8   Long Hair    (Extracting Curves)


 

                                                                                          




1.   Apply Smooth to increse polygons.





2.  Apply one more time.




3.  First, conver to Sudiv surface.




4.   Make sure you have enough number on Maximum base mesh faces, otherwise you can not convert well.





5.   Next, convert to NURBS face.




6.  Assign new material




7. To extract curves, Duplicate Surface Curve




8.  Try U direction first.     The curve direction is not correct.




9.  Undo 




10.  Try V direction.   Now it works.




11.  To check the direction of curves,  look at the end of the curve.
   If you see a little squre, it 's a starting point.
  The starting point should be on top of the head.
  In this case all  curves need to reverse.





12. 
Select all curves, Reverse Curve Direction.




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14. 
Extrude curves from the other side of the face.
         In this case, V direction doesn't work.




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17. 
Need to reverse.



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19. 
 Group them.



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