biggert opened this issue on Dec 06, 2003 ยท 68 posts
randym77 posted Sun, 07 December 2003 at 6:39 AM
Attached Link: dynamic hair tutorial
Quarker has a store here in the MP. Not free, but his prices are pretty low. His hair models sell for $5 to $8.95, compared to $20 or $30 or more for other hair that (IMO) is not as good. His store is [here](http://market.renderosity.com/softgood.ez?Who=Quarker).Dynamic hair...the link is to my favorite tutorial. The tough part of dynamic hair is getting the hair settings right, and that tute will get you started.
One tip not included in the tutorial: check the "hide other objects" box in the group editor. It will save you much frustration.
Another tip: if you're not animating, don't run a simulation at all. Hair simulations, unlike cloth simulations, don't look that great. You'll probably get better results by just styling the hair with the growth controls. With very long hair, don't go crazy. If the hair passes through the figure, and it doesn't show from the camera angle you're using, or you can easily hide it with some post work, don't worry about it.
As for mixing P4 and P5 hair...there's really no trick to it. The good thing about dynamic hair is that you can make it any color you want, just by adjusting it in the material room. I generally use trial and error. :-) In the "White Witch" example I gave above, I blended the hair with some postwork, but in this example, there was no postwork. (It was for a contest which didn't allow it.) The matching in texture and color was done using the "wind" morphs in Quarker's Silky Long Hair and the Kink dials in the hair room. And the various color dials in the Material room, of course!