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Big Afro Hair

JonstarkJonstark Posts: 2,738
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Big Afro Hair:

 

https://sharecg.com/v/99764/view/5/3D-Model/Big-Afro-Hair

 

Honestly this one is so simple and was so easy to make that it feels like I'm cheating.  But it looks ok enough to me, and when you need an afro, I think this one would work in a pinch.  :)

 

This is carrara strand-based hair attached to an invisible mesh and rigged to conform to Genesis 1.  Currently this is usable only in Carrara (and by extension in Octane for those with the Octane for Carrara plugin).  In future I intend to explore options to convert these hairstyles to something that is Studio-friendly.  

 

Merry Christmas!  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

  • nynico_8c2302db09nynico_8c2302db09 Posts: 121

    might be the best afro for daz that i've seen!

     

  • WandWWandW Posts: 2,838

    A beautiful model!

    It's a shame that DAZ has neglected Carrara development... frown

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,302
    edited January 2023

    converted with Philemo's plugin and rendered in DAZ iray

    ( I added a texture and opacity map but it doesn't map as well as one would like)

    just sharing to give an idea

    I may see if Blender Hair tool can make it into fibers but that could take hours and hours

    wire shaded

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  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,732
    edited January 2023

    Wendy, I tried to find the referenced plugin & failed. Could you link to it or a post describing it? The only reference I have found is included in an imaginary announcement of Carerra 2022 by Dartanbek. I have been wondering about Carrera as an alternative to Blender (which I'm finding a touch difficult given the mistique associated with it & it's deliberately obtuse naming & operating conventions). If there is a way of getting models out & into DS, that could be extremely useful.

    Regards,

    Richard

    ETA: maybe I found it: https://sourceforge.net/projects/carrara-time-savers/ However.. not a huge amount of documentation to describe what it does and whether it might make Carrera the modeller I'd go to for DS problems.

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,302
    edited January 2023

    richardandtracy said:

    Wendy, I tried to find the referenced plugin & failed. Could you link to it or a post describing it? The only reference I have found is included in an imaginary announcement of Carerra 2022 by Dartanbek. I have been wondering about Carrera as an alternative to Blender (which I'm finding a touch difficult given the mistique associated with it & it's deliberately obtuse naming & operating conventions). If there is a way of getting models out & into DS, that could be extremely useful.

    Regards,

    Richard

    ETA: maybe I found it: https://sourceforge.net/projects/carrara-time-savers/ However.. not a huge amount of documentation to describe what it does and whether it might make Carrera the modeller I'd go to for DS problems.

    I will try to find forum posts 

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/181751/carrara-hair/p1

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,302

    finer heavier version

    took hours to export this one

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,732
    Thanks Wendy. Very interesting. I will have to look seriously at this. Regards, Richard.
  • JonstarkJonstark Posts: 2,738

    Amazing work Wendy!  :)

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,302
    edited January 2023

    yay I actually got a picture to upload

    these are the settings I used important ones highlighted

     

    video

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  • JonstarkJonstark Posts: 2,738

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    yay I actually got a picture to upload

    these are the settings I used important ones highlighted

     

    video

     

    Wendy that's awesome! 

    That pic probably saved me hours and hours of experimenting, tbh.  I totally forgot that the % of hair showed in the assembly room affects what the plugin converts, even though I'm pretty sure I read that in a forum thread years ago it was in one ear and out the other as it wasn't something I was focused on.  Thank you!

    Also fun to see the hair in action in an animation.  Looks like it converted great!  :) 

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,302

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8833171/#Comment_8833171

    looky here

    can convert to curves in DAZ studio more than halving polycount

    OK it's not Strandbased but it renders faster (iray only though)

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