Join Aaron F. Ross for an in-depth discussion in this video Shading the hairSystem, part of Maya: nHair.
…Now that we understand how to adjust the Dynamic Properties, and maybe play with…some of the Clumping, Curling, and other modifiers we can apply to the hair.…Now it's time to take a look at shading.…I've created another version of the hair…system here that has more follicles, more clumps.…And I've also increased the number of hairs per clump,…so that we have enough thick hair, that will render well.…Additionally, I've created a simple lighting set up.…If we dolly back here, in our main view, you…can see I've created just a simple triangle light set up.…And I've got shadows cast from this single point light.…I want to select that point light and go to…the Attributes, Ctrl + A, just to show you…that I've enabled depth map shadows, and that I…have increased the bias, to a value of 0.01.…If we're rendering with Maya software, then you…have to use depth map shadows for the hair.…You can't use ray tracing.…If you're rendering with Mental Ray, then you do want to use ray tracing.…Additionally, there's a bit of a quirk with…
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Released
1/29/2014- Prepping a model for hair
- Adding nHair
- Setting dynamic properties
- Adjusting clump, curl, and twist
- Painting follicle attributes
- Creating long hairstyles with curves
- Applying nConstraints
- Creating and rendering an nCache
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 9s
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Using the exercise files2m 3s
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1. Getting Started with nHair
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Understanding Nucleus nHair1m 22s
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Loading nHair examples2m 2s
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Prepping a model for nHair4m 22s
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Laying out UVs2m 56s
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Adding nHair1m 32s
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Tuning the Nucleus solver4m 10s
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2. Defining hairSystem Attributes
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Setting display quality5m 13s
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Choosing a simulation method4m 35s
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Setting dynamic properties5m 34s
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Controlling collisions4m 17s
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Shading the hairSystem7m 19s
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3. Working with Follicles
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Moving follicles in UV space3m 45s
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Painting follicle attributes4m 54s
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Painting follicle color4m 4s
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4. Styling nHair
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Transforming curves2m 39s
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Modifying curves3m 53s
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Creating long hairstyles4m 38s
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Locking curve length1m 52s
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Editing curve CVs4m 14s
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Applying nConstraints5m 58s
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5. Rendering nHair
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Creating an nCache10m 47s
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Rendering in Maya software8m 33s
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Rendering in mental ray5m 21s
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Enabling Multi Streaks3m 28s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye37s
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