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Prismatic Hair Shaders - Now Available! [Commercial]

Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822
edited April 1 in The Commons

This is a collection of Iray Uber shader presets that enables rainbow/chromatic hair.

It was designed for strand-based hair, but I've made it versatile so that it can be used on card-based hair and even props or clothing - the main condition is that whatever you apply it to has good UV's that are layed out either horizontally or vertically.

You can still use it on something that has more randomised/off-axis UV's, but the result may be more chaotic ;)

Note: because this was designed for hair, the shader uses refraction as well as thin film so anything you apply it to may turn transparent in the viewport (depending on your Daz Studio settings and viewport draw style), but will not affect the rendered result.

Store link: https://www.daz3d.com/prismatic-hair-shaders

 

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  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,716
    edited March 1

    Another temptation. I rarely use colourful hair, but even on 'normal' hair the effects apparently look brilliant. The wide range of applications is, of course, another reason to take a closer look at the product.

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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822
    edited March 1

    caravelle said:

    Another temptation. I rarely use colourful hair, but even on 'normal' hair the effects apparently look brilliant. The wide range of applications is, of course, another reason to take a closer look at the product.

    Whilst it's intended to replace the color of the hair/object you apply it to, if said object is already using the Iray Uber shader there's nothing to stop you skipping the prep step and applying the other presets to blend with existing base/diffuse color, which offers even more variance :)

    You could then change the weight of the effect as desired for a more intense or subtle effect.

    EDIT: actually you do still have to apply the prep preset but base/bump/normal maps are retained, it's just base color that gets reset to white. You can then lower the refraction weight to make the diffuse/base color mix with the color gradient.

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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    Here's an example of the mixing - base color is mid grey with a black and white leopard spot texture. Blue gradient comes from a combo of product presets.

    As always the included presets aren't exhaustive and one is encouraged to use different ones together and tweak surface properties to get the desired result

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  • Ryuu@AMcCFRyuu@AMcCF Posts: 784

    Silas3D said:

    Currently in testing, this is a collection of Iray Uber shader presets that enables rainbow/chromatic hair.

    It was designed for strand-based hair, but I've made it versatile so that it can be used on card-based hair and even props or clothing - the main condition is that whatever you apply it to has good UV's that are layed out either horizontally or vertically.

    You can still use it on something that has more randomised/off-axis UV's, but the result may be more chaotic ;)

    Here's some of the promos to wet your appetite :)

    Looks great! I definitely think this will be worth getting.

    Quick question, when you say the UV are layed out horizontally and vertically, does that mean we will be able to do colored stripes along the lengths of the hair, as well as across them as your sample pictures show?

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    Ryuu@AMcCF said:

    Looks great! I definitely think this will be worth getting.

    Quick question, when you say the UV are layed out horizontally and vertically, does that mean we will be able to do colored stripes along the lengths of the hair, as well as across them as your sample pictures show?

    For card-based hair certainly, though depending on the look you're going for it will take some manual adjustment because it will depend on how the surfaces and UV's of the hair are laid out.

    For strand-hair unfortunately not, because I need to use the Iray Uber shader rather than the OmniHair shader for the chromatic/prismatic effect.

    Attached image is Matilda hair, which is the same one used in other promo in first post. The alternate direction presets were still intended for color variation along hairs rather than stripes, in an effort to support card-based hairs that have UV's laid out horizontally. You can of course use however you like though :)

    I do have another hair shader product that is better suited to strand-based striping: https://www.daz3d.com/express-yourself-omnihair-shaders

    That product uses the Layered Image Editor to create color striping on the fly, so if you're comfortable using LIE you can apply a striping arrangement you like and then edit the colors in LIE.

     

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  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,043

    These look really cool! I love the Fifth Element fan art image! 

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    Thanks @3Diva! Hehe it was a fun kit bash, though I'd really like to make the full outfit but don't know if I can for editorial reasons

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,043

    Silas3D said:

    Thanks @3Diva! Hehe it was a fun kit bash, though I'd really like to make the full outfit but don't know if I can for editorial reasons

    Yeah, I hear you, it's probably best to stay away from easily recognizable IP and designs. Still a fun shout-out to a fantastic movie with that render! Thank you for putting a smile on my face! :)

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    heart

  • kimhkimh Posts: 403

    OOOO Shiny...I like shiny pretties. My husband says I'm a crow. I love it and I am looking forward to its release

  • IceDragonArtIceDragonArt Posts: 12,972

    This will be a must buy for me

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    @kimh hehe I myself am a magpie and love shiny things

    @IceDragonArt your support is greatly appreciated :)

  • XtraDimensionalXtraDimensional Posts: 554
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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    @XtraDimensional smileyheart

  • Write IdeaWrite Idea Posts: 478
    edited March 7

    Please stop making awesome things, @Silas3D. I'm going to end up broke!

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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822
    Write Idea said:

    Please stop making awesome things, @Silas3D. I'm going to end up broke!

    Hehe so sorry to be a burden on your wallet, but the support in these difficult times is very much appreciated :)
  • Ryuu@AMcCFRyuu@AMcCF Posts: 784

    Silas3D said:

    Ryuu@AMcCF said:

    Looks great! I definitely think this will be worth getting.

    Quick question, when you say the UV are layed out horizontally and vertically, does that mean we will be able to do colored stripes along the lengths of the hair, as well as across them as your sample pictures show?

    For card-based hair certainly, though depending on the look you're going for it will take some manual adjustment because it will depend on how the surfaces and UV's of the hair are laid out.

    For strand-hair unfortunately not, because I need to use the Iray Uber shader rather than the OmniHair shader for the chromatic/prismatic effect.

    Attached image is Matilda hair, which is the same one used in other promo in first post. The alternate direction presets were still intended for color variation along hairs rather than stripes, in an effort to support card-based hairs that have UV's laid out horizontally. You can of course use however you like though :)

    I do have another hair shader product that is better suited to strand-based striping: https://www.daz3d.com/express-yourself-omnihair-shaders

    That product uses the Layered Image Editor to create color striping on the fly, so if you're comfortable using LIE you can apply a striping arrangement you like and then edit the colors in LIE.

    Okay, that's helpful info. Yes, that other product is exactly what I was asking to find. Thanks!

    Even so, this new product certainly looks like it's worth getting, so it's gong in my cart the moment you release it.

     

    Cheers,

    Ryuu

     

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822
    edited March 27

    Thanks so much Ryuu :)

    A little bird tells me this should be getting released very soon - whilst it was initially designed for hair, it can be used on anything that user the Iray Uber shader as demoed in one of the promos above. I was thinking of creating an addon product that includes custom masks/maps to make it easier to use for other things. Would anyone be interested in that?

    Here's another clothing example on my Modern Deco Dress for G8F, applied to dress and earrings - also applied to the shoes.

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  • DamselDamsel Posts: 401

    Silas3D said:

    Thanks so much Ryuu :)

    A little bird tells me this should be getting released very soon - whilst it was initially designed for hair, it can be used on anything that user the Iray Uber shader as demoed in one of the promos above. I was thinking of creating an addon product that includes custom masks/maps to make it easier to use for other things. Would anyone be interested in that?

    Here's another clothing example on my Modern Deco Dress for G8F, applied to dress and earrings - also applied to the shoes.

    I would definitely buy the shader for fabrics too. I love the hair -- I've got a character with green hair. 

  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    @Damsel thank you! You'll be glad to hear it's available in the store right now :)

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671
    edited April 1

    And it is released:
    https://www.daz3d.com/prismatic-hair-shaders

    Sorry, have not seen, that you updated your first post.

     

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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822

    @Artini no problem, I appreciate you posting the link regardless :)

  • XtraDimensionalXtraDimensional Posts: 554
    Yoink! It's mine now, bwahahahaha
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671
    edited April 1

    Great shaders.

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671
    edited April 1

    Looks interesting on plushies.

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  • Silas3DSilas3D Posts: 822
    edited April 2

    Nice work @Artini!

    Gave me some inspiration for my own plushie render and an idea for a new product :)

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  • nemesis10nemesis10 Posts: 3,935
    edited April 2

    I like it!

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671

    Thanks, @Silas3D

    Your image give me an idea to create my own material zones on Plushies to have more flexibility with shaders.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671
    edited April 2

    Have switched to Plushies 2.0 by Lady Littlefox.
    Fully posable, more material zones by default.
    Below is an example render of:
    https://www.daz3d.com/ping-the-ringtail--plushies-20
    with Prismatic Hair Shaders applied to the fur.

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,671
    edited April 2

    Example render of Harley:
    https://www.daz3d.com/plushies-harley
    with Prismatic Hair Shaders applied to the skin.

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