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Hairfinity · Joined: 31 Oct 2009 Posts: 21 Location: USA

CAN ANYONE GIVE POINTERS ON HOW TO MAKE A GOOD BLONDE HAIR TEXTURE? I HAVE BEEN MAKING ATTEMPTS AND MY BLONDE COULD USE SOME MAJOR HELP! ANY POINTERS IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED. TY! Very Happy

MinhyrdinWindrose · Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 17106 Location: USA

Moving to proper forum
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Mercuria · Moderator Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 18362 Location: USA

The secret to a good blonde is to not use a lot of yellow or orange. Keep it on the muted side.
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miamew · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 1864 Location: United Kingdom

Heres a nice little tutorial for making blonde hair http://www.imvu.com/catalog/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpbb2&file=viewtopic.php&p=6356168#6356168 Good luck! Very Happy

Btw try not to post in caps. Caps are considered yelling and will most likely be ignored.
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Amaranth · Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 8604 Location: USA - SC

I removed this tutorial of mine for the forum a few months ago, but I do my hair differently now, so you may use this as a reference. Smile

Hair Textures
Made with GIMP 2.6

(I will be making a blonde Texture today for this tutorial)
Here are the Colors (coding) I will be using:
#f5c78c, #dead6d, #cd9a58, & #fbd6a5

For Base Color
1. Open a new transparent 256 x 256 image.
I will be using the color #fbd6a5 for this step.
Use a Circle (01) brush and make lines up and down your image, (Not too many just a few)

2. Now go to Filters> Noise > Spread.
I usually set my option to around 10 - 20 px

3. Now go to Filters> Blur> Motion Blur
(Set to Linear, Angle set to 90, Length set in between 20 - 50)

4. Now add another color and repeat steps 2 & 3 for each color

5. Now duplicate each layer and move them up on the layer dock.

6. Merge all layers, and Duplicate the layer and merge again (You may have to duplicate and merge a few times)

For Roots and Tips
7. Make a new layer, I will be using #a77d48 for my roots and tips

8. Choose a Circle Fuzzy (19) brush (Scale the brush to 4.00)
Draw a horizontal line on the top and bottom of your image

9. Now blur > Gaussian Blur> Set to your liking, I use around 40 -80
(depending on what colors I am doing

For Shine
10. I am using #ffffff for my shine, Draw Horizontal lines acrossed you texture

11. Duplicate your shine layer, On the first layer we will be going to
Filter> Distort> Shift
Shift Vertically, 30 px

12. With your second shine layer, go to blur> Gaussian Blur, 20 px
Now go to Filter> Distort> Shift
Shift Vertically, 30 px

13. Now merge your 2 shine layers together.
Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur, 2 px

14. now go to Filter> Distort> Shift
Shift Vertically, 30px

15. Now Duplicate your shine layer
Filter> Distort> Shift
Shift Vertically, 30px

16. Merge your shine Layers
Press Ctrl + F a few times, Set to Overlay and your are done.

Here is my final Product:
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(Feel Free to take it and use it, Do Not Resell it.)

[*mod edit to remove image as it is against the forum guidelines to giveaway, sell, or trade textures and/or files~CA]
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xLunaBloodThornx · Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 39 Location: New Zealand

hers a way for new crators using gimp/photoshop.
exp1:

use pintbrush and bush select (galaxy AP) then blend with darker and lighter colors.
exp2:

now u smudge using (Calligraphic Brush#1) make it larg.
exp3:

hope this helps.

Aphrodisia · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 168 Location: India

This was very helpful. Thanks to all those who posted the tuts. Another suggestion I have is to use th wind distortion affect on a squiggly line and then use motion blur on it.

Keef · Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7242 Location: USA - CA

Anotehr tip...

Gather up some snapshots of RL blond hairdo shades you like, open them up in your image making program as you work then use the eyedropper tool to sample those colors when making your texture. Its surprising what the shades really are that make up 'blond'.
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HairStore · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 3335 Location: USA

blonds are so personal too....you never know which will sell. And they generally look crappy in the try it room, which doesn't help at all. Try not to resort to illuminated to make it look good. Illuminated blonds are not too popular
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MrsMinesnJones · Joined: 18 Aug 2010 Posts: 33 Location: USA - NY

im still working on how to make my hair better and these was helpful ty

Fugly · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 134 Location: Isle of Man

Just fiddle with the hue back and forth until you find it. if it doesn't have enough blue add some doesn't have enough red add some. etc.
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IndahAkila · Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 4 Location: USA

This is my first try with the tut.

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Anyone wants to use it... Be my guest Smile

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