Charly 3D Tutors

In this tutorial, you will learn how to control hair distribution in Cinema 4D using the "Warp Roots" modifier in Ornatrix. If you have ever struggled with uneven hair, fur, or feather placement, this workflow gives you precise, paint-based control over root positions directly on the surface. This technique is especially useful for: feathers and stylized grooms sparse fur setups art-directed hair distribution What You Will Learn why hair distribution can be difficult to control how to add the "Warp Roots" modifier to your Ornatrix stack why proper UVs are required for this workflow how to create a Per-Strand channel with Edit Guides how to visualize strand channels for easier painting how lighter and darker values affect root bunching and spreading how to refine the result using Strength and Resolution Chapters 00:00 - Why hair distribution is difficult 00:18 - Adding Warp Roots and UV requirements 00:31 ...

Introduction to Ornatrix - Episode 5: Creating Natural Bangs in 3ds Max In Episode 5 of the "Introduction to Ornatrix " series, we focus on one of the most important steps in hair grooming - creating a natural transition from the parting to the bangs. This stage often defines whether the hair will look believable or artificial, especially in close-up character work. Why Bangs Are Difficult in Grooming Bangs may seem simple at first, but this is exactly where many grooming setups start to break. Incorrect guide flow Wrong root direction Lack of smooth interpolation If these elements are not handled correctly, the hair quickly loses its natural structure and starts to feel artificial. Workflow Overview In this tutorial, I go through a clean and production-oriented workflow for building a smooth transition from the parting to the fringe. Using the Plant Tool for precise guide placement Interpolating between guides to create smooth hair flow ...

How to Generate Hair Cards in Ornatrix for Cinema 4D If you work with digital hair in games, stylized characters , or real-time pipelines, hair cards are still one of the most practical solutions. In this tutorial, I show how to generate hair cards automatically in Ornatrix for Cinema 4D using the Mesh from Strands workflow . This approach helps convert dense strand-based hair into cleaner, more optimized geometry that can be used for game-ready assets , stylized characters, and real-time character production. Why this workflow matters Building hair cards by hand can take a lot of time, especially when you already have a detailed groom. With Ornatrix for Cinema 4D, you can speed up the process by turning strands into mesh-based hair cards directly inside your grooming workflow. This makes the technique especially useful for: game character hair stylized hairstyles real-time character production Unreal Engine pipelines optimization of complex hair grooms ...