I know that there is a special way to make hair, so if you could link me to a tutorial or just tell me how, that would be great.(real looking or cartoonish(preferablly cartoonish))
You can try this, depending on your model
http://cs.unm.edu/~sketch/gallery/resource/furlib.html
http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Static_Particles_(Hair)
hope this help you
Thanks a LOT. This should be very helpful.