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~Aznkid~ · 2004-01-31, 01:32

arrghh im currently stuck on how to cg hair on an anime character >.< i find it the hardest part of the entire picture and was wondering whether u guys/girls can tell me the best way to cg hair ! lol, well just ur way of doin that part, thx ^^ much apreciated

p.s plz don't tell me to go study someone elses work lol, i tried that already, and i still can't seem to put it together T_T.

Sakura-chan · 2004-01-31, 02:49

CGing hair is hard. Very hard. Still have figured out how to actually CG them. >_> Eyes are so much fun to CG. <_<

Sakura-chan · 2004-01-31, 03:03

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Originally Posted by Raxial

hey sakura, you didn't do your own sig, did you? If you did, you seem to have hair down very well.

There is absolutely no way I'll be ever able to draw/ CG like Kichigai-sama. She's just 19, too. :sigh:

Raxial · 2004-01-31, 03:45

well, who knows

Raxial · 2004-01-31, 03:59

i always check the deviantart tutorials to see what the "good" artists have to say about stuff. Anyway, I found this, which I find extremely useful.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4966964/

calavera spain · 2004-01-31, 04:05

i usualy do this:

(layer1) paint a base colour for the hair,

with an other layer (layer2) i do the shadows (it must be block-like, because if you try and smooth it the hair will look strange),

now, again on "layer1" with different tones of the same colour, you start to model the hair so it looks 3D.

now you only have to determin from where the light comes from, on "Layer1" put some light... dont worry if you put too much because you will also have to smoodge it..........

buffffff... jejejej kind of difficult, but if u do this, and if u spend a long time mixing colours etc...etc... you will have acmplished you "mission"

sorry if i've been too boring

PeppstaR · 2004-01-31, 05:51

Just like everything else, use layers. Like this:

Ja-Jang!!!

Forsaken102 · 2004-01-31, 09:26

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Originally Posted by PeppstaR

Just like everything else, use layers. Like this:

Ja-Jang!!!

Wow! So THAT's how people do it!!

I was wondering... lol

Thanks!

PeppstaR · 2004-02-02, 05:23

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Originally Posted by Forsaken102

Wow! So THAT's how people do it!!

I was wondering... lol

Thanks!

Yeah, I should really put together that tutorial I keep putting off.

Raxial · 2004-02-02, 09:54

really, do it. Then we can actually ask the maker of the tutorial questions if we need clarification

Yay!

juri_miki · 2004-02-02, 12:17

I suggest look at some real hair to see the highlights and shadows they create and to copy that. Hair is a form, not individual elements. It's the highlights and shadows that makes it seem as detailed as it is.

Raxial · 2004-02-02, 19:28

oh, and here's another really good one, which I'm gonna try to follow on my next project.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4908749/

... It's really really good

2004-01-31, 01:32	Link #1
~Aznkid~ Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 38	How to CG hair? arrghh im currently stuck on how to cg hair on an anime character >.< i find it the hardest part of the entire picture and was wondering whether u guys/girls can tell me the best way to cg hair ! lol, well just ur way of doin that part, thx ^^ much apreciated p.s plz don't tell me to go study someone elses work lol, i tried that already, and i still can't seem to put it together T_T.

2004-01-31, 02:49	Link #2
Sakura-chan A complex "maybe" Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 33	CGing hair is hard. Very hard. Still have figured out how to actually CG them. >_> Eyes are so much fun to CG. <_<

2004-01-31, 03:45	Link #4
Raxial CG / Color Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Eastern United States Age: 35	well, who knows

2004-01-31, 03:59	Link #5
Raxial CG / Color Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Eastern United States Age: 35	i always check the deviantart tutorials to see what the "good" artists have to say about stuff. Anyway, I found this, which I find extremely useful. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4966964/

2004-01-31, 04:05	Link #6
calavera spain empty mind Join Date: May 2003 Location: spain (barcelona) Age: 38	i usualy do this: (layer1) paint a base colour for the hair, with an other layer (layer2) i do the shadows (it must be block-like, because if you try and smooth it the hair will look strange), now, again on "layer1" with different tones of the same colour, you start to model the hair so it looks 3D. now you only have to determin from where the light comes from, on "Layer1" put some light... dont worry if you put too much because you will also have to smoodge it.......... buffffff... jejejej kind of difficult, but if u do this, and if u spend a long time mixing colours etc...etc... you will have acmplished you "mission" sorry if i've been too boring

2004-01-31, 05:51	Link #7
PeppstaR AG Art Studios Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 47	Just like everything else, use layers. Like this: Ja-Jang!!!

2004-02-02, 09:54	Link #10
Raxial CG / Color Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Eastern United States Age: 35	really, do it. Then we can actually ask the maker of the tutorial questions if we need clarification Yay!

2004-02-02, 12:17	Link #11
juri_miki Death Note Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NY	I suggest look at some real hair to see the highlights and shadows they create and to copy that. Hair is a form, not individual elements. It's the highlights and shadows that makes it seem as detailed as it is.

2004-02-02, 19:28	Link #12
Raxial CG / Color Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Eastern United States Age: 35	oh, and here's another really good one, which I'm gonna try to follow on my next project. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4908749/ ... It's really really good