Facial Hair for Games.

Noth

I have never created a beard for a character. I'm currently working on a character that will need one. I was wondering if anyone had some tip or tricks to consider before I get there.

I'm planning on making a small separate texture map for all transparent items, here I will have a series of hair clusters I like that I can duplicate around to achieve the effect I need. I am also planning on projecting the beard texture onto the face geometry for some extra depth.

If that sounds solid let me know, otherwise I'm all ears. Thanks! : )

mariomanzanares

+1!

I could use a tutorial or step-by-step about this issue

Ace-Angel

Fur fins for the silhouette and 2D detail on the skin texture. Nothing special, same way it's been always done since even before GoW.

ultramedia

Ace angel is right, there's even a nice page on the UDN that shows an overview of the technique used in GOW:
http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/CreatingHairUsingAlpha.html

Noth

Cool dude. Thanks, never know. : )

Noth

Hey all,

I wanted to ask if there were any considerations I should take into account in regards to facial deformation while spamming these cards around. I've spent the time to make sure the topology in the face works/looks right. Now I've got these cards everywhere, and its a little chaotic. Just checking ahead of time so I might save myself from learning the hard way. Thanks.