Introduction to XSI Hair

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;

1. Introduction and project overview 3. Guide selection and manipulation 5. Styling tools - puff and clump 7. Styling tools - recomb and attenuate 9. Growth techniques - deeper partitions 11. Styling the 'bob' haircut - back 13. Hair renderer - normals 15. Hair renderer - specular 17. Hair geometry shader 19. Casting hair shadows 21. Hair multiplicity 23. Hair effects - kink 25. Hair effects - random scale 27. Hair effects - density maps 29. Getting started with hair dynamics 31. Applying forces to hair 33. Wiggle dynamics 35. Hair from curves 37. Copy style

2. First look at Softimage Hair 4. Styling tools - scale rotate brush 6. Styling tools - cut| pop| and attenuate 8. Growth techniques - scalp building 10. Styling tips - using clusters 12. Styling the 'bob' haircut - front 14. Hair renderer - illumination colors 16. Hair renderer - transparency 18. Hair shadows via occlusion 20. Driving colors with texture maps 22. Hair effects - frizz 24. Hair effects - thickness 26. Hair effects - cut maps 28. Hair instancing 30. Hair collision type 32. Caching the hair dynamics 34. Frizz animation 36. Hair spline collision 38. Conclusion