by Didik Wijaya

Hi, today I will show you how to use Hair and Fur Modifier in 3ds max. I guarantee, this is going to be a very interesting tutorial. Hair and Fur modifier is used to create realistic hair for human or animals fur. In this tutorial, I will create hair on top of a human's head. Also, I will show you the difference of Hair and Fur Modifier usage in 3ds max 8 and 3ds max 9 / up.

1.First of all, you need 3D model. Actualy you can use any object you want, like sphere, or anything. But you can simply download human head used in this tutorial here. Use 3ds Max 8 or up to open. There's a low poly bald human head in scene.

2. Select object, go to Modify tab. Apply Hair and Fur Modifier. This modifier is listed in World-Space Modifier (WSM) Section. Now, you can see human head is covered by splines that represent hair.

3. Do a test render. Human head is like a furball. We will fix that. Note: hair can only be rendered in Perspective or Camera viewport.

4. Next, you need to apply hair only to several part of the head. In Modify tab, go to Selection rollout. Click Polygon selection. In Left viewport select polygons on top and back of the head like image below (Hold Ctrl while selecting to select more than one polygons). When finished, click Update Selection button. All hair will appear on selected polygons only.

5. Do a test render. Nice looking punk girl.

6. Let's modify some settings. Go to General Parameters, use Hair Count=15000 to add more hair. And use Root Thick=6. If you use 3ds max 9 or up, the settings already use Hair Count=15000 and Root Thick=5. But in my experience I need more hair amount. You can use Hair Count=30000. In my opinion hair rendering result in 3ds max 8 and 9 / up is different. It seems much smoother and thinner in latest version.

Next, you can modify hair color. To create blonde hair, use Tip color=yellow, Root color=dark yellow / light brown.

Next, you will become a hair stylist. Sound like fun, doesn't it?

Basic Hair And Fur Tutorial Part 1 | Part 2

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