We've all use a tennis ball or basket ball. I'm trying to model some 
balls in pov and need some help. What's the best way to create the lines 
that go around them? (Like the white one on a tennis ball and the black 
ones on a basketball)

My main goal is to model a netball. They have a different pattern than 
most balls as the lines are really the stitch lines between each piece 
of leather that makes the ball.

See one here:
http://www.supertramp.co.uk/images/gilbert_all_weather_netball.jpeg

I can get the material right (or close enough) just by playing around. 
However, what advice can I get on the lines? They don't need to resemble 
stitches as only the top balls are REALLY stitched. The others are just 
pressed into the plastic.

Cheers!
Rick Measham

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