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STORY

Disney Animation Studios | Zootopia

When Walt Disney Animation Studios set out to bring its animated hit Zootopia to life they faced a mammoth task. The animated animal world had many unique zones and inhabitants. ...

NEWS

Dropzone | RealtimeUK

Check out the making of video put together by RealtimeUK to showcase their VFX work for Dropzone.

FXGuide | Kubo and the Two Strings: Water Effects

From the opening minutes of Kubo and the Two Strings, directed by Travis Knight, it's clear that team at LAIKA broke new ground for the company with the vast amount ...

GALLERY

Advanced Inertial Reference Frame 4
Reda Borchardt

Cathedral and Particles simulation
Loris Mantello

Cherry Flip Fluid Morphing
Ivan Pulido Suarez

Playing with PBD · Shark Sand/Snow #03
Ivan Pulido Suarez

Underwater bubble test
Matin Monzavi

Castle Siege Battle - Houdini Crowds Simulation
Jinguang Huang

Waves sim
Tom O'Bready

TUTORIALS

Pixelator Asset

In this training we'll make this pixelator effect seen in movies like the Lego Movie. After that movie a lot ...

Houdini Knit Growth

Here is the second part of Houdini knit solver tutorial. This video shows how you can create the growth effect ...

Dual Mesh

In this tutorial I want to show you how to rebuild one of their creations “Double Mesh” inside Houdini. “Dual ...

Particle rendering with Redshift and Octane

In this video we'll cover how to render particles in Houdini using both Redshift 3d and Octane render. The video ...

Houdini ILLUME Webinar | Flip Fluids

This session will introduce you to the power and ease-of-use of FLIP fluids in Houdini. SideFX's Senior Technology Consultant Jeff ...

Learn How to Craft Game Effects using Houdini & UE4

This 45 Minute Lecture was originally given to the Vancouver Houdini User Group in August 2016. It is a talk ...

Color Clustering

The basic Idea is to abuse the cluster SOP to cluster colors. Usually the cluster SOP is meant to perform ...

Houdini Crowd Agent | FBX Load

This lesson covers how to import an .fbx character file and set it to the clip you want to use. ...

Introduction to Houdini Pyro FX

Whether it's flame-breathing dragons or a simple campfire, digital fire effects are some of the most important elements in film ...

Point Beveling

This video will show how you can use PolyBevel on points to create essentially a fillet, on a curve, as ...