Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL

Subject: Maybe advanced, but some P5 hair questions

Dave-So opened this issue on Sep 10, 2002 ยท 5 posts

Dave-So posted Tue, 10 September 2002 at 9:11 PM

Those with P5 may not be this far along yet in setting up hair, but its been noted that the hair sometimes seems not a part of the model, or head...there is a slight gap...is this because of the cap that needs to be applied? Also...most of the images with hair so far seem very thin. I've seen mention of 5000 strands...has anyone experimented to find the ideal strand count ??? Obviously it depends on what you're trying to portray...but for a good, healthy, full head of hair. What is the method to make the hair lie down...conform, and also to flow in differing directions. Does that all have to be done dyna,ically somehow, or is it possible to turn some dials to make if flow as need ??

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854

wdupre posted Tue, 10 September 2002 at 9:44 PM

the problem with the hair IMHO is learning to deal with the textures and proper layering neither of which I have mastered yet. there are basic controls to make hair lie down, back, to the side, and also styling controls for root, and tip thickness curl and other paramiters then you can directly manipulate control hairs both singly and by selecting areas and you can use the direct editing tools to move and twist these hairs. here's a hair style Ive spent the last half hour working on it's not very good yet but with time...


wdupre posted Tue, 10 September 2002 at 9:45 PM

oh by the way thats 4000 hairs.


Dave-So posted Tue, 10 September 2002 at 11:01 PM

Great !!! Thanks much....so if you use 10,000, its a mighty thick do :) Can't wait to get using this ---- hopefully gets delivered tomorrow...I'm feeling a couple of sick days coming on ...

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854

Spanki posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 1:15 AM

Just a suggestion (although it looks a little like you may already be doing this)... there's nothing keeping you from creating a transmap for the skull-cap and useing that to 'cover the scalp' with hair underneath.

Cinema4D Plugins (Home of Riptide, Riptide Pro, Undertow, Morph Mill, KyamaSlide and I/Ogre plugins) Poser products Freelance Modelling, Poser Rigging, UV-mapping work for hire.