This tutorial shows how you can create fast way 3d polygon hair for a character’s head. I’ve not recorded the full work process, just I focused to paint random alpha hair planes. I used the spPaint3d script in Maya to paint the hair planes quickly. Of course, for the best result need some manual fine touch.
You can download the script here:
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/sppaint3d
Screenshot from shaders in Marmoset Toolbag 2.08: