Ornatrix 3dsmax: Colouring/Shading Hair??

Hi guys, Hitting a bit of a wall, I bought this awesome tool a couple days ago and have played around and got this style of hair that I'm liking (see pics attached). I'm struggling with texturing the hair in a way I would like to, layered dye/highlights (see attached reference pic). Is there anyone out there that could point me in the direction needed to get this problem sorted? I know you can convert strands to mesh and then they're UV'd but that reduces the quality of the hair (in my opinion) or maybe I'm doing it wrong. Is there a way to control the colour of the hair using a gradient mask or something along those lines?? Many thanks, Jon. Attached Files:
26 May 2016 #8473
creasis	Forgot to add that I'm using Vray 3.3 for 3DS Max.
27 May 2016 #8482
Danny	My recommendation for something like this is to use a gradient ramp and rotate the V coordinate by -90. If you enable "Generate W Coordinate" on the VRayOrnatrixModifier the hair should color the same as your gradient from root to tip. Give it a shot.
28 May 2016 #8483
EPHERE	Thank you for chiming in, Danny. This workflow is what I would recommend too. Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)
28 May 2016 #8484
Danny	Just doin' my part. #hairjokes
28 May 2016 #8486
creasis	Thank you Danny, i'll try that! :)

Posted by:		creasis
Data created:	26 May 2016