I love Koz’s hair (and the man’s generosity!).

The hairline fit and trans maps are fantastic.

They are modern looking and stylish.

 

I don’t really think anyone is bashing Koz here, just stating their like/dislike preference for baked on highlights.

The baked on highlights (which I find problematic for my lighting/rendering solution) are very easy to get rid of….

Just open the texture in your 2D image program and make a new layer on top.

Pick the darkest color of the hair, and with any old brush set to either “Overlay” or “Softlight” mode, paint on the new layer where the highlights show.

Adjust that layer’s opacity lower if you want to keep a hint of highlight and then flatten.

 

Chuck