Remember: hair is not always the same Color, so a good mixture of Lights and darks is important when making realistic facial hair. When you are satisfied with your custom brush, it’s time to paint! All you have to do is paint on the Face where you want the hair to be. Make changes such as increasing the Angle Jitter, Roundness Jitter, Scattering, Opacity, Spacing, etc. Spend time playing around in the brush menu! Many little Adjustments add up to an amazingly realistic look.

After it is saved, you can open it in the Brushes panel. Then, after selecting the boxed hair, go to Edit -> define brush preset. If you want to create stubble, simply make the brush a little smaller to resemble a single spot of stubble.Ĭreate a white Background around the hair by using the Marquee Tool.

This Hair should be as perfect as possible and match the other Hairs on the Face, because it will become the custom Brush. The first and possibly most important step is to make one single hair with the Brush Tool. In today’s episode, we give you the gift of facial Hair! Whether for fun or for professional Retouching, creating Hair can always come in handy.

How to make custom zbrush hair brushes