https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3070
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Nik
Monday, 31 December 2007, 09:52 PM

Making Low-poly Hair For Varga
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Hi, this tutorial may not be so relevant to 'recent' Poser versions with the magic hair, but it shows how to do amazing things with modest geometry...

http://www.paultosca.com/

Scroll down to 'May 15' and the entry for his tutorial on low-poly hair.

Bad news it is one HUGE page, and very image intensive. Lots and lots of detailed piccies.

Basically, um, remember those 'snowflake' ornaments (and puzzles) that came flat-packed and slotted together criss-cross ??

Yup, he imitates complex hair using a lumpy spheroid base plus multiple intersecting planes, texture and transparency maps on a remarkably low 'geometry' budget. Okay, it does not lend itself to 'dynamic', but nor does hairspray...

For the budding 3DArtists in our community, there's a related Dec 10 tut, 'Making of Varga : normal mapping'. Read and be very afraid...


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Posy
Monday, 31 December 2007, 09:53 PM


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What makes news it is one HUGE page and very image intensive bad? Yeah okay, What does lend itself to 'dynamic' but nor does hairspray ? Sorry I don't have access to that document.


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Nik
Monday, 31 December 2007, 09:55 PM

I'm Not Surprised !!
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"Sorry I don't have access to that document. "

I'm not surprised, Posy !

Tut Page took five minutes to load, and I'm on Broadband !!!


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Posy
Monday, 31 December 2007, 09:55 PM


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I am  sorry  to hear that you are not surprised you.


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Tormie
Tuesday, 01 January 2008, 01:40 PM

Re: Making Low-poly Hair For Varga
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Thank you for the useful link Nik  :thumb:  :wink:


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tda42
Tuesday, 01 January 2008, 03:00 PM

Re: Making Low-poly Hair For Varga
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Yes. Thank you. I have never seen that link before or tutorial. Good learning.  :clap:  :thumb:  :D


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Heite
Wednesday, 02 January 2008, 06:12 PM

Re: Making Low-poly Hair For Varga
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Hi,

Thank you for that link - once more i wish i was more talented in modelling...  ](*,) 

but now i've got one more reason to try to learn it finally!


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Tormie
Thursday, 03 January 2008, 11:04 PM

Re: Making Low-poly Hair For Varga
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Moved to "the little sculptor" :)