A hair texture atlas
Create several bundles, bake them into maps, and adjust their appearance. You do not need a character model.
HairStorm user guide
Learn to create hair, from the first bundle to the finished asset.
Start with a small texture project. Then learn how to turn your textures into cards, place them on a character, and take the result to another application.
What do you want to make?
Cards to place elsewhere
Create the atlas and matching flat cards, then place the cards in Blender or your preferred mesh application.
A hairstyle on a character
Start with a baked atlas and UV cards. Import a head, place cards, and build the hairstyle in manageable passes.
The complete workflow
After the first-texture exercise, follow these lessons in order. Stop after texture export if you do not need a mesh. Groom is optional when you plan to place cards in another application.
- Step 1 of 6
Create hair layers
Draw a hair bundle, adjust its density and shape, and organize roots into groups.
- Step 2 of 6
Style with modifiers
Build a simple clump-and-wave treatment and learn when to use each modifier.
- Step 3 of 6
Bake textures and create UV cards
Choose maps, run a bake, and fit editable cards around the baked hair.
- Step 4 of 6
Adjust texture maps
Inspect the bake, adjust color and contrast, and export your edited maps.
- Step 5 of 6 · Optional
Groom cards on a character
Import a head, place your first card, and build a hairstyle with placement and brush tools.
- Step 6 of 6
Export textures and meshes
Choose the right output, save it to a folder, and check it before handoff.
Reference and problem-solving
Keyboard and mouse controls
Find the default controls for each workspace, including camera navigation and grooming gestures.
Build a hairstyle in layers
Plan coverage, main shapes, smaller locks, and flyaways without adding detail too early.
Troubleshooting and recovery
Check unavailable tools, missing maps, dark cards, export differences, and autosaves.
Hair cards and strands explained
Understand the difference between the hair you create on the canvas and the cards you place on a character.
Use hair cards in Unreal Engine
Export a groom, check its size, and set up a basic visible hair-card material.
Use hair cards in Blender
Import the mesh and set up color, transparency, and roughness before adding more detail.
Keep texture edges clean
Understand spacing, card padding, and texture padding, then check the hair at a distance.
Which lessons can I follow?
The same texture lessons apply to every plan. The card and Groom workspaces have different access requirements; an unavailable tool is not necessarily a problem with your project.
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| Task | Free | Personal | Professional / Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create strands, use modifiers and texture filters | Included | Included | Included |
| Bake and export texture maps | Up to 2K | Up to 4K | Up to 4K |
| Generate and edit UV cards | Not included | Included | Included |
| Export flat UV cards or source-strand meshes | Not included | Included | Included |
| Groom on a character and export the placed cards | Not included | Not included | Included |
For license terms and plan comparisons, see Pricing. For an unavailable tool or a failed operation, use Troubleshooting and recovery.