good method to make image planes as hair?
polycounter lvl 17
ok i have seen people on low poly models using planes as hair,
maybe i should show you some examples to help you better answer this,
example 1. image plane as hair
http://www.troyperry.com/images/aki_detail_front_wire.jpg
now the finished model,
http://www.troyperry.com/images/aki_full_front.jpg
ok another example of a good site i know this guy does this alot,
http://xcloud.net/
he has a tutorial on here showing some of his method,but its not in english only korean,
i am working a 3d character right now,trying to place planes on his head for hair,i want him to have spikey hair,
here is the link to his image,
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4913/chrislowpolymodel016zg.jpg
he is very low poly,like 500 or around that right now,he will be a game model,
sorry to ramble on haha,im using 3ds max 8,
but i need to know a good method on doing hair plane modeling stuff,
like when i paint it how should i do it in photoshop,
also anyone a good tutorial on all this stuff,
do you guys think this a good method or low poly modeling for hair,
Chris^_^
maybe i should show you some examples to help you better answer this,
example 1. image plane as hair
http://www.troyperry.com/images/aki_detail_front_wire.jpg
now the finished model,
http://www.troyperry.com/images/aki_full_front.jpg
ok another example of a good site i know this guy does this alot,
http://xcloud.net/
he has a tutorial on here showing some of his method,but its not in english only korean,
i am working a 3d character right now,trying to place planes on his head for hair,i want him to have spikey hair,
here is the link to his image,
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4913/chrislowpolymodel016zg.jpg
he is very low poly,like 500 or around that right now,he will be a game model,
sorry to ramble on haha,im using 3ds max 8,
but i need to know a good method on doing hair plane modeling stuff,
like when i paint it how should i do it in photoshop,
also anyone a good tutorial on all this stuff,
do you guys think this a good method or low poly modeling for hair,
Chris^_^
Replies
No. Just no. That model is subdivided. No way in hell it's 500 or a game model.
Alpha planes in a game should be few because alpha creates problems when the planes overlap during rendering. Unless you use alpha test but that's ugly.
Spiky hair is generally hard, try to use as few planes as possible, make the hair flow in a way that allows you to get away with few of them.
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/8776/chrislowpolymodel026fh.jpg
i detach the polys and shape them out,i think if i uvw unwrap them and paint
them in photoshop it mite turn out good,Chris^_^
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=61068&goto=newpost
(linked to some tuts)
Also poopinmymouth has a tut for this too, IIRC.
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm