Igor created the realistic fur for this cat using Houdini's fur tools. Many attributes were painted including fur length and direction. A custom CVEX shader was created to configure frizz, and to randomize the length and width of the fur. Igor also created a custom VEX surface shader for the fur, eyes, nose, and whiskers. Finally, the cat was rendered using Mantra's Micropolygon engine.

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