Introduction to XSI Hair
Learn to create, style, texture, render, and dynamically drive hair using XSI Hair. Software required: XSI 6.5 and up.
What you'll learn
Learn to create, style, texture, render, and dynamically drive hair using XSI Hair. Contains over 3 hours of project-based training and a multitude of practical scenarios for learning XSI Hair. Perfect for artists learning XSI. Popular highlights include: Hair Overview; Hair Styling; Hair Based on Curves; Growing and Scalping Techniques; Brush and Cut Tools; Scale, Puff and Stand Tools; Popping Hairs and Attenuation; Connect Maps; Dynamic Setups; Displacement Effects; Simulating Hair Curves with Cloth; Hair and Forces; Alternative uses with Hair Instancing; Transfer Hair. Software required: XSI 6.5 and up.
Table of contents
- First Look at Softimage Hair 6m
- Guide Selection and Manipulation 7m
- Styling Tools - Scale Rotate Brush 9m
- Styling Tools - Puff and Clump 6m
- Styling Tools - Cut, Pop, and Attenuate 9m
- Styling Tools - Recomb and Attenuate 11m
- Growth Techniques - Scalp Building 6m
- Growth Techniques - Deeper Partitions 6m
- Styling Tips - Using Clusters 6m
- Styling the 'bob' Haircut - Back 10m
- Styling the 'bob' Haircut - Front 6m
- Hair Renderer - Normals 6m
- Hair Renderer - Illumination Colors 9m
- Hair Renderer - Specular 3m
- Hair Renderer - Transparency 3m
- Hair Geometry Shader 6m
- Hair Shadows via Occlusion 3m
- Casting Hair Shadows 4m
- Driving Colors with Texture Maps 4m
- Hair Multiplicity 5m
- Hair Effects - Frizz 4m
- Hair Effects - Kink 5m
- Hair Effects - Thickness 3m
- Hair Effects - Random Scale 2m
- Hair Effects - Cut Maps 7m
- Hair Effects - Density Maps 4m
- Hair Instancing 7m
- Getting Started with Hair Dynamics 7m
- Hair Collision Type 4m
- Applying Forces to Hair 4m
- Caching the Hair Dynamics 5m
- Wiggle Dynamics 3m
- Frizz Animation 3m
- Hair from Curves 5m
- Hair Spline Collision 7m
- Copy Style 2m
- Conclusion 1m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more