Ahoge 0.9 • Hair plugin for Maya
The plugin supports Maya 2023 through 2026 on Windows.
We are a small team of enthusiasts, developing a plugin for Autodesk Maya called Ahoge, designed to simplify the process of creating hairstyles — including stylized and complex ones, such as those often seen in anime, manga, and game projects.
The plugin's name — Ahoge — comes from the Japanese word アホ毛 (a-ho-ge), which literally translates to "foolish hair" or "idiot hair." In anime and manga, an ahoge is a distinctive character design trait: a single, often unruly strand of hair that sticks out, adding charm and personality to the character.
Unlike traditional approaches that rely on hair guides, Ahoge simply populates geometry with hair, making the process more intuitive. It uses NURBS surfaces for hair generation. This is not game-ready haircards, but we have begun development on a toolset for converting Ahoge hair into haircards. We plan that version 1.0 will include haircards and scatter features.
You can model the hairstyle in an
Ahoge 0.9 • Hair plugin for Maya
Ahoge 0.9 • Hair plugin for Maya
The plugin supports Maya 2023 through 2026 on Windows.
We are a small team of enthusiasts, developing a plugin for Autodesk Maya called Ahoge, designed to simplify the process of creating hairstyles — including stylized and complex ones, such as those often seen in anime, manga, and game projects.
The plugin's name — Ahoge — comes from the Japanese word アホ毛 (a-ho-ge), which literally translates to "foolish hair" or "idiot hair." In anime and manga, an ahoge is a distinctive character design trait: a single, often unruly strand of hair that sticks out, adding charm and personality to the character.
Unlike traditional approaches that rely on hair guides, Ahoge simply populates geometry with hair, making the process more intuitive. It uses NURBS surfaces for hair generation. This is not game-ready haircards, but we have begun development on a toolset for converting Ahoge hair into haircards. We plan that version 1.0 will include haircards and scatter features.
You can model the hairstyle in an
