really? did you look at that link to olivier's post at rdna? i've never seen hair look that realistic in any other portrait that didn't use postwork. granted, it's short, but that's where most transmapped hair falls down for me. for me, looking at other people's work (cause i definitely haven't mastered dynamic hair), it seems to depend on the type. the best transmapped curly or very wavy hair still looks pretty unrealistic to me. for instance, the best afro i've seen is alicia hair and that's just not even vaguely realistic to my eyes. divine hair at 3d commune looks like it could be made photo real, except for the edges and details of the curls. messy or smooth, straight hair longer than 3 finger widths or so tends to look better transmapped (imho). but then, i also like the sheen on dynamic hair. the only way transmapped hair seems to acheive the same sheen is painted highlights which rarely match the lighting. latexluv's pic kind of illustrates the problem i usually have. making transmapped hair fit the pose/movement and gravity and not go though any body parts usually takes a bunch of time, and i'm almost never satisfied. i suppose if i liked making standard, "i'm just having my picture taken" face shots, it'd be easier, but as it is... i'd love to master dynamic hair. but i'm not holding my breath. interestingly, most transmapped strands and wisps don't look real to me either (and usually help make the hair model easily identifiable, despite any applied morphs). i remember one person saying they incorporated dynamic strands with transmapped hair, and i really liked the effect.