How do you go about making braids or curly/wavy hair with hair particles in Blender 3.4?

[DNorman]

There are a quite a few threads on braids if you do a search, this one looks particularly good:

Hair - Medusa Nodes

Hello Luca, Thank you for you kind feedback! For the frequency it maybe that your Control Point Count on the Braid deformer is little bit on the lower side, hence the real frequency is not being shown. In the video you can see how the Control Point Count changes the entire look of the Braid. Also the Additional Subdivision setting under the Viewport Display menu will visually increase the resolution of the hairs as well. You could also try to play with the Braid Frequency parameter by …

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OHHH I just found another really good one

Stylized Braid Sharing

[1] Hi, guys. Today, I’m really excited to share with you my recent work—Stylized Braid of African Woman, including the whole production process inside Blender and the production ideas. So, without further ado, let’s get started. I. Concept/Idea After watching the movie ‘Thor 4’, I believe we all are impressed by the Valkyrie, right? She is really strong, independent and of a special personality. In addition, I was also attracted by her woven long hairstyle, which really brings inspiration f…