This add-on works, with versions of Blender of 4.00 and above. Using it with older versions might cause malfunction!

It is focused on working with the hair curves system in Blender, but I’ve also adapted it to be able to work with other curves (bézier , paths) in the more traditional way of stylized hair creation.

It features a lot of tools to create and control hair curves – from their shape, geometry, materials, ornaments, and even animating them with a Hair Dynamics system.
For the full set of features, watch the explainer video.

Latest Updates:

(22-07-2024) Stylized Hair PRO v3.26 UPDATE:
Updated version for Blender 4.2 – Use this version of the add-on if you are using a version of Blender greater than 4.2.0.

(24-06-2024) Stylized Hair PRO v3.25 UPDATE:
Fixed a thing, where adding new hairs with the ‘Add’ brush doesn’t show the geometry.

This was caused by a quirk in Blender, where the radius of new hair curves is set to 0 by default. It should really be 1, so that we can use the ‘Radius’ tool or Alt-S to scale the thickness of individual hair curves. It looked like the add-on is broken, but it’s just hairs with 0 thickness. So I’ve tweaked it, such that when the curve radius is 0, it should act like it’s 1.

To regain the ability to scale individual curves in Edit mode, you have to select them and set their radius to 1, by going to Curves > Set Attribute. Make sure the radius attribute is selected (which it should by default), then set it to 1.0.

Improved Braids

I’ve fixed an issue with the braid generation, where there was only one braid created, regardless of the number of hair curves. Now there is a braid for each one.

Removed the ‘Braid Noise Scale’ setting – Now the scale is automatic, depending on the other braid settings.

Added a new option – Braid Tip. With this you can now create a “tied off” end, instead of the braid going through the whole length of the hair curve.

You can add an ornament to the braid tie-off point.

Added a shade mask for the braid tip section. You can access it in the “Stylized Hair PRO – Hair Attributes” node group in the Shader Editor.

Looping Wind Effects

There are now two options for the wind effects generation:

Simulated – The Wind Effects are ran through the Dynamics simulation. Creates more accurate results, but prevents looping.

Generated – The Wind Effects are generated as a post-effect to the Dynamics simulation. Creates less accurate results, but allows looping. These are suitable for static sculptures.

Improvements to the ‘Simple’ wind effect.

Ornaments

General optimizations for better performance.

I’ve removed the “Ribs” option from the “Band” ornament. It introduced unnecessary complication. A similar shape can be easily modeled and used as a Custom Ornament.

The Custom Ornaments can now be deformed to follow the curve shape.

Fixed a bug with the “Scrunchie” ornament not attaching to the hair curve.

Custom Hair Mesh

If you want to use your own custom hair mesh, or want to control some other geometry with the hair curves (like a wing or tentacle), I have created a way for you to do so. In the Utilities panel, there is now a “Custom Hair Geometry” utility, where you can pick a custom object to be deformed by the hair curve. That way you can groom it, curl it, or use the Hair Dynamics to make an animation.

Mesh & Armature

Renamed the “Mesh Conversion” utility to “Mesh & Armature”.

The “Mesh & Armature” armature preview disappears when you disable “Generate Armature”. Also, the preview now only shows in the viewport and doesn’t render.