<h2 style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times new roman&quot;"><em>As an Environment Artist at OVFX Studios, Raghav brought breathtaking dome tents to life in his mentorship project at Think Tank Training Center.</em></span></h2><hr><div data-youtube-video="" style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0; position:relative;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/eK58ZuOVrwg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" height="480" 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><h1 style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;, pretendard, source-han-sans-cjk-sc, &quot;BIZ UDGothic&quot;, sans-serif, sans-serif"><strong>Interview with Raghav Verma | </strong></span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n0R1g6"><span style="font-family: &quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;, pretendard, source-han-sans-cjk-sc, &quot;BIZ UDGothic&quot;, sans-serif, sans-serif"><strong>Swamp Haven</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;, pretendard, source-han-sans-cjk-sc, &quot;BIZ UDGothic&quot;, sans-serif, sans-serif"><strong> | 3D Artist</strong></span></h1><hr><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>Artist Introduction</strong></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">Hey! My name is Raghav Verma, I’m currently working as an Environment Artist at the OVFX Studios for an unannounced Netflix and Hulu title. What can I say, I love to create things! Be it environment, props, or procedural systems for environments! My focus remains on game art which uses real-time rendering pipeline using game engines like Unreal Engine to create beautiful environments. I'm also a ThinkTankTraining Centre Alumni, and I’m known for my popular game environment project named </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n0R1g6"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>Swamp Haven</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"> which is my latest environment project.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>Tell us about the project - Swamp Haven</strong></span></h1><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n0R1g6"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>Swamp Haven</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"> is my mentorship project which was made as a part of my final term at my art school, i.e. Think Tank Training Centre. It was an ambitious project that I took the responsibility of to finish in 4 months of time. It focused on pushing my technical skills to make high quality game assets.</span></p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/83edc4f47c514b1eb442e678ab2db557%E6%B2%BC%E6%B3%BD%E5%9C%A3%E5%9C%B01.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="83edc4f47c514b1eb442e678ab2db557" data-width="4096" data-height="1716"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/a719e6e00f204852be5be8df2cf44ef5MainShot.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="a719e6e00f204852be5be8df2cf44ef5" data-width="4096" data-height="1716"><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>You used Marvelous Designer for cloth simulation of the tents. Why did you decide to use Marvelous Designer?</strong>&nbsp;</span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">Marvelous Designer is the best go to software for making real-time cloth simulations, especially ones that require a lot of manual art direction. The availability of GPU driven simulation is a big help when it comes to creating cloth simulations in a tight schedule. However it also features CPU simulations for more accurate sims. SwampHaven had to be completed in 4 months, and I had tasks every single day which needed to be done quickly, especially the Dome Tents. The Tents were a reimagined version of the concept art that I followed. They had to make physical sense for which I designed some ideas with my mentor Declan Hart. Finally a dome tent with modular cloth parts was the idea we landed up on. Marvelous Designer helped a ton while making the cloth sims because of its wide variety of tools that helped in making the sims quick and simple.</span></p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/d3c53579e564440f80183d7e36b86666%E6%B2%BC%E6%B3%BD%E5%9C%A3%E5%9C%B01.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="d3c53579e564440f80183d7e36b86666" data-width="4096" data-height="1716"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/4f16e0d47a844633a1ea8fd20cad7d172_C.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="4f16e0d47a844633a1ea8fd20cad7d17" data-width="4096" data-height="1716"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/0bd48bb1f0a34691add95ab23ada7663Tents_Unreal.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="0bd48bb1f0a34691add95ab23ada7663" data-width="4306" data-height="2422"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/ce5a9c494bfd4670a43f35622293c0f3/images/6cb0cbef9d4e4d589f94321fa6fec7b0%E6%B2%BC%E6%B3%BD%E5%9C%A3%E5%9C%B03.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="6cb0cbef9d4e4d589f94321fa6fec7b0" data-width="3604" data-height="1723"><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>Can you give us a quick overview of the different tools used in your pipeline to complete the tent creation?</strong>&nbsp;</span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">For the most part, Pinning tools and Measure tools were the most important tools which were used for my Dme Tents. The ability to create attachment curves at a collision mesh using ‘Attach to Measure’ and ‘Surface Measure’ helped the cloth to stick to my meshes properly. Furthermore, the ability to add ‘Pressure’ to the geometry paired with availability of different types of cloth types also helped a ton in art directing the look of the cloth simulation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial">Furthermore these tools used my Unreal Engine shader system which allowed me to control different types of control on the texture, like the color, dirt spread etc. as shown below.&nbsp;</span></p><div data-youtube-video="" style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0; position:relative;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IaWau0jAKjY?controls=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" height="480" 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><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>What tips do you have for other artists using Marvelous Designer for environment art for games?</strong></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">For the limited time that I have used Marvelous Designer, I’d say it’s a great tool for making quick static meshes that require drapery or any type of cloth sim. Compared to other softwares, the UI is easy enough to grasp and the ability to play around with the cloth while it’s simulating in real time allows for greater control in art directing any cloth mesh. I’d recommend artists to check out Marvelous Designer for generating quick and detailed cloth sims for their project because of its easy to learn pipeline.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>Are there any areas/ideas you would like to utilize Marvelous Designer in your future project?</strong></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">For future I’d like to explore Marvelous Designer for animated cloth sims on an animated actor/avatar. I’ve seen some cool showcases of cloth sims on characters which look amazing. I’d love to try that out.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>How can you describe your overall experience of the use of the Marvelous Designer?</strong></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: Arial">Overall, Marvelous Designer offers a robust set of tools for doing cloth simulation quickly and efficiently. It helps in art directing cloth in many ways that helps both environment and character artists and is an amazing go to tool for simulations!</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>by&nbsp;Raghav Verma</em></strong></span><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/ragv"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>Artstation</em></strong></span></a></h1>

Swamp Haven

<p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202511/bc462714126240ce9817aed6ad9d773b/images/a8916eee3d024aa5b7e56d1fc23cef89Social%20Media_Square_B.png" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="a8916eee3d024aa5b7e56d1fc23cef89" data-width="1080" data-height="1080"><strong>We’re excited to open the inZOI Gamewear Store! </strong><br><br>You now have&nbsp;<strong>access</strong> to upload inZOI Character Custom Content directly on CONNECT. Join the <strong>Gamewear Creator Benefit Event</strong> — an open event celebrating and supporting CONNECT’s most active creators. <br><br>Take part in the opening event and earn <strong>exclusive&nbsp;creator rewards!</strong></p><p><br><strong>** Uploads must be submitted by December 31 to be eligible for the event.</strong></p><p><em>In accordance with game policy, only free items are currently supported. Paid options are under review.</em></p><p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202511/bc462714126240ce9817aed6ad9d773b/images/a79749bb267c43be9463414150ceccfcSection%20%282%29.png" alt="a79749bb267c43be9463414150ceccfc" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="a79749bb267c43be9463414150ceccfc" data-width="1200" data-height="3146"></p><h1 style="text-align: center"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://support-connect.clo-set.com/hc/en-us/sections/51484859987097-Upload-as-Game-Format"><span><strong>Learn More in the Creator Guide!</strong></span></a><br><br></h1>

🎮 CONNECT x inZOI Gamewear — Now Open to Creators!

<h2 style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times new roman&quot;"><em>Step into the world of Shakespearean drama, King Lear. This piece meticulously recreates the intricate costumes and emotions of the iconic characters.</em></span></h2><hr><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/c3f7bf108e7746c4b07bb988f5fa23d764a345e18f6542b5b5531a19d6dbfa23.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c3f7bf108e7746c4b07bb988f5fa23d7" data-width="1426" data-height="624"><h1 style="text-align: center"><strong>Interview with Chuying | King Lear | 3D Character Artist</strong></h1><hr><h1><strong>Artist Introduction</strong></h1><p>Hello everyone, my name is Chu Ying, and I am a 3D modeling hobbyist. I came into contact with 3D production by chance, and my mentor is YangGuang, who is an amazing character artist.</p><p></p><h1><strong>Tell us about the project: King Lear</strong></h1><p>This artwork is based on an oil painting by Edwin Austin Abbey. I was deeply attracted to it when I saw it for the first time. As I learned more, I found out that the painting depicted a scene from King Lear, which is one of my favorite stories, so based on that I decided to try to create it in 3D.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/a531c46d36fa4023ba79c19c954d337db2bb9810c60844e2af81cb62a53c8f95.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="a531c46d36fa4023ba79c19c954d337d" data-width="1430" data-height="714"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/db8fa0f1571e496ba65824606fadd8c3c11a10bd29eb4054814862e694359352.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="db8fa0f1571e496ba65824606fadd8c3" data-width="1430" data-height="714"><p></p><p>For this artwork, before starting it, I have spent a lot of time to understand the historical background and creation period of this work, as well as collecting more reference images that fit their background story, to ensure that I have a basic understanding of what kind of garments and textures I need to make.</p><p>I will gather those collected reference images in PureRef, including the garments, trims, hairstyles, armor or weapons, or any other that makes my inspiration sparks.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/8fdaefa00c684a00aa89d41ff430b5f84f62396f8d0a4ca580a6086c97ba6207.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="8fdaefa00c684a00aa89d41ff430b5f8" data-width="719" data-height="441"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/b2326ce06bc34f7b926fca2aac3c2a8497c5a8a0cb1d47998a7d41de20e13af3.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="b2326ce06bc34f7b926fca2aac3c2a84" data-width="460" data-height="327"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/1efd60e20bec422bafa13b01e386c110c779e54d92294447a8c0f662c6283599.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="1efd60e20bec422bafa13b01e386c110" data-width="560" data-height="293"><p>These are the mood boards that combine the reference images.</p><p></p><h1><strong>Why did you decide to use Marvelous Designer? How did it help you serve art direction?</strong></h1><p>Since I need to simulate a lot of fabrics in this artwork, I chose Marvelous Designer after trying a lot of software because it can quickly iterate to help me realize the required clothing and very realistic folds.</p><p>In Marvelous Designer workflow, first of all, I will quickly create a prototype of the clothing I need.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/35f852d2187d4876bbf8ed35534d57b73e0f0355db6c4974bfe602b0d1d70623.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="35f852d2187d4876bbf8ed35534d57b7" data-width="522" data-height="676"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/c96fc510ec5442b288a408dc808d9cfdd2c8b086a2cc4575968976d76a0ef5d8.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="c96fc510ec5442b288a408dc808d9cfd" data-width="465" data-height="677"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/49b28e885b0d41659e24b84aa1da88924039a716b39047a6af70bcc0355c77dc.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="49b28e885b0d41659e24b84aa1da8892" data-width="608" data-height="912"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/cc57ef924a1d48fca614952508b2e25f1ec4721acb114baf9b2b8f1905fa4666.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="cc57ef924a1d48fca614952508b2e25f" data-width="567" data-height="708"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/02e2918d68784eb3bbd6ab9ef284b3b4c0fd7e8a8a4845858e2cb12fa6a0d23f.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="02e2918d68784eb3bbd6ab9ef284b3b4" data-width="597" data-height="539"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/eca5093e2e6b4f498c35e17fffeac490ed32abd618d8491e85497a6ebb1f9931.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="eca5093e2e6b4f498c35e17fffeac490" data-width="511" data-height="625"><p></p><p>Then I will export the model in Marvelous Designer to Maya to make a simple .pos file, and then import it in Marvelous Designer to simulate the garment draping that follows the pose changing. I really like this function because it achieves very good results and does not require too many settings. It is very simple and easy to use.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/82eb49b1eb424f5f85504fee9886990e8c88f90faa10434f9eabf9105119be56.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="82eb49b1eb424f5f85504fee9886990e" data-width="531" data-height="703"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/a1681bdc85754c3db407a3c2d5862839e7844e7af7e54492abb210a4c96676b6.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="a1681bdc85754c3db407a3c2d5862839" data-width="520" data-height="570"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/d784e3ad757943f2aff48dd4c532dfe7a6a5ad433c5b4c14a1d7fc84c6638248.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="d784e3ad757943f2aff48dd4c532dfe7" data-width="665" data-height="687"><p></p><p>I’ve also used those powerful features in making the scene fabrics, Marvelous Designer brings me realistic and natural fabric effects. I highly recommend you to take a try. It will help you to enhance the realism of the garment and the efficiency of creating the artwork. It doesn't require knowing complex dynamics, it's really easy to use, just press the magic space bar, and it will help you achieve the effect you want.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/b3c2df28c6684195b58904da061700fe139d746b08ed4a048afb3d6f9a3e27f2.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="b3c2df28c6684195b58904da061700fe" data-width="778" data-height="696"><p></p><h1><strong>Can you give us a quick overview of the different tools used in your pipeline?</strong></h1><p>I’ve used Maya, Zbrush, Substance 3D Painter and some other 3D software.</p><p></p><h1><strong>Can you elaborate on the challenges while you’re working on the project: King Lear?</strong></h1><p>The biggest challenge is handling a huge amount of simulation of garment and fabric, and changing the pose of the avatar is another big challenge. But fortunately, Marvelous Designer helps me to solve those problems.</p><p></p><h1><strong>What tips do you have for other character artists using Marvelous Designer?</strong></h1><p>Importing the OBJ file that you make from other 3D software as Garment is very helpful for us to create the garment quickly.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/782849a9eef34836950acce73ddaf5464d851eeb6b0e4309a3dce8f96c8776d1.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="782849a9eef34836950acce73ddaf546" data-width="452" data-height="381"><p></p><p>And recording animation function is helpful for me to simulate the garments. I can load a pose file and have the garment transform according to the joints.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/1a48258d84b346419298f4d5e6ee1dee4dbb705ae03049418c9857cd0f51a786.png" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="1a48258d84b346419298f4d5e6ee1dee" data-width="1024" data-height="1285"><p></p><p>When creating the bands or stripes, Pin tool helps me to fix those fabrics in the air. I highly recommend you to use the pin to do the knots or twist the bands.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/bf32429142914c66982af371e840024bb2555980393f4a13b399043cc711222b.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="bf32429142914c66982af371e840024b" data-width="1534" data-height="1004"><p></p><p>And if you have fabric simulation needs for making the environment, you can definitely try Marvelous Designer, build up a simple pattern and see how it goes.</p><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202412/205ff9812f494f8eb8a1e46ee9196b61/images/324a1574deaf4be3bbcb5c33e190ae8e9e7b49d60172486eafae540f8b7f0406.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="324a1574deaf4be3bbcb5c33e190ae8e" data-width="778" data-height="696"><p></p><p>There are lots of tips and tricks when you are using Marvelous Designer, I cannot list them all with several sentences. You can follow up the Youtube or Bilibili official channel of Marvelous Designer, there are lots of good tutorials or nice videos about it. I’ve learned a lot since I followed up with these accounts.</p><p></p><h1><strong>How can you describe your overall experience of the use of the Marvelous Designer?</strong></h1><p>Using it makes me feel wonderful, Marvelous Designer is absolutely an outstanding 3D design tool, it’s easy to use. The workflow could be more efficient and I could adjust the garments quickly based on the effect. The UI is user-friendly and the fabric simulation is realistic. It is compatible with other 3D software and is an ideal tool for promoting digital clothing design. By using Marvelous Designer, the designer's creativity can be extended infinitely.</p><p></p><h1><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>by&nbsp;Chuying</em></strong></span><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/chuyingzhang"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><em>ArtStation</em></strong></span></a></h1>

Swamp Haven

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