Reader Y contacted me recently regarding information on how to get realistic looking temples on a full cap. The temple area can be tricky, and much of the end result is in the hands of the factory. Here is his email and my response:
Hi again JRob.
I was just wondering if you have any close up photos of your temple areas?If so, I’m very interested in having a look if that’s OK for you.It’s about a month until I receive my modified system (lower density), and frankly I’m very uncertain whenit comes to getting the temple areas to look realistic.Best regardsY
Y,
Unfortunately I don’t have any direct pics of my temple areas, and since I am currently wearing a mohawk I don’t have any way to make that happen.
I will tell you this- the trick to getting the temples right is largely out of your control. Of course you have control over the shape, but the way they are ventilated ultimately determines how realistic they look, and this is really a hit and miss. The one thing I can suggest is to draw a natural looking temple ventilation on your template (sort of down and back) and hope the factory follows your directions.
The temple areas have been challenging for us full cap wearers. The factories need to understand that some of these full caps are worn by men who choose shorter styles, and as such require more attention to detail. Hopefully as full caps for men become more and more popular, we will see the factories paying more attention to detail in areas that are important for full cap wearers who opt for shorter styles.
Send some pictures when you get everything sorted out. Take care,
Jon