Ancient egyptian wigs

rsommer

People in ancient egypt wore several styles of wigs (at least nobles etc.). I think it is somehow difficult to find hair objects on DAZ 3D which could be used in order to mimic old Egyptian wigs.

Depictions of ancient Egypt wigs usually appear with a rich volume of braids. There must have been wigs with very short braids, very long braids (similarly to the Vidal Braids) and something inbetween actually for both men and women. What I am missing the most in all hair objects (or wigs) so far are braided hairstyles with really wide lush braids and those with mixed length and size in one piece or even braids either starting as several thinner braids ending in one thicker braid or the other way round (thick starting braids getting split up into several thin ones). And off course, braided wigs could be adorned with beads and end caps etc. And some braids could also be staggered or stepped.

Vidal Braids for Genesis 2 Female(s) / Male(s) by AprilYSH is actually looking really nice in general (http://www.daz3d.com/vidal-braids-for-genesis-2-female-s / https://www.daz3d.com/vidal-braids-for-genesis-2-male-s ), but in my opinion lacks a wig-like character. Also the very first row of hair strands of Vidal Braids is not parted in two braids (one left, one right), rather it is just one braid, which makes it somehow unrealistic. But the Vidal Braids could actually be or become a starting point for a certain kind of wig-like look for ancient Egypt-styled wigs (long braids with medium-sized circumference of the braids).

I should not forget mentioning the particularly Egypt-focussed products like:

Pharaohs of the Sun for M3 (http://www.daz3d.com/pharaohs-of-the-sun-for-m3 )

Pharaohs of the Sun for V4 (http://www.daz3d.com/pharaohs-of-the-sun-for-v4 )

The Rulers of Egypt for Victoria 2 +1 (http://www.daz3d.com/the-rulers-of-egypt )

Serpent Goddess (http://www.daz3d.com/serpent-goddess )

 

Off course the above wig objects are usable, but at the same time they are quite limited to certain styles. So I wished that some 3D modelers with interest in ancient Egypt would keep on generating much more typical and realistic wig objects with many variations of braided-style-wigs with or without beads etc.

Some few references:

http://www.goldenageproject.org.uk/images/slides/men%26women-hairstyles.jpg

http://www.biblepicturegallery.com/thumbs/la/world/lifestyl/dress/head/Egyptian%20hairstyles%202.jpg

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/138767232240948182/

 

nicstt

There's a dynamic hair option available.

http://www.daz3d.com/ds-dynamic-egyptian-for-v4

rsommer

Hi nicstt,

 

Thank you. I have seen that dynamic egyptian hair object. But this is not what I am talking about. The few references I've uploaded and the new one's will better show, what I am talking about.