<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

Male Pose Editable Full Mannequin

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<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

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202606/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/63c70e89d3ba4b8d8d83a731f4448d0cHeader_thumb%20%288%29.png" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="63c70e89d3ba4b8d8d83a731f4448d0c" data-width="1240" data-height="652">Nina opens up our eyes with beautiful historical and fantasy outfits. Check out her invaluable tips to express fine details.</h2><hr><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/9a1618f222b8420290ccaa24c8cacb814b86f8386a004bed9d3d0b4b156ecab0.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="9a1618f222b8420290ccaa24c8cacb81" data-width="2272" data-height="3820"><h1 style="text-align: center">Interview with Nina Chernyshenko</h1><hr><h1>1. Artist Introduction</h1>Hello, my name is Nina. I'm from Ukraine, and I'm a freelance digital artist focusing on creating digital clothing. I especially like to make historical clothes and clothes from movies. And I have a digital clothing store on ArtStation.<h1>2. When did you start to learn Marvelous Designer, and what motivated you to start in the first place?</h1>I started out with 2D and most of all I liked to draw characters. But then I thought that it would be interesting to see my characters from all angles, and I decided to start mastering 3D programs. I've watched a lot of YouTube channels about 3D. And one day I came across a tutorial about clothes creation in Marvelous Designer (sometime in 2018). And it turned out to be my dream program. I've always enjoyed drawing and sewing clothes. And I realized that I want to grow in this direction with Marvelous Designer's help.<h1>3. How do you start with your design in Marvelous Designer?</h1>Before I start creating clothes in Marvelous Designer, I pick up a lot of references and save them in PureRef. I find references on Pinterest, Instagram, or just Google. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.com/invite/HAh568h">In the Marvelous Designer Discord channel (LINK)</a> also has a pattern-reference section with links to sites where you can find interesting patterns. If I want to make a garment with a complicated design, I try to find a pattern-reference. If I make a historical costume, I also look for patterns to make the clothes as authentic as possible. And if I find a pattern, I import it into the 2D window and trace it with the Polygon tool. But even with this method, you have to adapt the patterns to your avatar. Especially for historical clothes, since historical clothes are based on people of that time and their body parameters differ from standard Marvelous Designer or DAZ Studio avatars. You can use Modular Configurator patterns to create modern clothes.&nbsp;<h1>4. We'd like to see your favorite artworks. Please introduce them to us!</h1><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/7cfde363fdd54b7eb927437b4bd340f54b86f8386a004bed9d3d0b4b156ecab0.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="7cfde363fdd54b7eb927437b4bd340f5" data-width="2272" data-height="3820">My favorites are, of course, historical clothing and fantasy outfits. It's my passion. There are many interesting challenges in creating historic dresses. For example, how to give the right shape to the skirt.This can be done in the following ways:[Skirt Part]1. Model the frame in any 3D program (Blender, Zbrush) and then import it into Marvelous Designer as an avatar.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/899c8087687343ea9031bc3823294e06aa768725bb9f4bc28e411bd646aaef3e.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="899c8087687343ea9031bc3823294e06" data-width="742" data-height="945">2. Create a frame in Marvelous Designer from stiff fabric (Trim_Full_Grain_Leather) and after giving the desired shape and volume freeze the fabric.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/0ef660f4e72d4bc9b7869c729907cf508fc28e11e3a74177a9f659f11ef02b5a.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="0ef660f4e72d4bc9b7869c729907cf50" data-width="1492" data-height="939">3. Use several ruffled underskirts. Also, an integral part of historical costumes is the corset.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/76b58d6e7bc04f3faefb605b8f441750bbe648dd3f784e84a05ba9f2f5f2d443.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="76b58d6e7bc04f3faefb605b8f441750" data-width="1491" data-height="948">[Corset Part]1. I create a base of stiff fabric (Trim_Full_Grain_Leather). And then, using the function Layer Clone (Over), I create another layer and assign soft material to it (Knit_Cotton_Rayon Jersey or Nylon_Featherweight) and set Particle Distance 5.2.&nbsp; To add more realism, for the top layer, increase the Shrinkage Weft and Warp parameters. The simulation will show more folds. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/a/4328688">You can download the corset file for free here (LINK).</a><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/b8f34688500040cba64cfcc7655530df99cb3680ac4c4f87b6a6fe4eb50f95c4.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="b8f34688500040cba64cfcc7655530df" data-width="1845" data-height="953">[Accessory Part]Also, in my projects I often add various accessories made in Blender. These are gems that I import as trims or register as buttons, buckles, knives, swords, sabers.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/0a934938b7cc441eb9d74d0070e605e4253572b188af480b937c4ccea97e5cd5.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="0a934938b7cc441eb9d74d0070e605e4" data-width="747" data-height="954"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/dc778ec0d38b48278e2fe296154a4ab471459693a6d24c29b6d525ee93670b5c.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="dc778ec0d38b48278e2fe296154a4ab4" data-width="2066" data-height="875"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/d801972929f74b73a2e288913bfb4b0e7b6156f9424d487fb8d2c03260c1f940.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="d801972929f74b73a2e288913bfb4b0e" data-width="2263" data-height="776">When you import objects into Marvelous Designer as Trims, these objects will move with the fabric when simulating the garment. If you import them as Avatar, they will have to be moved manually. Also pay attention to the properties of these objects in the Property Editor, such as Skin Offset, Static and Kinetic Friction, Weight and Collision. I make hats, bags and shoes in Marvelous Designer. For this purpose, I mostly use the Trim_Full_Grain_Leather and Leather_Lambskin presets. To create the curves of the shape help internal lines (indicating a certain bending angle)&nbsp; and Tack. And it's also important to select the necessary angle of stitching patterns.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/27e492c92b0d4f83a553bb5036b95e9bdc5fb3b7ac6e483a88880dc7b1998fb3.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="27e492c92b0d4f83a553bb5036b95e9b" data-width="1849" data-height="1895"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/c103a7a019764097aa64703e3652483267f65f2fff354ccfaf61ea42b2e41d2b.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c103a7a019764097aa64703e36524832" data-width="745" data-height="924"><h1>5. Can you tell us your process for one of the artworks, including how you used Marvelous Designer and other tools?</h1>I use standard free avatars from DAZ Studio (Daz_Genesis 8 female, male). I export the avatar in A-pose in COLLADA format (.dae). In Marvelous Designer there are several avatar settings. If you want your clothes to fit more closely to the avatar, set Skin Offset 1 or 0. If you want your clothes not to slide on the avatar, increase the Static and Kinetic Friction settings. I also usually smooth out the avatar.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/f6034e8280434c72a490363a30542d5bbec0e881eff84f35b5dbd7601e2c6809.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="f6034e8280434c72a490363a30542d5b" data-width="977" data-height="945">I build basic patterns. I don't use the measurements on the avatar when I build it, I build it by eye. And then I adjust it to the avatar. First, I make the base of the corset and the skirt. I use a tack on the avatar in the center of the corset, so the corset would fit better to the avatar. Dividing the bodice into four parts helps to fit the bodice to the shape of the breasts.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/033e1e590d134ac5b76312eab17ec78d576914d955c14d58961bd7f5953429f8.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="033e1e590d134ac5b76312eab17ec78d" data-width="1487" data-height="948">I select the lines where the sleeve is sewn (armhole) and set Elastic Ratio=100 for strength.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/b56c19eb58514166afe160569b7e068f9f02d6fd6494413698f053a1392b808a.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="b56c19eb58514166afe160569b7e068f" data-width="1838" data-height="951">With the help of Layer Clone Over I duplicate the shoulder pad. With the help of inner lines, I form the ribs.&nbsp;<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/463031cd41484502ae2f5ce5e1897f20119e2e0e14f44f71a9a5cbdb4bbcb08a.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="463031cd41484502ae2f5ce5e1897f20" data-width="1855" data-height="964">When the dress is ready I set Particle Distance 5 for all parts of the dress, and 3 for the smaller parts (buttonholes and pattern).I pose the avatar in DAZ Studio and export it in COLLADA format (.dae). I import it into Marvelous Designer.&nbsp;<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/bc603ca41c3c436499376cc14009fa1af4ab7eb664394686ba56600a9d896eee.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="bc603ca41c3c436499376cc14009fa1a" data-width="871" data-height="614">I save it as A pose.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/a7af3556e9c642babc3b27d0115057ce916f4bb492ff49e39eee54a7de234ab6.jpg" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="a7af3556e9c642babc3b27d0115057ce" data-width="430" data-height="964">Then I delete the imported avatar. You can set Particle Distance 15 for all patterns, for faster simulation. Then I open the saved pose.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/a/12693295.">You can download the fantasy dress file here (LINK).</a><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/f1df679283af4d11a683fe5a8b67d71d7146cf663035444fab598ce73ae12ccc.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="f1df679283af4d11a683fe5a8b67d71d" data-width="819" data-height="217"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/88b575e1f6aa44d48979f46732490525/images/abbb4c92027e4393b6fa06e1af65933c86ee4fc1aaba4198a425b59105a9484f.jpg" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="abbb4c92027e4393b6fa06e1af65933c" data-width="1516" data-height="943"><h1>6. For the Marvelous Designer NEW learners, can you give any tips or advice?</h1>The Marvelous Designer program is not difficult to master. All the necessary information about interface and functionality is on the Marvelous Designer's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/marvelousdesigner3">YouTube </a>channel. With each new tutorial you watch, it will become easier and easier for you to use the program. Marvelous Designer is an indispensable assistant in creating realistic clothes for your characters and in interior design.<hr>By Nina ChernyshenkoLink to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/nini_chernyshenko/">Instagram</a>Link to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/sninoka">ArtStation</a>

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<h2 style="text-align: center">Ilya Zakharovskiy, In Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, created realistic tents and fabric structures with Marvelous Designer. It enabled high-density cloth simulations with natural folds, eliminating the need for manual sculpting. The clean, UV-ready meshes streamlined the workflow, saving time in Maya and enhancing texture detailing in Substance Painter.</h2><h1 style="text-align: center"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/7b58ff7056eb49eaaa88186fcb30a539ilya-zakharovskiy-spanishtentlarge.jpg" alt="7b58ff7056eb49eaaa88186fcb30a539" class="custom-image medium-size" data-id="7b58ff7056eb49eaaa88186fcb30a539" data-width="3820" data-height="2160"> Interview with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artstation.com/zumwolt">Ilya Zakharovskiy</a> | 3D Environment &amp; Vehicle Artist</h1><h1>Artist Introduction &amp; Project Insights</h1>Hello! My name is Ilya, I'm a 3D Environment and vehicle artist from Auckland, New Zealand. I also love the Concept design of vehicles, props, weapons, and futuristic environments. Recently, I've been working on the project Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, a VR quest adventure game released on multiple platforms. In this article, I'm going to talk about the workflow of using Marvelous Designer in Environment art for games.<h1>Pipeline Overview</h1>A little bit of story first. In Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, the ability to travel in time sends the player to ancient Mayan Civilization when the Spanish Empire was continuing its conquest of the Americas. Spanish conquistadors used a large variety of tents and movable shelters in their camps. In order to create them, I used Marvelous Designer in my pipeline, along with my other tools such as Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.At the beginning, we started with a simple blockout to get shapes and sizes right for the player in VR. When it was done, I made a fabric layout for future tents and canopies in Maya, keeping the proper UV layout to use as a pattern in Marvelous Designer. At this stage, it is important to already know how many texture sets you will be able to use; in my case, it was 2 texture sets for an entire camp, including large fabric parts and little dressing details. I've made a kit of future tents by making unique parts only, they will be duplicated later.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/1be98c256ffd45628f05bf57053b0499Screenshot_2.jpg" alt="1be98c256ffd45628f05bf57053b0499" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="1be98c256ffd45628f05bf57053b0499" data-width="2147" data-height="1245"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/393d981a0ad146ffbbaea83dccaf4fb0Screenshot_3.jpg" alt="393d981a0ad146ffbbaea83dccaf4fb0" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="393d981a0ad146ffbbaea83dccaf4fb0" data-width="2147" data-height="1242">In Marvelous Designer, I've made cloth simulation with high mesh density, to keep all of those fabric foldings natural, without sculpting anything later. In a result I've got two sets of meshes, low and high poly. The next step was creating a UV layout and adding details such as ropes, cones, and wood poles in Maya. Because on the output from Marvelous Designer, you got clean meshes with already unwrapped UV's, we can skip the geometry cleaning and UV unwrapping in Maya, which saves us some time.Now it's is baking and texturing stage. I've added patterns, seams and stitches, alongside with fabric micro details in Substance Painter. I love this stage, it's like a rendering, you already see the final result.The final stage is the assembly of a variety of tents and canopies in Maya, using premade parts. Here, I need to create collision models and lightmaps to use them in the Engine. And then, everything is imported and set up in Unreal Engine, and it's ready to be placed across the map.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/bfc7ff3608df41edaf92d4d981dc8bd8Canopy_wireframe_01_FullQuality_002.jpg" alt="bfc7ff3608df41edaf92d4d981dc8bd8" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="bfc7ff3608df41edaf92d4d981dc8bd8" data-width="3840" data-height="2160"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/4fe5954bcde54a82bbc531571e180883Select%20a%20file%20name%20for%20output%20files.jpg" alt="4fe5954bcde54a82bbc531571e180883" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="4fe5954bcde54a82bbc531571e180883" data-width="3840" data-height="2160"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/11dac1be54d845c3a0bff1c9b8e6b845Tent_02.jpg" alt="11dac1be54d845c3a0bff1c9b8e6b845" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="11dac1be54d845c3a0bff1c9b8e6b845" data-width="3820" data-height="2160"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/22b2e4405b2446338fe1af0fb74752dfTent_01.jpg" alt="22b2e4405b2446338fe1af0fb74752df" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="22b2e4405b2446338fe1af0fb74752df" data-width="3820" data-height="2160"><h1><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/a1a4ee19830946c696c0ec81888c77a5Screenshot_4.jpg" alt="a1a4ee19830946c696c0ec81888c77a5" class="custom-image large-size" data-id="a1a4ee19830946c696c0ec81888c77a5" data-width="2171" data-height="1096"> Tips for Fellow Artists</h1>Sometimes it's better to create a main cloth simulation in Marvelous Designer and add micro details such as folds and torn in Zbrush. If your fabric components will be attached to some other hard parts, it's better to make them in your 3D package (3DsMax, Maya, Blender, etc.) and import them into Marvelous to keep the connection precise.<h1>Future Plans</h1>It is not the first time I'm using Marvelous Designer in my workflow. Previously, I've used it for environment art and concept design often. Marvelous is part of my main toolset, and I'm going to use it again soon, in my project.<h1>Overall Experience</h1>In this article, I've described the process of creating tents and canopies, but I used Marvelous for multiple assets during the development of Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate. Certainly, Marvelous Designer saves a lot of time when working with cloth simulation and provides the best result. It is easy to use reliable software.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/607179df353f4c6399e9bd09b1077f93ilya-zakharovskiy-spanishtentmedium.jpg" alt="607179df353f4c6399e9bd09b1077f93" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="607179df353f4c6399e9bd09b1077f93" data-width="3820" data-height="2160"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/c5170a71bba54c3199bc2a7309c62a54ilya-zakharovskiy-spanishtentsmall.jpg" alt="c5170a71bba54c3199bc2a7309c62a54" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="c5170a71bba54c3199bc2a7309c62a54" data-width="3820" data-height="2160"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/b18a3a47130e4043bd6945485b73a6d3ilya-zakharovskiy-spanishcanopy.jpg" alt="b18a3a47130e4043bd6945485b73a6d3" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="b18a3a47130e4043bd6945485b73a6d3" data-width="3820" data-height="1857"><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202507/356e2771a70e4d6c88ab87892452a6d2/images/a2fa836b85034c9080e9c9e46e77ec0ailya-zakharovskiy-spanishtentmedium.jpg" class="custom-image hidden-thumbnail" data-id="a2fa836b85034c9080e9c9e46e77ec0a" data-width="2012" data-height="2012">

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<h2 style="text-align: center">FAITH &amp; HONOUR: BARBAROSSA, a historically authentic Adventure RPG set, complete characters' outfits with Marvelous Designer. Check out the whole pipeline they adopted.</h2><hr><img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/4b6d48779de34e47890dabb93a928397%EC%8A%A4%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%B0%EC%83%B7%202025-01-14%20113851.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="4b6d48779de34e47890dabb93a928397" data-width="2374" data-height="1332"><h1 style="text-align: center">Interview with Encurio GmbH</h1><hr><h1>1. Could you introduce your team and recent project -&nbsp;FAITH &amp; HONOUR:&nbsp;BARBAROSSA?</h1>Encurio GmbH was founded in 1995 as a marketing company and begun developing video games in 2013. Our studio is located in Cologne, Germany. Our first game, Valnir Rok, was released in 2017.Currently we are working on our new Game called&nbsp;FAITH &amp; HONOUR:&nbsp;BARBAROSSA. It's a historically authentic Adventure RPG set in the 12th century, during the crusade of Frederick I. Barbarossa.You play as Ulrich, the son of Mathis Reinhardt who was one of Barbarossa’s closest friends until he fell from grace after betraying the emperor. But you know that your father wasn’t a traitor to the Holy Roman Empire and through joining Barbarossa’s crusade you try to find out what really happened while your father was in the emperor’s service.<h1>2. How is Marvelous Designer integrated into your pipeline?</h1>Since our current project is very ambitious, and we need to make many historically authentic garments, Marvelous Designer has been and is essential to our character art pipeline.I got an internship as a character artist at Encurio in 2018. Since then, I have been struggling with the internal work pipeline. I took CGMA's "Cloth Simulation for Games" course with Laura Gallagher in mid 2020 to have a decent foundation with Marvelous Designer and also a better understanding of my craft.&nbsp;Laura has now built her own learning platform to teach Character Artists the necessary knowledge. For anyone who wants to learn Marvelous Designer for working in the game industry, I can only recommend <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://outgang.studio">https://outgang.studio</a>. Our Character Pipeline is very similar to Laura's recommended CharacterArt Pipeline. The idea behind Laura Gallaghers workflow is to use a virtual reconstruction technique, that is used in the real life fashion industry.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/d1453d683b70443ba2a5529b691617af4d57acc1075a445b8b662c2b9c3bbd65.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="d1453d683b70443ba2a5529b691617af" data-width="1956" data-height="1232">You start in ZBrush and sketch the garment with Dynamesh, so it perfectly fits the body like in your references. Afterwards, you split the garment in multiple polygroups, where you would have seams. Then you ZRemesh the garment and can export the mesh for the next step.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/f844b9afcaea487e8e9f37eee1737d73f9c66f8cd2234a4eaca9e62dd4958e0c.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="f844b9afcaea487e8e9f37eee1737d73" data-width="1962" data-height="882">After import, you just UV the mesh inside maya to get a 2D layout, which will later be our pattern. This mesh can now be exported once again and is ready to be imported into marvelous as our new garment.&nbsp;<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/72df437d38bb47798fba1e502308776f96fb0b745cc44e9999b705e27fec1995.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="72df437d38bb47798fba1e502308776f" data-width="3240" data-height="2056">We can import our mesh from obj to a garment and enable "Trace 2D Patterns from UV Map". This will create the patterns from our UVs. This is the stage, where we need to iterate a lot to have a "perfect" fit for our garment. We adjust the Sketch in ZBrush, adjust the UVs ... export, import "OBJ to Garment" .... and repeat. It`s much easier to fix fitting issues on the Sketch than in Marvelous.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/75652d70c85e4cb7899e38955ada77cf506e1952b1c2472586ea65cda56132b1.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="75652d70c85e4cb7899e38955ada77cf" data-width="3137" data-height="1788">When the garment is fitting, we can continue to work on the details. We crank up the particle distance, add borders and trims and work on the material/folds properties. After the final simulation, we merge some panels, where we don't want to have space inbetween and change the mesh type from Triangle to Quadrangulated for the final export.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/1b807f0c7b95481fa4cdc7ec3b9693cb1fae154b2e6044c59889a7f811a26e1a.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="1b807f0c7b95481fa4cdc7ec3b9693cb" data-width="3812" data-height="2060">Back in ZBrush we load our Garment into our "Modular Character Template" file to check and see, if the garment fits into our modular character system. Here we adjust the shape and add accessories and details. Afterwards we continue with the usual well known retopo process. I like to export the mesh as alembic (.abc) without decimating and import the mesh as alembic in Maya as GPU Cache. Saving tons of time and issues I had in the past with the decimating process. Viewport stays blazing fast, even with millions of polygons inside maya. <img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/430bd5e0dc6d408981ef5d357efbcb3cde28fdbc5161412293576dad029f6e79.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="430bd5e0dc6d408981ef5d357efbcb3c" data-width="2517" data-height="1237">We are texturing the garments with a "Material Based Approach" just like in Paragon. Texturing with Substance, Baking with Marmoset Toolbag (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVes6OUyzdw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVes6OUyzdw</a>). This allows us to reuse a lot of assets and have a lot of customization option.<img src="https://storagefiles.clo-set.com/public/community/202501/5ea73f5d40b649288c6468191cdd7b53/images/1694588cfd8b4c35a6c1814800815bb2d0872e4adac945d0bf249b37dd285e6a.png" class="custom-image original-size" data-id="1694588cfd8b4c35a6c1814800815bb2" data-width="2512" data-height="1638"><h1>3. What is Marvelous Designer’s strong point to use?</h1>A way better structured and intuitive workflow, which results in high-quality assets/clothes. Another obvious point is the realistic folds and the very good reusability of garments across projects. Just pushing and pulling the garment during the simulation creates a completely different model from the same patterns. Personally I wouldn't want to work with any other tool than Marvelous Designer.<hr>by&nbsp;ENCURIOLink to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.encurio.com/">ENCURIO&nbsp;official website</a>Link to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.faith-and-honour.com/">FAITH &amp; HONOUR: BARBAROSSA official website</a>Link to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/faithandhonour/">Facebook</a>Link to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/faithandhonour/">Instagram</a>

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