HOW I CREATE HAIR with XGEN / Maya ( V.1 )  

HOW I CREATE -   Hair with Xgen / Maya

• The goal of this product, is to give you all the keys to create realistic hair in X-gen / Maya using xgen-core.
• From learning all the X-gen fundamentals, to create your first Haircut.
• Difficulty level :  ~ Beginner / Intermediate. 
• You need to have basic Maya knowledge.
• This Product is build in 2 Parts. 
• Part 1 is the x-gen Fundamentals & Part 2 the Bob Haircut Breakdown.
• Scroll down a little to see the Videos Summary for both Parts.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• All the videos are edited / Narrated to guarantee the best viewing experience with the best explanation possible.  There are no cuts, some parts are in real time, others accelerated ( Dynamic Speed ) accelerated part are also Narrated. 
• There is also a full real-time version available, these ones are not narrated.

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• PLEASE   READ THIS BEFORE BUYING

Narrated with my voice & assisted with Voice cloning technology ( English Clone of my real voice )

In English, to ensure a best experience and precision in the language and explanation. 

There is an audio extract from a video who are available in this product, if you're maybe worried by the audio quality.  

 -> LINK  <- 

(Trained locally on my computer, I haven't buy something or someone to create this) 

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• REQUIREMENTS / Q&A

This tutorial is focused on x-gen Core only ( no interactive groom )  **

You need to have Maya basic Knowledge. 

You don't need special skills for x-gen. It's beginner friendly. 

At one moment, I will use Zbrush, It's not a hard requirement, things can be done in Maya or Blender etc.

WinRar / 7-Zip to uncompressed the files ( 16GB compressed in 13GB )

**  ( I will probably cover Interactive Groom later. )

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• Get Future Updates with no Extra Cost !

This product is build to get lifetime additions, I will add lot of things in the coming month ( new haircut, new fundamentals videos, new PDF pages.. ) The price should probably move to an higher price as well in the future.

Don't worry, if you get this product today, you will receive all the future contents with no extra cost. 

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--------->   PART 1 : XGEN FUNDAMENTALS 

INTRODUCTION TO XGEN ( BEGINNER FRIENDLY ) 

On this part,  I will show you how to create this simple hair strand, and show you all the fundamentals.

~ 40minutes Narrated Videos / 13 Videos

 Videos Summary 

0 - Introduction

1 - Create a scalp-mesh / What is a scalp-mesh ? 

2- Import & Set Project in Maya

3- Create your first Description, your first Collection 

4- x-gen Guides

5- Density / Mask / cv-count / Width Settings

6- Introduction Clumping Modifier

7- Introduction Noise Modifier

8- Preset Creation

9- Multiple Noise Modifiers / Create Preset

10- Guide Placement

11- Coverage Rules

12- Multiple Description Workflow

13- Introduction Arnold Hair Shader

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• BONUS :  PDF FILE  with  37+Pages.( Open for update, I will add pages with new features and tips & tricks  later ) 

The PDF file summarize all the x-gen fundamentals, can be really handy in your future projects without check the video every time ( ! ) 

Each PDF page is also available as JPEG in a separate folder.

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---------> PART 2 : BOB HAIRCUT BREAKDOWN

Breakdown Process of the Bob Haircut, from start to end, no cut.

There is 2 different version for this Part, one Edited ( Narrated ) & one in real time ( Not Narrated )

~ 2 Hours         Edited Version,    (dynamic speed )  Narrated Videos /       7 videos

~ 4h40 Hours   Real time Version     Not Narrated /    7 videos    ( Renders are speedup )

Videos Summary 

1 - Introduction  ( Edited Version )   //   Scalp Mesh ( Real Time version )

2- Create the front hair descriptions ( Both version ) 

3- Front hair descriptions- Shape Sculpting ( Both version ) 

4- Front hair descriptions- Inner parts ( Both version ) 

5- Create the back hair descriptions ( Both version ) 

6- Noise setup ( Both version ) 

7- Final Adjustment / End. ( Both version ) 

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• TO SUMMARIZE, BUYING THIS PRODUCT AND GET : 

- 20 Videos in QHD60 FPS ( 1440p ) + 7 Realtime videos. 

-   ~ 2h40 Narrated Videos  -   

~ 4h40 Real time videos ( Not Narrated )  

- PDF File (  37+ Pages )  for the X-gen Fundamentals ( Open for future Updates ) 

- Maya Scene file ( Head Mesh if you want to replicate the haircut ) 

- Other assets ( Guides reference, Useful Expression list file, Preset,  Lighting Setup... )  

- Get future updates with no extra cost !  

- Size  ~ 13GB in RAR     ->    Uncompressed is 16GB. 

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Get Future Updates with no Extra Cost.This product is build to get lifetime additions, I will add lot of things in the coming month, the price should move to an higher prices as well ( V1 is set at 29.99$ to a potential  V4  at ~59.99$ ) Don't worry, if you get this product today, you will receive all the future contents with no extra cost. 

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• UPCOMING UPDATES

-- V1.1 UPDATE -- HOW TO EXPORT XGEN HAIR INTO ZBRUSH / ( Work on Other software too ) -  ( Release ~ End of 2024 ) 

New videos available who will create a new Part called  PART 3 : BONUS. 

-- V2 UPDATE--BREAKDOWN VIDEOS ON HOW TO CREATE  LONG HAIR  with XGEN ( Release  ~Early 2025 ) 

New videos available who will create a new Part called  PART 4 : LONG HAIR BREAKDOWN

New Videos will be added in the Part 1 : x-gen Fundamentals

New Pages added in the PDF File.

--V3 UPDATE --BREAKDOWN VIDEOS ON HOW TO CREATE  COMPLEX BRAID ( Release ~ Q2 2025 ) 

New videos available who will create a new Part called  PART 5 : BRAIDED HAIR BREAKDOWN

New Videos will be added in the Part 1 : x-gen Fundamentals

New Pages added in the PDF File.

--V4 UPDATE-- ( Release 2025 ) 

News soon. But be sure, it will be cool  !