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Short hair WIP
🕑 Added 2025-11-14 02:13:58 +0000 UTCHello everyone,
I would love to hear your thoughts on a short-haired version of Tifa. I came across a mod that used this style and thought it suited her surprisingly well. I found that the long hair is just very difficult to work with sometimes from my previous animations, so I wanted to experiment with an alternative.
This is my third attempt at creating the hairstyle with hair particles. Each version took many hours, but this one feels like the most polished so far. I think one more redo might actually turn out worse, so I will focus on cleaning this version up a bit more and then it should be ready to use. As with anything, it is a skill I continue to learn. I do not have real knowledge of how hair behaves, so from a professional standpoint it might be approached in a wrong way, but I did my best to model it based on the mod and various reference screenshots. I might not even use it at all, the final render setup will always give a different perspective.
You may also notice that the model itself looks slightly different. My first two attempts were done on the previous model (which is a great model), but I realized the head shape was not quite the same as the one from the Final Fantasy Remake screenshots. I am not sure how many official Tifa head models exist, but the model by @Mustard has the shape I was aiming for. It is more compact, a bit cuter, and looks identical to the in-game screenshots.
I am also feeling motivated to finally start creating my own models. I always feel a little lazy relying so much on work made by others, even if they created it with sharing in mind, so this is probably just something personal I want to overcome. The part that intimidates me the most is rigging, but I think it might be time to give it a try and let it be a slow, steady process rather than something stressful or overly time consuming.
Comments
v3d
My chubby Tifa idea was that due to the expansion she just also gained fat, and although I don’t currently have her as skinny as in the game, my ideal Tifa body is more like the standard version in my previous animation. I’m personally not a fan of a very chubby Tifa, it works for me on characters like Squirrel Girl and Jill but personally I don’t think it suits her. I like the skinnier frame and very large breast aesthetic.
Superchaingun
I prefer long hair, but if it makes your process easier, then go with short hair. Whichever is the path of least resistance to your work is what you should stick to. Keep up the great work, I am sure either way your art will be great.
Jiren22
The short hair kind of gives me the vibe of Final Fantasy VII AFTER Advent Children where everyone is now pursuing passions and life vs. constantly fighting monsters/SHINRA/Sephiroth. Maybe that's why Tifa has gotten a little chubbier (which I love, I'm all for more chubby versions of characters) cause she's content running her bar/diner or something.
