Layering hair

ShockInfinite

Hey everyone,

It's been quite awhile since I've been here.

I have have been working on this character and I already have a method of doing the hair. My issue is actually layering it.



Character:

http://scr.hu/28cl/8zjxa

http://scr.hu/28cl/kohzz


My attempts:


http://scr.hu/28cl/l9ehh

http://scr.hu/28cl/t2jza

http://scr.hu/28cl/paaim

Thanks everyone!

ShockInfinite

I'm so lost on how to effectively place my planes.

ShockInfinite

Anyone?

PyrZern

Have you looked at this tutorial yet ?
http://www.paultosca.com/varga_hair.html

ShockInfinite

Hey PyrZern,

Yes I have. Thanks. I'm just not sure about how to place them so that they appear thick enough when textured.

Popol

Have a look here : Polycount wiki : Hair techniques

The best way when you don't know how to do something is to look how other artists do it.

Steve Schulze

The reference you're using has hair in solid spikes. Unless you're going for a more realistic take on the character, there probably isn't any necessity for alpha planes on this guy at all.

Tits

Jackablade is right,
Unless you wanted to go with a very realistic treatment you could go with straight modelling, no alpha.
It will give more of a stylised look wich look like it would fit the character perfectly

Mark Dygert

Yep, I don't see why you need any alpha planes at all?

BradMyers82

I agree with these guys, don't use alpha planes for that dude.

BUT... I think the main issue you are having is visualizing where the hair goes and how its flows around the skull. What I do personally if I have trouble visualizing stuff I either sketch it in photoshop, or lately just sculpt it in zbrush. I find it very difficult to just lowpoly model stuff without a very solid idea in my head all the various volumes.

So If you sculpt this in zbrush first, (use dynamesh and it would be easy) just retopo in max and your done. simple.

ShockInfinite

Thanks guys!

I'm doing a him a bit more realistic