There's a new BLENDER TUTORIAL out there!
BLENDER HAIR TUTORIAL by Ben Simonds
Ben writes:
Hair used to be something I really hated having to do in CG, and to this day you’ll see more than a fair share of baldies amongst my works. However with more and more updates to blenders hair tools, it ‘s getting easier (and even fun!) to create characters and creatures with hair. This tutorial/guide covers working with hair particles i n blender, including particle systems, combing/cutting/styling hair, and using the child particle settings.