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  • April 20, 2021 at 7:09 am #13870
    tobles
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      Hey,

      I was just watching the Hair Card Course where Kent Trammell shows how to make polygon modeled hair cards with particle hair as texture. While I was watching this, I was wondering if this is the best approach if I want to cover a larger part of the body with hair, like doing an animals fur. So, is it? Or is there another way to do something like this for a cat or something?

      Regards,
      tobles

      April 20, 2021 at 9:10 am #68349
      spikeyxxx
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        Hi tobles 🙂

        It depends on the look you are going for (realistic/ stylized and if stylized, what style…), but hair cards with Curves is not a good idea for a cat (or animal fur in general).

        However, if you use a Hair Particle System on the ‘cat’, and then use a Particle Instance Modifier on the hair cards, using the ‘Create along Paths’ setting, that would save you a lot of hair particles, while being able to  ‘comb/groom’ the hair cards.

        April 20, 2021 at 9:13 am #68350
        spikeyxxx
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          This is worth watching!

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqjKMd9CYI4

          April 20, 2021 at 12:10 pm #68351
          tobles
          Participant

            Thanks @spikeyxxx,

            I only had a short peak at the video by now, but I looks pretty much like what I was looking for.
            Some day I’ll sculpt you a bear for your help!!!

            Regards,
            tobles

            April 20, 2021 at 12:11 pm #68352
            spikeyxxx
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              Some day I’ll sculpt you a bear for your help!!!

              I’d love that !

              April 21, 2021 at 2:49 am #68353
              tobles
              Participant

                Well, I’ve watched the video and from what I got they do the same that Kent has done in his hair card course. Did I miss something?

                April 21, 2021 at 8:11 am #68354
                spikeyxxx
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                  In Kent’s course, he uses Curves to ‘groom’ the hair cards….one by one!

                  By using Hair Particles, you can ‘comb’  several at the same time and even put in a Force Field to get the hair cards moving in the wind or something like that…

                  April 21, 2021 at 10:22 am #68355
                  tobles
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                    Ah, that’s what you are up to. I thought you meant that the whole hair card approach wouldn’t be desireable.

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