Download Maya hair plugin Shave and a Haircut 9.6 free
Get the hair and fur plugin and its Arnold, RenderMan and V-Ray shaders from Epic Games for free.
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
Joe Alter
Yeti fur plugin goes back on sale in the United States
Popular Maya plugin on sale to US studios again - and with a 15% discount until 31 July to celebrate.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Epic Games acquires Shave and a Haircut
Version 9.6 of the veteran Maya hair plugin to be released free to UE4 users, including source code.
Thursday, June 6th, 2019
The best new CG software from Siggraph 2016
We round up over 30 of the key new tools to be announced at the show, from full 3D packages to plugins.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Joe Alter releases Shave and a Haircut 9.6
Maya hair plugin gets first big update in several years, improving viewport performance and grooming tools.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
Joe Alter releases LipService 6.5 for Maya
Updated with new video: sculpting and rigging toolset gets muscle system similar to Weta's Tissue.
Friday, May 31st, 2013
Joe Alter ships LipService w/LBrush for Maya
Make changes on top of existing rigs and simulations with this innovative facial rigging and sculpting toolset.
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Joe Alter demos cool new Maya blendshape tool
Sculpt shapes outside of the rest pose or on top of one another with LipService 5.0's BlendShapes+.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Yeti fur plugin will not be sold in the United States
Patent wrangle with Shave and a Haircut developer Joe Alter stops Maya add-on being sold in the US.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Joe Alter adds 3D paint tools to LipService for Maya
Current beta of the promising facial sculpting and animation plug-in gains intuitive 3D painting toolset.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Joe Alter to ship corrective sculpting plug-in for Maya
Shave and a Haircut veteran releases free beta of LipService hybrid sculpting/animation tool.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011