Guys...whoa....I'm the first to admit I'm not the worlds greatest modeler....I'm putting these together as a general guide to people relatively new to modeling that haven't a clue on how to start with clothing but really want to make their own stuff.

Because despite "all that's out there" some don't find what they're looking for, or it's for a specific app which for a new modeler can be difficult to translate into their program if it's a different modeling app. (been there, done that, had to resort to just futzing around till I had something that was a crapy model but approximated what I wanted).

I'm just doing a base of tutorials for people to build from for their own works at an entry level. All this was for were those that might like a more "newbie" friendly tutorial series...which is what I'm trying to make without making it app specific.

I'm a self-taught idiot who blunders along....doing this to hopefully save some new people from doing as much blundering. I don't think I have anything new or special, but I can send you links to the tuts if you want to take a look. (just remember they're still in a beta phase...and I'm still adding to them atm)

Seamstress talking now (actually comes in handy when planning clothing models...):

As far as pant hems - it would depend on the type of fabric for the look you're going for. If you look at a pair of jeans, the denim is generally thicker than most average fabrics. The folding done to create the hem causes it to pucker slightly on the outside visible edge. So while it may be relatively uniform along the bottom, going around it's got a bit of a "wave" to it. Adjusting some verts here and there slightly would probably give you a decent looking hem to a pair of modeled jeans. (I can see it in my brain...but may not be explaining it in the best way here...I'd need my modeler open...so I'll do some experiments and post results)

Dress slacks are a different fabric, and the hem (on women's at least) is generally very faint and not as noticable and would probably be better served as a displacement map to show the stiches if desired as the hem is tacked up on the inside so there's only a slight difference in thickness. Mens....relatively the same, though khakis would be between dressier slacks and jeans.

Seams...since I generally do simpler toony type things I do a raised "trim" if I want something defined in such an area....however, couple ways a person could do this - mark your seam areas (like a small chamfer to a centrally located edge collection) then do a small extrude on either just the seam OR do a very small extrude on everything but the seam. (shirts and the like).

For something like the thicker seams on a pair of jeans, you'd need to have more of an overlapping look to the one on the inner side, and a more toned down one for the outer.

Anyway, ya'll have given me some things to think about to add in...or do another mini-series of tuts on.....I need to run some experiments as to the best results first and then I'll get back at you. (as I said, I give people a base to build from....so don't expect the Mona Lisa or some other massively brilliant masterpiece)

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