T0398 - Digital Tutors - 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

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and project overview	0:53
2.	First look at XSI Hair	6:05
3.	Guide selection and manipulation	6:59
4.	Styling tools - scale rotate brush	9:18
5.	Styling tools - puff and clump	6:01
6.	Styling tools - cut, pop, and attenuate	9:05
7.	Styling tools - recomb and attenuate	10:56
8.	Growth techniques - scalp building	6:27
9.	Growth techniques - deeper partitions	5:36
10.	Styling tips - using clusters	6:11
11.	Styling the "bob" haircut - back	9:47
12.	Styling the "bob" haircut - front	5:41
13.	Hair renderer - normals	6:21
14.	Hair renderer - illumination colors	9:15
15.	Hair renderer - specular	3:04
16.	Hair renderer - transparency	3:04
17.	Hair geometry shader	5:56
18.	Hair shadows via occlusion	2:53
19.	Casting hair shadows	4:10
20.	Driving colors with texture maps	3:38
21.	Hair multiplicity	4:41
22.	Hair effects - frizz	4:02
23.	Hair effects - kink	5:08
24.	Hair effects - thickness	3:26
25.	Hair effects - random scale	2:15
26.	Hair effects - cut maps	7:00
27.	Hair effects - density maps	3:58
28.	Hair instancing	7:16
29.	Getting started with hair dynamics	6:40
30.	Hair collision type	4:20
31.	Applying forces to hair	3:40
32.	Caching the hair dynamics	4:55
33.	Wiggle dynamics	3:17
34.	Frizz animation	3:11
35.	Hair from curves	5:29
36.	Hair spline collision	6:43
37.	Copy style	2:04
38.	Conclusion	1:06
	Total Run Time:	3:20:31