![]() ![]() It is possible for modern, synthetic textiles to reproduce the look of leather in a more ethical, sustainable and cost effective manner using wax or polyurethane treatments over a plastic base to replicate the colours, patterns and staining found in real leather, while being either porous and breathable, or completely waterproof depending on how it’s manufactured and which ingredients are used. Its resistance and malleability have also seen it widely used in various sports, in the form of balls, gloves, grips and bats. More recently, leather also became popular with motor bikers, as it protects from wind, rain and potential road rash should they crash. Leather products are particularly synonymous with cowboys, who used leather extensively to form saddles, reins, whips, water bottles, gun holsters, shoes, boots, chaps, jackets and hats due to its versatile, flexible, comfortable, smooth yet incredibly tough, weather and abrasion resistant properties, being easy to mould or cut to required shapes and uses and performing well under duress protecting clothing underneath while being sufficiently hard wearing, impervious and low maintenance to last in both hot, dry and cold, wet climates without significant degradation or loss of flexibility. These notions have seen leather considered a premium product in fashion, despite its origins as a highly useful yet functional clothing fabric, or its practical use historically for soldiers, hunters, or frontier workers, such as cowboys, to keep them warm, dry and better protected from the penetration of predator’s teeth, or the swords and weapons of rival armies. Other leathers are used, although they are limited due to the rarity of the animal, the difficulty in hunting and obtaining the skin and the expensive tracking, hunting and importation costs, making ‘exotic’ leathers extremely valuable and strengthening their association as a classy, elegant material with connotations of wealth, opulence or extravagance. It is a mailable yet strong, highly durable, thermally insulating and waterproof membrane which has been used for millennia to keep wearers warm and dry, most commonly sourced in modern times from cattle, sheep, pigs, horses and buffalo, while crocodile and seal leather are still reasonably widespread and sought after for their higher degree of durability, moisture resistance and strength. Leather is a natural material made by chemically treating animal skin, or hide, in a process known as tanning to prevent rot and decay when dried. The image represents a physical area of 500 x 209 mm (19.7 x 8.2 inches) in total. We focused mostly on standard types to create textures with great versatility that can be easily customized for various purposes.A seamless fabric texture with a leather surface. ![]() ![]() This collection offers 50 fabric textures within a broad range of types and styles. Well-made fabric textures are essential to be able to digitally reproduce this complexity and to achieving photo-real results. All of that makes them an essential focal point of design, but also poses a challenge for everyone working in 3D visualization.įabrics possess complex surfaces, joining organic structures in regular patterns, while their appearance is strongly influenced by specular as well as translucent characteristics. Fabrics combine style and functionality, and are manufactured in countless varieties. Today, fabrics are fundamental in defining the character of interior spaces as much as they define our perception of people. The importance of fabrics in interior design, as well as our lives as a whole, cannot be overstated. Fabrics – A focal point of design, a challenge for 3D visualization
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