Clo tip: Seam type
Added 2024-06-19 06:24:50 +0000 UTC
I just found out that there is another alternative seam that you can use in Clo. The default seam is plain seam shown below:
The other seam that you can use is the directional seam, or 'felled seam' in real life. When using this seam, one fabric will be shown higher than the other. You will not notice it unless you are actively looking for it. This will not change the actual geometry of the fabric; they just change the normal map. They even automatically bump the intensity to from 10 to 50 to highlight the effect.
In the picture below, maybe you can see that the fabric with topstitch appears 'raised' above the other. It is very subtle, but the difference is big in my eyes.
This is very useful to add more realism to garment like jeans and heavy jackets. I saw some people add strip of fabric or even do a real-life sewing step to emulate this, but this one easy step does the same. I'm so mad I just found out about this, so I want to gatekeep this for my paid patron only.
But this is just icing on the cake. The most important thing is that you must have a good pattern first. You can skip this step because most people will not notice it, but if your pattern is bad, it always shows.
