So I just saw The Incredibles and now I want to learn how to simulate hair. I know nothing and next to nothing about anything other than modeling. What tools tips and tutorials should I look into? Max(or max compatible) would be best, but I'll move to another program entirely if it's clearly superior.
The boy had it and the redheaded brick had it, i think it was mostly in fast moving scenes. Maybe because it would have taken ages to motion blurr better hair or something.
Look in the plug-in thread. There's a link to one called ornatrix or something like that. I tried it, it works, give it a shot. There's also Shag Hair for Max. I'm lazy so you have to google it yourself.
Well it somewhat depends on your main 3D app. of choice. Most of the big apps. have their own hair system built in. Maya's I dont like so I use the "Shave and a haircut' plug-in for Maya. They are just about to release a Max version imminently. The really great thing about it is the hair styling UI. It's basically a sort…