hborre posted at 3:28 PM Fri, 12 December 2025 - #4502240

Yep.  If you understand how the shaders are composed, making educated edits can simplify the process.  TBH, some authors think they know what they are doing and are relying on dated hacks and tricks.  It is worth tearing shaders down to the basics to get a clear comprehension of how they work.

I'm learning that this is true. Here is Astrid, another of my major blonde-haired characters. She uses Kiri-Te hair, and with this modification, I think her hair renders better than it EVER has. Now, to be fair, I can see horizontal streaks on the top section which probably result from using the Pallene Hair color on this hair prop. Ghostship's shaders are complex (I've used them), and involve splitting the horizontal from the vertical strands. I suppose I could figure out a hack for that, but I general don't render this figure up close, and this will probably do for now.