48 seam and stitch height alphas for clothing, leather goods, bags, shoes, armor straps and upholstery. Every thread has a twisted yarn groove, so stitches hold up in close-up renders.
Included (16-bit grayscale PNG, black = flat, white = raised):
- 42 seam trims, 4096 x 1024, tile seamlessly left to right: 6 running stitch (single and double rows), 4 zigzag, 4 cross stitch, 4 blanket stitch edges, 4 chain stitch, 5 leather saddle stitch, 4 overlock edges, 4 baseball stitch, 3 zippers, 4 shoe lacing
- 6 quilting patterns (diamond and square), 4096 x 4096, tile in all directions
ZBrush: Alpha > Import, use the DragRect stroke, or a Roll stroke for continuous seams. Blender: use as a sculpt brush texture or with a Displace modifier. Substance 3D Painter: import as an alpha and use with the Path tool.
The second image shows these seams and stitches on leather, rendered in Blender.
Made procedurally from code with AI assistance.
License: use in personal and commercial projects. Do not resell or redistribute the alphas as-is.
