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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-11-2005 15:27

Hi!

I've been working on some fabric bases for creating avatar clothing. Over the last few months I've ended up with way too many of these, so I thought I would start sharing them. Feel free to sell any creations you make that incorporate these fabrics.

Fabrics sets for avatar clothing.

Each zip file contains four images: an upper body map, lower body map, skirt map, and a tiling fabric sample for prim pieces. The body maps are 1024x1024 to better fit into Chip Midnight's fabulous templates. You will need to resize your final image to no bigger than 512x512 before you upload it into SL.

If you are new to garment creation, check out this tutorial to get started.

Hope you find these useful. I do plan on adding more fabrics in the future, and am open to suggestions if anyone has ideas for good additions to this collection.

Thanks!
Nephi

ps- for the curious, these images were created with Lightwave and Photoshop, using a combination of tiling fabric swatches and procedural textures, lit by global illumination and rendered with radiosity to capture the body shading.

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Merwan Marker

Booring...

Join date: 28 Jan 2004

Posts: 4,706

08-11-2005 16:13

Yooooo Neph!

You so STILL rock!

*hugs*

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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-11-2005 16:17

thanks Merwan!!

*hugs*

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Roseann Flora

/wrist

Join date: 7 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,058

08-11-2005 16:21

Nice of you to share Neph, I will add this to my help notes for newbies ty

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Kate Hanks

AFK Queen

Join date: 17 Oct 2003

Posts: 337

08-11-2005 16:38

Wow, very very generous of you! Thanks!

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Daphne Molinari

The Delectable One

Join date: 29 Jun 2004

Posts: 236

08-11-2005 17:58

Nice fabrics Neph, thank you so much for sharing!

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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 10,231

08-11-2005 18:36

Excellent Neph! You are a wonderful human being

Thanks so much for sharing these.

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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-11-2005 19:15

tyvm

I definitely want to expand this into a better library- I've got over 100 of these sets so far. I'm having a hard time deciding which of those would be most useful. Again, if anyone has any suggestions as to materials or colors to add, it would be greatly apreciated.

thanks again!

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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 10,231

08-11-2005 19:28

These make a wonderful reference for people to see how pattern scale differs between upper and lower body.

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Queenie Extraordinaire

RockNGames Radio!

Join date: 3 Jul 2004

Posts: 336

08-11-2005 22:38

From: Nephilaine Protagonist

tyvm

I definitely want to expand this into a better library- I've got over 100 of these sets so far. I'm having a hard time deciding which of those would be most useful. Again, if anyone has any suggestions as to materials or colors to add, it would be greatly apreciated.

thanks again!

Um how about any and all since everything you come up with is exquisite?? LOL ty Neph for sharing this, you are just awesome in so many ways!!

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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-11-2005 23:46

From: someone

how about any and all

Thats my goal!

but i am curious to see if there is any demand for certain fabrics, so I can better focus future efforts.
i do plan on putting as many of them up there as i have time to post. so the list should start growing soon.

I'll post back here as I update the page.

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Forseti Svarog

ESC

Join date: 2 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,730

08-12-2005 06:45

very generous of you Neph!

Tiger Crossing

The Prim Maker

Join date: 18 Aug 2003

Posts: 1,560

08-12-2005 07:14

Hmmm... I wonder if it would be possible to create a dark map, displacement map, and mask layer combo that can take any solid texture and shade/distort/crop it to get something that, while I'm sure not as good as what Neph as made here(!), could be a more general starting point for new clothing makers.

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Anya Dmytryk

i <3 woxy!

Join date: 13 Jul 2005

Posts: 413

08-12-2005 08:56

thank you, thank you, thank you neph!

Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

08-12-2005 09:41

So cool!

I would like to see woodland and urban (grey tones) camoflage patterns.

Thanks Neph!!!

-Ghoti

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Padraig Stygian

The thin mick

Join date: 15 Aug 2004

Posts: 111

08-12-2005 10:22

Yeah, I'm with Ghoti... My problem so far has been camouflage.

I can never get it to line up right...

And thank you so much for this. It will make my life a great deal easier.

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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-12-2005 12:33

thanks for the suggestions! cammo it is

Tiger- that sounds like a good idea, and I can definitely see where that would be useful- I'll give that a shot.

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Namssor Daguerre

Imitates life

Join date: 18 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,423

08-12-2005 13:30

Very, very generous of you Neph!

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Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

Update!

08-13-2005 15:50

Some new fabric sets...these will be up on the page this weekend. Until then, you can grab them here. The text leads to the file including the various body layers.
Hope these are useful.

I'm working on more colors of the camo, they should be up soon.

Camo Female Shading
Camo Male Shading

Leopard

Prism

Sparkly White

White Floral

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Malachi Petunia

Gentle Miscreant

Join date: 21 Sep 2003

Posts: 3,414

08-13-2005 18:59

Thank Nephaline for thwarting my carefully constructed cynicism of human nature. Now I have to squash my idealism *again*

What a nice act (and nice textures)!

Cienna Samiam

Bah.

Join date: 13 Mar 2005

Posts: 1,316

08-14-2005 05:40

Wonderful idea, excellent execution. Just one request -- could you zip the ones listed in the thread? I see only rar files. =/

p.s.: neutrals and earth tones.... taupe, beige, cream, green, brown, maize or ochre, sienna, mauve, and a good crimson.

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Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

08-14-2005 08:33

Awesome stuff! Thanks Neph!!

-Ghoti

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Vic Brocco

Registered User

Join date: 26 Jul 2005

Posts: 2

08-14-2005 17:56

hey neph im kinda newb to to this whole thing and im stl having problems :/ bah!!! im using PhotoShop Cs dont kno if tht matteres or not. i tried following ur steps but i stl cant seem to get it to work. Any suggestions? Also I appoligize before hand for being a noob..

Nephilaine Protagonist

PixelSlinger

Join date: 22 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,693

08-14-2005 18:36

no worries Vic, send me an IM in world with a little more specific description of where in the process you are getting hung up- I'll do my best to help you figure it out.

thanks again for all the responses and ideas- and i'll try to get those up there in zips tonight.

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Roberta Dalek

Probably trouble

Join date: 21 Oct 2004

Posts: 1,174

08-15-2005 19:48

These are great. I've been trying to bake textures but it keeps going wrong

I've used prism and sparkly white to make these: /invalid_link.html

The shading, particularly on the bust, makes a much more flattering outfit

Thank you so much!

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Free stuff: fabrics for avatar clothing.
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-11-2005 15:27 Hi! I've been working on some fabric bases for creating avatar clothing. Over the last few months I've ended up with way too many of these, so I thought I would start sharing them. Feel free to sell any creations you make that incorporate these fabrics. Fabrics sets for avatar clothing. Each zip file contains four images: an upper body map, lower body map, skirt map, and a tiling fabric sample for prim pieces. The body maps are 1024x1024 to better fit into Chip Midnight's fabulous templates. You will need to resize your final image to no bigger than 512x512 before you upload it into SL. If you are new to garment creation, check out this tutorial to get started. Hope you find these useful. I do plan on adding more fabrics in the future, and am open to suggestions if anyone has ideas for good additions to this collection. Thanks! Nephi ps- for the curious, these images were created with Lightwave and Photoshop, using a combination of tiling fabric swatches and procedural textures, lit by global illumination and rendered with radiosity to capture the body shading. _____________________
Merwan Marker Booring... Join date: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 4,706	08-11-2005 16:13 Yooooo Neph! You so STILL rock! hugs _____________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy - Meher Baba
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-11-2005 16:17 thanks Merwan!! hugs _____________________
Roseann Flora /wrist Join date: 7 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,058	08-11-2005 16:21 Nice of you to share Neph, I will add this to my help notes for newbies ty _____________________
Kate Hanks AFK Queen Join date: 17 Oct 2003 Posts: 337	08-11-2005 16:38 Wow, very very generous of you! Thanks! _____________________
Daphne Molinari The Delectable One Join date: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 236	08-11-2005 17:58 Nice fabrics Neph, thank you so much for sharing! _____________________
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	08-11-2005 18:36 Excellent Neph! You are a wonderful human being Thanks so much for sharing these. _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-11-2005 19:15 tyvm I definitely want to expand this into a better library- I've got over 100 of these sets so far. I'm having a hard time deciding which of those would be most useful. Again, if anyone has any suggestions as to materials or colors to add, it would be greatly apreciated. thanks again! _____________________
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	08-11-2005 19:28 These make a wonderful reference for people to see how pattern scale differs between upper and lower body. _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Queenie Extraordinaire RockNGames Radio! Join date: 3 Jul 2004 Posts: 336	08-11-2005 22:38 From: Nephilaine Protagonist tyvm I definitely want to expand this into a better library- I've got over 100 of these sets so far. I'm having a hard time deciding which of those would be most useful. Again, if anyone has any suggestions as to materials or colors to add, it would be greatly apreciated. thanks again! Um how about any and all since everything you come up with is exquisite?? LOL ty Neph for sharing this, you are just awesome in so many ways!! _____________________ ~Q~ DJ & [retired] Co-Owner-RockNGames Radio www.rockngames.com http://66.186.45.114:8028 Yes, its another blahhhggg!!
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-11-2005 23:46 From: someone how about any and all Thats my goal! but i am curious to see if there is any demand for certain fabrics, so I can better focus future efforts. i do plan on putting as many of them up there as i have time to post. so the list should start growing soon. I'll post back here as I update the page. _____________________
Forseti Svarog ESC Join date: 2 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,730	08-12-2005 06:45 very generous of you Neph!
Tiger Crossing The Prim Maker Join date: 18 Aug 2003 Posts: 1,560	08-12-2005 07:14 Hmmm... I wonder if it would be possible to create a dark map, displacement map, and mask layer combo that can take any solid texture and shade/distort/crop it to get something that, while I'm sure not as good as what Neph as made here(!), could be a more general starting point for new clothing makers. _____________________ ~ Tiger Crossing ~ (Nonsanity)
Anya Dmytryk i <3 woxy! Join date: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 413	08-12-2005 08:56 thank you, thank you, thank you neph!
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	08-12-2005 09:41 So cool! I would like to see woodland and urban (grey tones) camoflage patterns. Thanks Neph!!! -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Padraig Stygian The thin mick Join date: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 111	08-12-2005 10:22 Yeah, I'm with Ghoti... My problem so far has been camouflage. I can never get it to line up right... And thank you so much for this. It will make my life a great deal easier. _____________________ (You): Aww! My pants won't rez! Does this texture look okay on me? Incidental Radio :: Because nothing is by design Now featuring Torley-tastic technomusic!
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-12-2005 12:33 thanks for the suggestions! cammo it is Tiger- that sounds like a good idea, and I can definitely see where that would be useful- I'll give that a shot. _____________________
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	08-12-2005 13:30 Very, very generous of you Neph! _____________________
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	Update! 08-13-2005 15:50 Some new fabric sets...these will be up on the page this weekend. Until then, you can grab them here. The text leads to the file including the various body layers. Hope these are useful. I'm working on more colors of the camo, they should be up soon. Camo Female Shading Camo Male Shading Leopard Prism Sparkly White White Floral _____________________
Malachi Petunia Gentle Miscreant Join date: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 3,414	08-13-2005 18:59 Thank Nephaline for thwarting my carefully constructed cynicism of human nature. Now I have to squash my idealism again What a nice act (and nice textures)!
Cienna Samiam Bah. Join date: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 1,316	08-14-2005 05:40 Wonderful idea, excellent execution. Just one request -- could you zip the ones listed in the thread? I see only rar files. =/ p.s.: neutrals and earth tones.... taupe, beige, cream, green, brown, maize or ochre, sienna, mauve, and a good crimson. _____________________ Just remember, they only care about you when you're buying sims.
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	08-14-2005 08:33 Awesome stuff! Thanks Neph!! -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Vic Brocco Registered User Join date: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 2	08-14-2005 17:56 hey neph im kinda newb to to this whole thing and im stl having problems :/ bah!!! im using PhotoShop Cs dont kno if tht matteres or not. i tried following ur steps but i stl cant seem to get it to work. Any suggestions? Also I appoligize before hand for being a noob..
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	08-14-2005 18:36 no worries Vic, send me an IM in world with a little more specific description of where in the process you are getting hung up- I'll do my best to help you figure it out. thanks again for all the responses and ideas- and i'll try to get those up there in zips tonight. _____________________
Roberta Dalek Probably trouble Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,174	08-15-2005 19:48 These are great. I've been trying to bake textures but it keeps going wrong I've used prism and sparkly white to make these: /invalid_link.html The shading, particularly on the bust, makes a much more flattering outfit Thank you so much! _____________________ See my stuff on SL Boutique!

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