May 26, 2021 · “To me, hair is a really powerful tool for telling stories,” Mereba says when asked about the hair choices in the “Rider” video. “When casting options were coming in, I noticed …

Nov 2, 2023 · Pixar developed a new software to animate Merida's hair in Brave, creating a realistic and iconic look for the character. The animation team studied real-life curly hair to …

If Merida's curls were straightened, her hair would be four feet long and reach the middle of her calf. With five dresses, plus a cloak, quiver, hand wrap, and necklace, as well as torn dresses, …

Character's hair in Pixar films always look so great and true to live, even for complex hair such as Merida's hair in Brave. There's a lot of maths and physics that go into this hair,...

Creating curly hair with physics Hayley Iben, Software Engineer, describes how Pixar simulated Merida’s curly hair. After studying real curls, they developed a simulation based on springs, …

Jun 18, 2012 · “Merida’s hair is made up of 1,500 individually sculpted curves, distinct points in a three-dimensional space, that are programmed to bounce and interact in relation to one …

After watching Brave, one thing that I was curious about was the curly hair of the main character, Merida. It’s so long! It bounces and everything! How is it possible to animate that hair for every …

Jun 19, 2012 · According to The Wall Street Journal, Pixar had a new software program engineered just so that the Scottish heroine’s hair could “react more realistically to the …

TIL it took Pixar almost 3 years of research to perfect Merida’s curly hair for their 2012 film Brave. They spent two months working on a scene where Merida removes her hood and the full …

May 16, 2012 · 1. Merida’s hair is 4 feet long when it’s straight. 2. Even though Merida has iconic hair, her horse Angus has the most difficult hair to create in the movie. 3. The scene that you …