In the Free Download HS-242: Solver Madness course, offered by Houdini School, you will delve deep into the advanced world of dynamic effects creation. The course will teach you essential techniques for combining multiple simulation types such as Sopsolvers, FLIP fluids, Pyro, and VDB advection. By working with different simulation systems, you’ll be able to design, layer, and troubleshoot complex effects with ease.
Free Download Master Houdini Vellum Workflow for Dynamic Simulations
Join professor and VFX artist Liam Whitehouse as he guides you through the Houdini Vellum workflow. This course delves into creating realistic simulations for ropes, cloth, soft body objects, deforming fur, and rigid body dynamics, all seamlessly interacting to produce stunning visual effects.
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Step into the world of VEX scripting with the “HS-115: VEX Weekend Bootcamp.” This course is designed to familiarize students with VEX and make algorithmic thinking more accessible, whether you lean towards visual or linguistic problem-solving approaches.
This bootcamp provides an in-depth introduction to VEX, Houdini’s powerful scripting language. You’ll learn how to break down complex problems into manageable algorithms, building systems that integrate seamlessly within Houdini’s environment.
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Embark on a journey through the history of Houdini and its evolution in the VFX industry. “HS-111: History of Houdini Systems” provides an insightful look into how this powerful software has developed over time, offering invaluable knowledge for aspiring VFX artists.
In this course, you’ll explore the origins of Houdini software and gain an understanding of how its operators and networks evolved into the robust systems we use today. Learn about the growth of tools like SOPs and DOPs and their significance in modern VFX workflows.
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Dive deep into the advanced techniques of creating and refining velocity fields with Houdini in this comprehensive course. "Velocity Forces 2.0: Advanced" expands on the foundational concepts introduced in previous courses, providing detailed instruction on blending multiple fields, creating vorticles, and utilizing advanced VEX coding for efficient simulations.
Learn procedural ways to mimic liquids without diving into DOP simulations. This class will show slimy drool, bloody trails, surface water droplets, and a flowing river.
All of the builds in this class will be made entirely with SOP nodes, and will showcase various techniques using common SOP nodes, primitives, curves, VOPs, and VEX to allow you to art direct your creation.
Students should leave this class with a new perspective on how to approach building liquid FX in more art directable ways, and discover new approaches in breaking down FX tasks into smaller manageable chunks.
This course will cover multiple ways you can direct cloth inside Houdini. We’ll be walking through some projects and also setting up some projects from scratch. In doing so, we’ll discover the different nodes to achieve the exact effects we’re after.
Understanding Attributes is fundamental to successfully building projects in Houdini. In this recorded class, you will focus on building your core knowledge, demystifying Attributes, discussing how to create them, and most importantly explaining how they are integrated into Houdini.
Learn Houdini through fun and practical classes. Houdini is an essential FX tool for the movie, advertising, and video design industry. You can create cool effects right away, but it can be challenging due to its many theories and tools. However, don’t let that discourage you! FX artist Lee Jae-joon has prepared Houdini classes that are full of passion and catered to your learning needs.
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Hi everyone, this is my first course where we’ll be creating a full environment in Houdini, Solaris, and using Arnold for shading and rendering. The course covers everything from using heightfields to block out terrains, procedural shading techniques with Arnold, and advanced volumes and scattering tricks.
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate artists, but there are useful tips for all skill levels. I hope you enjoy this journey into creating stunning 3D environments!