๐บ HAIR & FUR
Methods to create hair, fur & feathers for 3D characters.
THUNDEER'S 3D LEARNING RESOURCES
๐บ HAIR & FUR
Resources for learning methods to create hair, fur & feathers for 3D characters.
Pick resources that fit your learning style, instead of brute forcing learning in a way you don't enjoy - that's why I tried including multiple options in each topic for you to pick from!
BY MANUAL SCULPTING / TEXTURING
Using brushes, alphas and separate meshes to create fur.
Zbrush
๐บ YOUTUBE
The Secrets to Stylized Hair
hart
How to use my Free "Fur Brushes" for ZBrush!
Rafa Souza
๐จโ๐ STANDALONE COURSES
PAID ($79)
Hair for Games: Cards, Grooms & Sculpting
Abe Leal 3D
Hair for Games: Mastering Cards, Grooms & Sculpting
Learn the complete professional pipeline for 3D hair. Master three distinct workflows: industry-standard Hair Cards, cinematic XGen Grooms, and stylized Sculpting. From ZBrush and Maya to a final integration in Unreal Engine, 10-hours that provides project files and Discord support to help you create hair that works
๐ป BLOG POSTS
Zbrush Fur in 3 steps
Ksenia Shumikhina
ArtStation - Zbrush Fur in 3 steps
Blender
Substance Painter
๐บ YOUTUBE
Substance Hair Texture Tutorial
la cup
How to Texture Hair in Substance Painter
Nina Shaw - GameArt
Hair Recolor Tutorial - Substance Painter and Krita/Photoshop
JuliaWinterpaw
๐ป BLOG POSTS
Painting Hair Cards in Painter
Pablander Academy
Painting Hair Cards in Painter | Pablander Academy
This one came from a student. She asked us a very specific question she couldn't find a clear answer to anywhere online: "What are flow maps for hair, and how do you actually make them?"
๐ง TOOLS
Fur Material(Substance Painter)
GMpeanut
ArtStation - Fur Material(Substance Painter) | Resources
Resources - Fur Material(Substance Painter), USD $0.00. I made a base material for Substance Painter using Substance Designer. It can control fur color, rotation, scale, mask, and unique pattern color. Just brush your...
Fur(Substance painter Material made in Substance designer.), GMpeanut .
Fur material link(free) : https://www.artstation.com/a/32861430 Substance Designer Class : https://www.inflearn.com/en/course/%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%84%ED%85%8D%EC%8A%A4%EC%B2%98-%EC%84%AD%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B4%EC%8A%A4-%EB%94%94%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%B4%EB%84%88
HairTG - Surface
Olivier Lau
ArtStation - HairTG - Surface | Resources
Resources - HairTG - Surface, USD $29.00. HairTG- Surface procedurally generates PBR hair textures directly on a head or scalp mesh, without hair cards or other geometry. You may use it as is or as a base layer and...
BY SIMULATING HAIR STRANDS
Using simulation to create hair strands.
Blender (using Geometry Nodes)
Courses, videos, blog posts, manuals & books
INTRODUCTION
Concepts you should know:
- Adding a Hair object to your model
- Control the density via the Interpolate Hair Curves Modifier (also lower density preview for viewport)
- Mask areas with Weight Paint
- Using Blender's Hair Assets
- Grooming with Sculpt Mode (Comb)
๐บ YOUTUBE COURSES
FUZZ! - Add Hair to Your 3D Characters in Blender! - Beginner Tutorial
Harry Helps [Blender 4.5.3]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzTk3rqxoNi0pCaWc5aWO-sGdA2LBFd1g
Create Any Fur in Blender!
Nino [Blender 4.0.0]
๐บ YOUTUBE
How to Make Procedural Fur in Blender Geometry Nodes
Blender Studio [Blender 3.5.0]
Blender Hair System: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Abe Leal 3D [Blender 3.6.0]
Make stylized fur and hair in Blender (Eevee)
Aaron Van de Weijenberg [Blender 4.5.3]
HAIR/FUR SIMULATION + Collision in Blender 5.2! (Tutorial)
Faebe Tutorials [Blender 5.2.0]
The EASIEST Hair Grooming Method With Blender's Geometry Node System
Kenny Praise [Blender 4.4.0]
A Simple Workflow for Perfect Hair in Blender
elijah sheffield [Blender 4.3.0]
Get into Geometry Node Hair Fast (Blender Tutorial)
Martin Klekner
Ultimate Guide to Creating Game-Ready Hair in Blender
PixelicaCG [Blender 4.2.1]
Are You Using Blender's Hair Assets?
SouthernShotty [Blender 3.5.0]
How to Create Stylized Feathers and Fur in Blender
SouthernShotty [Blender 5.2.0]
Grooming Hair In Blender
Critical Giants [Blender 3.0.0]
๐จโ๐ STANDALONE COURSES
PAID ($15)
Creating Hair Cards For Realtime Characters
CG Cookie
Creating Hair Cards For Realtime Characters
Hair in modern games is more impressive than ever. By mapping hair textures to a bunch of geometric cards, strikingly convincing hair visuals can be achieved. In this course, I'll show you how we can accomplish such hair with Blender.
PAID ($198)
Blender Hair Tutorial: From Basic To Advanced 3D Animal Hair Grooming
VFX Grace
Blender Hair Tutorial: From Basic To Advanced 3D Animal Hair Grooming
A Unique Market for Creators that love Blender
๐ปBLOG POSTS
005 - Hair in Blender Part 1 - Manual Grooming Tools
Jonnathan Mercado
ArtStation - 005 - Hair in Blender Part 1 - Manual Grooming Tools
Blender Stuffed Animal Hair Particles Tutorial Grooming Tools Procedural Getting Started Beginner Series
006 - Hair in Blender Part 2: Procedural Grooming Tools
Jonnathan Mercado
ArtStation - 006 - Hair in Blender Part 2: Procedural Grooming Tools 1
Procedural hair grooming tools in Blender
ArtStation - 006 - Hair in Blender Part 2 - Procedural Grooming Tools 2
Procedural hair grooming tools in Blender
๐ DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
Blender 5.2 LTS Manual
Geometry Nodes
Zbrush (using Fibermesh)
๐บ YOUTUBE
Working with FiberMesh for Hair and Fur - ZBrush Top Tips - Pablo Munoz Gomez
Maxon ZBrush, Pablo Munoz Gomez
https://www.pablander.academy/newsletter/3-simple-steps-for-a-fibemesh-workflow
https://www.pablander.academy/newsletter/from-fibermesh-to-blender-hair
https://www.pablander.academy/newsletter/fibermesh-tips
https://www.pablander.academy/newsletter/awesome-zbrush-trick-using-fibermesh
Maya (using XGen)
๐จโ๐ STANDALONE COURSES
PAID ($79)
Introduction to XGen
FlippedNormals, Michael Cauchi
Introduction to XGen
Introduction to XGen In Introduction to XGen, you'll learn the fundamentals of working with XGen and creating your first grooms. You'll learn all the tools you must know and also how to avoid common mistakes in XGen. Later in the series, you'll learn the full process for creating a simple and professional groom from st
PAID ($79)
Hair for Games: Cards, Grooms & Sculpting
Abe Leal 3D
Hair for Games: Mastering Cards, Grooms & Sculpting
Learn the complete professional pipeline for 3D hair. Master three distinct workflows: industry-standard Hair Cards, cinematic XGen Grooms, and stylized Sculpting. From ZBrush and Maya to a final integration in Unreal Engine, 10-hours that provides project files and Discord support to help you create hair that works
๐บ YOUTUBE
Introduction to XGen - Quick Start Guide
FlippedNormals [Autodesk Maya 2020]
๐ปBLOG POSTS
Making Hair and Beards for AAA Games
80LV, Airship Images
Making Hair and Beards for AAA Games
Aleksandr Sosa shared an in-depth breakdown of the workflow behind his Hairstyle and Beard for Games project, showed the optimal width for hair, and explained how to make a universal set of textures for Marmoset, Unreal Engine 4/5, and Unity.
This thread is never truly finished and will be constantly updated.
(Last updated: 13/09/2026)
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