 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!

May 31st, 2005	#3 (permalink)
IC Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 2,261 Name: Iain Collins	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? 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. __________________ http://iainc.carbonmade.com/

May 31st, 2005	#4 (permalink)
ihabkal Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beirut Age: 32 Posts: 522 Name: Ihab Kalache	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? those are very useful insights indeed....I like the material comment very much. thanks, Ihab

June 1st, 2005	#5 (permalink)
dexter Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: singapore Age: 32 Posts: 92 Name: dexter manalo	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? Thank you Patrick & Iain, I will do as what you adviced... Thanks alot guys...

June 1st, 2005	#6 (permalink)
rafael_l Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 17 Name: Rafael Lopez	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? Great points Patrick, I learn a little with the basics given today, Thanks

August 29th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
novocain Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sittard Age: 25 Posts: 2 Name: Sjoerd Olislagers	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? 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

September 12th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
novocain Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sittard Age: 25 Posts: 2 Name: Sjoerd Olislagers	Re: How to make realistic fabric material? Ill give it al go. Thx alot

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Chrome material problem	evanmoses	VRay Render	18	March 16th, 2005 09:12 AM
how to put library material to scene material	oviam	Scripts	0	July 8th, 2004 02:10 PM
Can't make material white enough!	JPS	Autodesk VIZ	7	March 24th, 2003 01:53 AM
How to make a belivable street pave material?	archkre	3ds Max	0	November 17th, 2002 09:59 AM
Material Script	nisus	Scripts	5	July 8th, 2002 11:49 PM