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Lesson 9 | Custom Shaders Using the Mantra Surface Shader is great but what if you want to create your own custom look or what if you do not want to use bitmaps created in Photoshop as your material. This week we dive into VOP SHOPs and create a procedural shader from scratch. We will explore the VOPs the nodal equivalent to the VEX language. Will learn about the lighting and surface model. How to promote parameters to the user level and tweak are user interface. The scene files for this lesson are available using the button at the top right just under the embedded video.Are you New to Houdini? If you are new to Houdini and would like to follow through these lessons, be sure to download the FREE Houdini Apprentice edition. Instructor | Ari Danesh Ari Danesh is a Visual FX artist and Interactive Designer with 12 years experience teaching at the University level. He has taught at UCLA Extension, Moorpark College, and most recently CSUN (California State University at Northridge) and Ai Hollywood. His current focus is in Procedural Modeling and Animation, Particle Systems, Dynamics and Plant Simulation. Ari Danesh is a SideFX Houdini instructor. |
