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JOHN CARSTARPHEN: Hi! This is John Carstarphen for Expert Village. The numbers of hairs are
displayed next to the dials label. Increasing this number makes the hair fuller and more
lush. The ability to control the total number of hairs is a really powerful feature since
it allows you to create custom effects, but the total number of hairs can impact rendering
and redraw times. So, experiment with this number to get optimum coverage without adding
too many hairs. Generally speaking, a human head of hair in a 3D rendering--hair rendering
program requires about 3000 to 5000 hairs to look realistic, and that's just a guideline.
Any less than about 3000 and it's starting to look a little thin. So, of course, some
hair depending on how thick you want it to look and how complex the style is can easily
go up to 10,000 or 15,000 hairs.