Charly 3D Tutors

Ornatrix App Beta Groom Panel Tutorial: Parameters, Python Script and Export to 3ds Max A hand built Ornatrix groom is usually a stack of operators only the artist who created it fully understands. This tutorial shows how to turn that groom into a reusable, parameter driven asset that any artist on the team can safely adjust, using the Groom panel in Ornatrix App Beta. The problem: grooms that only the original artist can touch A groom built from many operators and parameters gives full creative control, but it is fragile to hand off. If someone else needs to reuse or adjust it, they either have to understand the entire operator stack or risk breaking the look. The Groom panel in Ornatrix App Beta solves this by letting the artist expose only the parameters that matter. The solution: the Groom panel By default the Groom panel is empty. Pressing Edit opens a mode where parameters can be added in two ways: Auto Generate, which exposes every parameter of every operator in the gro...

How to Groom Curly Hair in Ornatrix App (Standalone Beta): Full Workflow What this tutorial covers Building a convincing curly hair groom is one of the trickier tasks in digital hair work. Getting the curl pattern, volume, and clump behavior to read naturally takes more than just applying a preset. With Dune: Part Three buzz building ahead of its December release, we figured this was a good moment to share a Chalamet-style curly groom breakdown , walking through a complete male hair groom from start to finish inside Ornatrix App , the standalone beta version of Ornatrix . The problem with curly grooms Curly hair is harder to art direct than straight or wavy grooms. Clumps need to hold shape without looking artificial, and the overall silhouette has to stay readable at different camera distances. Without the right tools, artists often end up fighting the simulation instead of shaping the look they actually want. The solution: a full workflow in Ornatrix App The tutorial break...

Autodesk Member Spotlight: My Journey in 3D Grooming, LookDev, and Education I’m happy to share that Autodesk Community featured me in a new Member Spotlight interview. In this conversation, I talk about my journey in 3D art , how I found my path in grooming and look development , and how teaching and sharing knowledge gradually became an important part of my professional life. We also touched on several topics that have shaped my career over the years: how one small question from a viewer helped define my specialization my experience working on character-focused projects for cinematics and games the difference between offline and real-time workflows why I prefer deep focus on one project instead of splitting attention across many tasks how R&D, personal projects, and knowledge-sharing can open unexpected creative opportunities For me, this interview is not only about milestones. It is also about growth, consistency, curiosity, and staying connected to t...

  Introduction: The "Bald Spot" Problem One of the most common issues in 3D hair grooming is uneven density. When you create your initial guides from the mesh, you often end up with gaps or "bald spots" that ruin the final interpolation . Many junior artists try to fix this by manually creating single guides and dragging them into place.  Stop doing this.  It leads to "crossing" artifacts where the new guide doesn't match the flow of its neighbors. In  Part 3  of my  Introduction to Ornatrix 9  series, I am going to show you the engineered approach using the  Create Brush  pipeline. The Workflow: Math Over Manual Labor Here is the breakdown of the techniques demonstrated in the video: 1. The Plant Tool Instead of guessing where a guide should go, use the "Plant" tool. It calculates the vector interpolation between two selected existing guides. This ensures that the new hair root inherits the exact direction and curvature of the surrounding f...

  RU voice  here Welcome to Episode 2 of our Ornatrix 9 Mini-Course ! 🎓 Today we cover Guide Selection and Parting setup . Author -  @charlytutors  Music -  @imagineartofficial  💡 Cheat Sheet: CTRL - Add to selection ALT - Deselect SHIFT - Change selection radius Tip: Enable " Affect Selected Only " to comb precise areas. Fix: If Rotate doesn't work, turn OFF " Modify Roots ". Plant Tool : Use it to add missing strands. Subscribe so you don't miss Episode 3! 🔔 #ornatrix #3dsmax #3dhair #grooming #andrewkrivulya

  Starting a new groom can be chaotic without a proper structure. In this episode of " Introduction to Ornatrix 9 ", I break down the Masks Pipeline - a clean and efficient method to control your hairstyle from the very beginning. I will guide you through the process of using painted density masks to generate guides, and show you how to master the Surface Comb modifier . You'll learn how to use Sinks for precise direction control, why checking the documentation is vital, and how to use advanced features like " Affect Whole Strand " to adjust length dynamically. SOFTWARE: Ornatrix 9 for 3ds Max Instructor -  @charlytutors  Key Moments: 00:00 - The Masks Pipeline: Separating the scalp 00:20 - Importance of references & hairlines (ZEN article) 00:42 - Setting up Guides From Mesh & Distribution Maps 01:05 - Initial length adjustment 01:33 - Adding the Surface Comb modifier 02:00 - Pro Tip: Always check Ephere documentation 02:27 - How to cre...

  #Ornatrix #Redshift #Cinema4D In this tutorial I’ll show you the full process of transferring Fibermesh hair from ZBrush into Cinema 4D, converting it into Ornatrix guides, grounding and refining them, preventing intersections with the body, filling gaps with new guides, previewing hair in the viewport, and rendering with Redshift. Everything is explained step by step - so you can easily follow along and repeat this workflow in your own projects. ___ Links: ➡️Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephereinc/ ➡️Ask your question on Discord: https://discord.gg/5stUZtZyuM ➡️Join the series on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aiegC4xvSs&list=PLpRi3ovyFM-1-G5xjSHrENps61rsruCS6 ➡️Explore Ornatrix: https://ornatrix.com/ ___ Chapters / Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:04 Import Fibermesh from ZBrush to Cinema 4D 00:18 Prepare Cinema 4D preferences and GoZ settings 00:37 Export hair from ZBrush and transfer via GoZ 00:53 Import and adjust hair mesh in...

  In the previous lessons, we exported hairstyles from ZBrush into Maya and 3ds Max with Ornatrix. This time, we’ll take it further and bring the hairstyle all the way into Unreal Engine. You’ll learn how to: • Export curves from ZBrush and prepare them in Maya • Convert curves into Ornatrix guides and export with Ornatrix Alembic • Import into Unreal Engine and set up the Groom component • Edit and refine the hairstyle with Ornatrix UE tools • Adjust density, brush new strands, and tweak hair materials By the end, you’ll have a complete workflow from ZBrush to Unreal with a fully editable hairstyle inside Ornatrix UE. Have you tried bringing ZBrush grooms into Unreal yet? Share your experience in the comments! ___ Links: ➡️Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephereinc/ ➡️Ask your question on Discord: https://discord.gg/5stUZtZyuM ➡️Join the series on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aiegC4xvSs&list=PLpRi3ovyFM-1-G5xjSHrENps61rsruCS6 ➡️Explore...

  Welcome to Episode 2 of the ZBrush to Maya with Ornatrix series! In this tutorial, we move beyond the full-resolution export and dive into a much faster, more optimized workflow. Learn how to create beautiful, complex hair from a lightweight set of guides, giving you more speed and flexibility in your grooming process. This method is perfect for creating production-ready assets efficiently. ___ Links: ➡️Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephereinc/ ➡️Ask your question on Discord: https://discord.gg/5stUZtZyuM ➡️Join the series on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aiegC4xvSs&list=PLpRi3ovyFM-1-G5xjSHrENps61rsruCS6 ➡️Explore Ornatrix: https://ornatrix.com/ ___ Timestamps (Chapters): 00:00 - Intro & Recap of Episode 1 00:22 - The Optimized Workflow: What We'll Cover 00:45 - Exporting Lightweight Curves from ZBrush (Low PreViz) 01:04 - Importing & Grounding Guides in Maya 01:39 - Filtering & Reducing Guide Count with the Ornatrix ...

  EXPORT ZBrush Hair to ORNATRIX 3ds Max. Episode 2: V-Ray Render & Real-Time Look Dev in Chaos Vantage In this second episode, we take the next crucial step with the hair we prepared in our first video. The focus here is not on creating a final, polished hairstyle, but on teaching the process of look development. Using the quick groom we created in ZBrush as our example, our team will demonstrate the complete workflow for setting up lighting, materials, and performing real-time look dev with the powerful combination of Ornatrix, V-Ray, and Chaos Vantage. This guide is designed to help your team master the techniques for iterating on any hairstyle, allowing you to efficiently explore and finalize its look. Useful Links: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephereinc/ Watch the full series: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t63AHEkMJKs&list=PLpRi3ovyFM-1-G5xjSHrENps61rsruCS6&index=1&t=1s] Learn more about Ornatrix: https://ornatrix.com/ Timestamps ...