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title: "Hair Next Material"
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This page provides information on the V-Ray Hair Next Material.


## **Overview**

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## **UI Paths**

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## **General Parameters**

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### Example: Melanin


The pigmentation component that gives the hair strand its main color. The higher the value assigned, the higher the concentration of melanin, the darker the hair strands are. In the example below, **Pheomelanin** is set to **0**. 

![image](media://11f4012e-0afd-4b6e-b285-0d4acd0690df)

Melanin = 1.0


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### Example: Pheomelanin


The redness (pheomelanin content) of the hair strand as a fraction of all melanin. A value of 1.0 makes the hair redder. The ratio of melanin to pheomelanin determines how red the hair is. The Pheomelanin amount has no effect, if Melanin is set to 0. In the example below, **Melanin** is set to **0.4**.

![image](media://dac1772b-c63f-474b-9622-64408d21acf5)

Pheomelanin = 1.0


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### Example: Softness


Controls the overall softness of the hair by how much the highlights are wrapped around the individual hair strands. Higher values make the highlights wrap almost completely around the strands giving the hair a smoother look, while lower values make it look crisper. **Melanin** is set to **0.4**.


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### Example: Highlight Shift


Shifts the highlights along the hair strand. Positive values shift the highlight away from the root of the hair, while negative values move the highlight closer to the root. In the example below, **Melanin** is set to **0.6**.

![image](media://4a7dd02b-a37b-4230-9c20-1a4ca5c53aa0)

Highlight Shift = 5

![image](media://26234d59-6518-4b05-80e6-e3efeb22be74)

Highlight Shift = 9


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### Example: Ior

 

This example shows the effect of the hair's index Of Refration. The typical value for human hair is 1.55. The higher the value, the more reflective the hair strands. In the example below, **Melanin** is set to **0.6**.

![image](media://a05f248f-fb36-49d6-82c2-f32ef6a38019)

Ior = 3


## **Glint**

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### Example: Glint Strength

 

Controls the strength of the highlights along and across the hair strand. **Melanin** is set to **0.6** and all other parameters are set to their default values.


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### Example: Glint Variation


The Glint Variation randomizes the glint effect along the strand. **Melanin** is set to **0.6** and all other parameters are set to their default values.


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### Example: Glitter Strength


Controls the strength of the glitter highlights. The higher the value, the more pronounced the effect. **Melanin** is set to **0.6** and all other parameters are set to their default values.

![image](media://cd7b7d7e-03aa-44c1-ac41-f8b82cd5a7e1)

Glitter Strength = 0.7

![image](media://be1cd325-91f3-4924-8097-9bfa97165933)

Glitter Strength = 1


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### Example: Glitter Size


The Glitter Size controls the size of the randomization pattern applied. The higher the value, the more variation. **Glitter Strength** is set to **1** and all other parameters are at their default values.

![image](media://1fb44ef7-9e6a-42ea-9dec-58ee5a3afae8)

Glitter Size = 100.0

![image](media://2fe8f36d-c543-43f3-a944-41b60d0822a6)

Glitter Size = 1000.0


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### Example: Glint Scale


<span style="color: #172b4d">Values </span><span style="color: #172b4d">**below 1.0**</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> shrink the variation pattern; values </span><span style="color: #172b4d">**above 1.0**</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> elongate it, so the effect is spread out.</span>

![image](media://26b706b9-93b6-4e40-8c1c-75a1331c04aa)

Glitter Scale = 100.0


## **Randomization**

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## **Tint**

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### Example: Primary Tint


This example shows the color tint for the primary component. Corresponds to the light reflected off of the outer surface of a hair strand. The **Primary Tint** color is set to **Pink (H=0,S=48.25,V=93.18)** and we adjust its hue value.

![image](media://5eee54f3-4c2a-4e82-aafe-65b452ac73ea)

Hue = 172

![image](media://2d8b053e-58cd-4502-9bc5-ec0bc76c8213)

Hue = 255



## **Advanced**

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## **Outlines**

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### Inner Line Control

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## **Options**

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## **Preview Settings**

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