<h2 style="text-align: center">Alsu Rakhimova has walked us through the SWAT Warrior project, discussing the idea behind the model and explaining how the character's tactical outfit was made using Marvelous Designer.</h2>This article was originally published on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://80.lv/articles/designing-clothes-for-a-3d-character-in-marvelous-designer/">80 Level </a>in English under Artist interview by Alsu Rakhimova. Interview conducted by Arti Sergeev.<hr><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/385161d3239949d9bbaf419432ecb621alsu-rakhimova-3%20%281%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="385161d3239949d9bbaf419432ecb621" data-width="1920" data-height="3611"><h1>Interview with Alsu Rakhimova | The SWAT Warrior Project﻿ | 3D Character Artist</h1><h1>The SWAT Warrior Project</h1>Hi everyone! My name is Alsu, and I am a 3D Character Artist based in Vancouver, currently working for PlayStation Visual Arts studio. Since I joined the company last year, I had an opportunity to work on a very exciting upcoming game. Unfortunately, I cannot share more at the moment, but I am looking forward to itI created the SWAT Warrior project as my final work for my Advanced term at Think Tank Training Centre in early 2022. My supervisor was Nicolas Niño, who is a great Character Artist. The project was based on the concept by Dia Nak. The whole project took just 11 weeks so it was important for me to learn how to efficiently use the software at my disposal, including Unreal Engine 4 and Marvelous Designer. I created the jacket and the pants in Marvelous Designer.<h1>Studying Marvelous Designer</h1>I was introduced to Marvelous Designer at my school. We had an introductory course taught by Kenzo Nishidate. The interface of the software was very intuitive, so it was easy to quickly create simple assets and start garment simulation. I was very excited when I created my very first asset in Marvelous Designer – a pillow! I was so amazed by the garment simulation that I kept dragging the pillow up and down just to see how it was interacting with the environment. Very soon, I was able to create more complicated assets like buttoned shirts and pants. I think that the cloth simulation of MD is a great help for character artists while creating garments or even accessories like shoes or bags.<h1>First Steps</h1>Before starting any project, I always gather reference images of garments in PureRef to make sure I understand the construction of the garment and the cloth texture. You will need this understanding while building the garment in the software and selecting the fabric preset.For this character, I gathered a lot of images of SWAT uniforms including tactical vests, belts, leg protectors, etc.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/2a35aedd04de44f09226f48f4d8994f5widen_1840x0.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="2a35aedd04de44f09226f48f4d8994f5" data-width="1840" data-height="1160">Once I have a better idea of how my garment is supposed to look, I create a simple blockout of it in ZBrush. This way, I am getting a better understanding of the overall silhouette and construction of the garment. For tight-fitting clothes like pants, I usually just use the Poly Paint brush to schematically outline the seams, pockets, and zippers on the body base mesh.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/20ce30dd23c44da88ed31e6fc5914051widen_1840x0_%281%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="20ce30dd23c44da88ed31e6fc5914051" data-width="1840" data-height="1829"><h1>Setting Up The Outfit</h1>The next step is to export the body base mesh to Marvelous Designer and start creating the patterns. There are two ways to do that: you can either create a pattern from scratch (with or without the help of existing pattern images that you can find on Google) or you can divide your ZBrush garment into sections and import them as ‘garment’ to Marvelous Designer. The latter method was demonstrated by Arno Schmitz during The Character Art of Horizon Zero Dawn with Guerrilla Games panel: LINKThere are advantages and disadvantages to both options, so go with the option that works for you.Tips for beginners:1. In order to get the proper folds that fit the garment texture, experiment with different fabric presets.2. Take advantage of the symmetry and duplicate your patterns to save time.3. Learn the Marvelous Designer shortcuts for a smoother switch between instruments.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/55dfeeb8116b40d7ab4702b55df910e6widen_1840x0_%282%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="55dfeeb8116b40d7ab4702b55df910e6" data-width="1840" data-height="1056">Once you are happy with the fitting, it is time to start adding smaller details like seam piping, padding, and extra folding. It is important to keep this step last since it would be difficult to make big changes afterward. On top of that, garment simulation with smaller details requires a smaller particle distance, making the simulation process slower.Tips for beginners:1. Use shrinkage warp and weft to create nice small wrinkles on the garment piping2. Decrease the particle distance to get better garment simulation results3. To make the simulation process faster, try freezing/deactivating the garment pieces that you are not working with right now4. Obvious but important advice – save often and keep version of your project just in case.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/3b3355067cb74bca833f02df2fdd9e0fwiden_1840x0_%283%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="3b3355067cb74bca833f02df2fdd9e0f" data-width="1840" data-height="867">After the garment is complete in Marvelous Designer, I usually export it back to ZBrush using this method by Outgang to refine some folds and to add missing elements like zipper sliders.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/ee8f807769534f0fa651551d645b4f0awiden_1840x0_%284%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="ee8f807769534f0fa651551d645b4f0a" data-width="1840" data-height="733"><h1>Approach to Texturing</h1>I textured the outfit in Substance 3D Painter trying to stick to a procedural method for as long as possible. This allowed me to quickly change the textures to my liking and even use the textures later as a smart material in my later projects. Here are the main principles that I try to stick to while texturing the outfit:1. When it comes to color and roughness variation, you want to start with big-scale adjustments and then move to the smaller ones. The key is to zoom out to see the bigger picture from a distance. This way I check if color/roughness/specular variation is good enough.2. Use the combination of procedural and hand-painted approaches. The combination of the two approaches will give a unique look to your textures and will save some time. I use a “Dirt” brush for almost all my hand-painted fixes.3. While texturing the character, I use a very neutral Environment Map (Display settings &gt; environment settings &gt; Environment Map: “Soft 1LowContrastFront 2Backs”). It helps me to avoid any color reflections on the textured object.As soon as you have the base color for the character – put the character in the rendering engine right away and confirm that the scale is right.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/c54419aeac48426c8d095edfeac7abf2widen_1840x0_%285%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c54419aeac48426c8d095edfeac7abf2" data-width="1840" data-height="991"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/c0e7c56899ec462daff22477416d562cwiden_1840x0_%287%29.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c0e7c56899ec462daff22477416d562c" data-width="1840" data-height="996"><h1>Rendering &amp; Presentation</h1>When presenting the game character in the real-time engine, the texture budgets can lead to some small clothing details looking washed out/blurred. In order to preserve the high fidelity of clothes, I add fabric detail normal to all my shaders.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/e2d6b9336feb460c8b1323193aa5787e65573d9276c65.gif" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="e2d6b9336feb460c8b1323193aa5787e" data-width="1999" data-height="910"><h1>How to Get Started With Marvelous Designer?</h1>I would advise beginners to start with the basics – try and create a very simple garment and export it to a different software (Maya, ZBrush, Blender, etc.). It will help you to understand both how the Marvelous Designer UI works and how to integrate it into your workflow. There are a lot of free step-by-step video tutorials that could help you to learn. Personally, I highly recommend such YouTube channels as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Outgang/playlists">Outgang </a>and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@EvgeniiaPetrova">Evgeniia Petrova</a>.<h1>Alsu Rakhimova, 3D Character Artist</h1><h1><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/artdungeon">Artist Artstation</a></h1>Interview conducted by Arti Burton<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/598e4b9d88fb4704b89371d083b9caa2alsu-rakhimova-3%20%281%29.jpg" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="598e4b9d88fb4704b89371d083b9caa2" data-width="1920" data-height="3611"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/5441f9b4e35e464d84f8e6307744762b/images/6368571efab742fe9907edc940df55a5alsu-rakhimova-3%20%281%29.jpg" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="6368571efab742fe9907edc940df55a5" data-width="1920" data-height="1951">

The Swat Warrior Project

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hi, this is my lattest work, hope you like it<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202506/9e873d4dd731419a9aa21eab85f8ae55/images/10459dfb7aaf44c7a2005dbf3b2d0604256.png" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="10459dfb7aaf44c7a2005dbf3b2d0604" data-width="933" data-height="1404"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202506/9e873d4dd731419a9aa21eab85f8ae55/images/9304a4329a40437ab52cee1962a335e01234.png" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="9304a4329a40437ab52cee1962a335e0" data-width="1080" data-height="1920">

My latest work

<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202511/73b64855786f44cfb8697f57b7a5e676/images/c9a6af256e3b431397cc5f1d99c8c01aScreenshot%202025-11-27%20125349.png" alt="c9a6af256e3b431397cc5f1d99c8c01a" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c9a6af256e3b431397cc5f1d99c8c01a" data-width="1207" data-height="696">All my clo files now dont render garment files, its invisible and blank space. I checked if its the case for scene as well but the scene does seem to render . I though camera was the culprit and still not able to deduce the cause of it.

Garment not visible in render and even after

Now in Beta Testing stage. Enquire for free trial.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://humanoid.ooo">humanoid.ooo</a><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/501e4faf8e014af0a548b14c10a8efd1redruffle-example.jpg" alt="501e4faf8e014af0a548b14c10a8efd1" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="501e4faf8e014af0a548b14c10a8efd1" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/1e18fe0a05cf4f43bccb0ba2ef500624sunskirt-example.jpg" alt="1e18fe0a05cf4f43bccb0ba2ef500624" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="1e18fe0a05cf4f43bccb0ba2ef500624" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/86653b603b7b4534b4c195fb5adb22bbflowerpower-example.jpg" alt="86653b603b7b4534b4c195fb5adb22bb" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="86653b603b7b4534b4c195fb5adb22bb" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/8111803d571d4cc5af08e1c0b609a9b2tancoat-example.jpg" alt="8111803d571d4cc5af08e1c0b609a9b2" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="8111803d571d4cc5af08e1c0b609a9b2" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/94adc710fdc9448899dfa70e67eaf308pearldress-example.jpg" alt="94adc710fdc9448899dfa70e67eaf308" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="94adc710fdc9448899dfa70e67eaf308" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/4295b30f529347f588e7645e6afa684dnightwear-example.jpg" alt="4295b30f529347f588e7645e6afa684d" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="4295b30f529347f588e7645e6afa684d" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/758e5ae677864d359e06e9a248d21956cowboyshorts-example.jpg" alt="758e5ae677864d359e06e9a248d21956" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="758e5ae677864d359e06e9a248d21956" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/d46368af5e7f4fc988b6babe97ae6d04metallicpink-example.jpg" alt="d46368af5e7f4fc988b6babe97ae6d04" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="d46368af5e7f4fc988b6babe97ae6d04" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/60265b15d7ee433ab08512489c0d50detweedcoat-example.jpg" alt="60265b15d7ee433ab08512489c0d50de" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="60265b15d7ee433ab08512489c0d50de" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/9af66a47dde3479f8fb3a92d69eef918fabricant-example.jpg" alt="9af66a47dde3479f8fb3a92d69eef918" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="9af66a47dde3479f8fb3a92d69eef918" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/8fb264a8fb384eabb1ef97ecf54a0d9fbrownleather-example.jpg" alt="8fb264a8fb384eabb1ef97ecf54a0d9f" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="8fb264a8fb384eabb1ef97ecf54a0d9f" data-width="1700" data-height="1200"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/ca6d44441bcc41c49690f9916a0c9436/images/663a5616cc3941ab8199444e79cfe124knitdress-example.jpg" alt="663a5616cc3941ab8199444e79cfe124" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="663a5616cc3941ab8199444e79cfe124" data-width="1700" data-height="1200">

New Tool: CLO → Professional Fashion Photography

<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202512/e7fd04a79a8144f0931f1d595b24b712/images/b88e0d9cf5834ab4baf654f2e3139d506546_0.png" alt="b88e0d9cf5834ab4baf654f2e3139d50" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="b88e0d9cf5834ab4baf654f2e3139d50" data-width="1080" data-height="1350"><hr><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://connect.clo-set.com/detail/2e45c42476524e2c95555bcd1709b9dd?ref_id=864646">https://connect.clo-set.com/detail/2e45c42476524e2c95555bcd1709b9dd?ref_id=864646</a>

let's support each other 🫰

<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202510/edd8967da81242b2940125c4d563e7a3/images/d691ff7765e3430db558b24e00f9f1d4Screenshot%20October%2014%202025%2014%3A51%3A14.png" alt="d691ff7765e3430db558b24e00f9f1d4" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="d691ff7765e3430db558b24e00f9f1d4" data-width="1794" data-height="1580">To be a Marketplace Seller is Open to EVERYONE!We’re excited to officially announce CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store is an open marketplace for everyone to experience.You may sell various items in the store, from garments and patterns to trims and avatars.Explore the newly open market and to showcase and sell your digital assets through CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store.Get High-quality ItemsYou may access free items we provide and paid items designed by creators in the store.Check out the items suitable for empowering your garment creation from CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store.Go to CONNECT <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://connect.clo-set.com/store">(Click here)</a>Go to Marvelous Designer Store <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://marvelousdesigner.com/store">(Click here)</a>Create Your DesignDesign shareable garments to sell on CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store, and discover how to create various items used in your garments.When you upload your items on the marketplace, don’t forget to toggle on CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store on CONNECT website!Check the guideline about how to create the 3D items&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://support.clo-set.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000854796-Creating">(Click here)</a><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202510/edd8967da81242b2940125c4d563e7a3/images/56b7a1eeecf64281bc2c6d2c9be7dc89unnamed.png" alt="56b7a1eeecf64281bc2c6d2c9be7dc89" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="56b7a1eeecf64281bc2c6d2c9be7dc89" data-width="1600" data-height="738">▲ Item upload page. Please toggle to upload your items both on CONNECT and Marvelous Designer Store!Make revenue from the creationAll paid items will be inspected and available for sale on CONNECT &amp; Marvelous Designer Store after the inspection.When you are ready, feel free to upload your items! Please note that profits from sales will settle up from July.Check the item inspection standard to sell the paid items <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://support.clo-set.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003996996-Item-Inspection-Standard">(Click here)</a>

Be a Creator, Become a Seller

<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202606/0426208b538549909d801a059154c1be/images/89615f1e1a004d3a88b777b9e9f10da3PORTADA_cabecera%20copia.png" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="89615f1e1a004d3a88b777b9e9f10da3" data-width="1496" data-height="1125">Hola comunidad CLO,Me llamo Cecilia Renau y llevo meses viviendo dentro de CLO3D. Lo que empezó como el software de mi Máster en Moda Digital y Avatares se ha convertido en el idioma con el que pienso el diseño.Este es el primer post de una serie en la que voy a compartir el proceso completo de mi TFM: GS70, una colección de moda digital inspirada en el béisbol femenino y en los años 70. Seis looks, 2 avatares personalizados en DAZ Studio, entornos en Blender, tejidos desarrollados en Substance Sampler y, en el centro de todo, CLO3D como herramienta principal de construcción de prendas.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202606/0426208b538549909d801a059154c1be/images/642859b808be4cd6bb7dc54640c78befPORTADA_cabecera.png" alt="642859b808be4cd6bb7dc54640c78bef" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="642859b808be4cd6bb7dc54640c78bef" data-width="1701" data-height="1026">Pero no voy a hablar solo del resultado. Quiero contaros el proceso real: los errores, los workarounds, lo que descubrí por accidente y lo que tardé semanas en entender.Porque creo que la comunidad hispanohablante de CLO necesita más voz. Más gente compartiendo flujos de trabajo en castellano, más referentes, más conversación técnica.Bienvenidos a GS70. Esto es solo el principio.<div data-youtube-video="" style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0; position:relative;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ev-E2Q_dEp8?si=7ZfTBIt6-zTuvH81" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" width="800" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" style="position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%;"></iframe></div>TIP CLO del post: Empieza con el avatar correctoAntes de hacer el patrón, define el avatar. En GS70 usé avatares de DAZ Studio exportados a FBX e importados en CLO.Asegúrate de que el avatar está en T-pose o A-pose antes de la importación (yo lo hago con "Autoconvertir en Avatar") y no olvides revisar el cabello, para que CLO pueda importarlo debes activar la teselación (yo suelo usar un valor de 2). ¡Ah! Si dentro de CLO no ves las cejas selecciona todo el avatar y pon la opacidad al máximo. Al aumentar la opacidad seguramente los ojos serán completamente blancos, no te preocupes, selecciona las zonas blancas y baja la opacidad.Exporta todos los mapas del Avatar, no sólo los que DAZ empaqueta, tendrás que buscarlos y hacerlo a mano pero valdrá la pena.<hr><h1 style="text-align: center">¿Tienes alguna duda?</h1>¡Gracias por tu tiempo!

GS70: mi TFM en CLO3D — y por qué el 3D cambió cómo entiendo el diseño

Hello everyone, I'm working on a rigging project and I'm getting an error message that the placement points aren't working properly because the 3D shape isn't in A-pose or T-pose. What should I do in this case?

Rigging error message

Black dress

Collection A

In Segment Mode when I click on the dart leg points It measures the whole dart. (Measurement of the 2 Dart legs)But I want to measure the distance between those dart legs. (the gap between them on the waist curve)On the screenshot It is presented as “here”How can I do this?<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202601/dd024be01ff848b8bdfe0b21f18a7b2b/images/800b92aaf752445782f9ee3f69b05e07Screenshot%202026-01-15%20at%2014.54.38.png" alt="800b92aaf752445782f9ee3f69b05e07" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="800b92aaf752445782f9ee3f69b05e07" data-width="1036" data-height="1106">

The Swat Warrior Project

Marvelous Designer Official

Marvelous Designer Official