jebinrohitNo clue. Has anyone received their prize?
So, wondering what is the Iron heart Prize for this year, just wanted to make sure not to miss out
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Mardini 2025 » Congratulations and How to Claim Prizes
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- ChewyPixels
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2025 Game Art Challenge » Welcome!
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- ChewyPixels
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Edit: Are plugins allowed? Like simple tree tools and Modeler?
I will have to get back to you about Modeler because it will make it harder for us to evaluate your scene files if we dont' have it installed.
Hi Robert. I also would like to know. Would you confirm whether or not we are allowed to use Modeler 2025 for the competition. Thanks.
Edited by ChewyPixels - May 13, 2025 10:50:54
2025 Game Art Challenge » Welcome!
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- ChewyPixels
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Are participants allowed to use external apps like Substance Painter for texturing and ZBrush for sculpting? I thought I'd ask since these are commonly used in a gaming pipeline. I've both sculpted and textured all in Houdini but it's still lacking compared to the alternative.
Mardini 2025 » Congratulations and How to Claim Prizes
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- ChewyPixels
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Looking forward to the next Mardini. Thank you Robert and the rest of the SideFX crew!
Mardini 2025 » Iron Heart Submissions
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- ChewyPixels
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Finally! It's been tough but a great learning experience. Not sure if I will participate next year as I'm not a fan of the one-a-days but we'll see. Until next time and congrats to all who participated! So much to aspire to 
Edited by ChewyPixels - April 6, 2025 23:40:50
Mardini 2025 » Day 28 | VFX: DOPS | MUD | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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This was supposed to be an animation entry but I ran out of time to finish rendering. Need to submit something before the deadline so here it is. Our favorite capybara enjoying a relaxing mud bath.
Mardini 2025 » Day 26 | VFX: DOPS | MELT | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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I had fun building this out especially that waffle cone. This one's all Houdini. Rendered in Karma.
Mardini 2025 » Day 23 | VDX: DOPS | COLLAPSE | Animation
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- ChewyPixels
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Taking my day 3 Architecture entry to have it partially collapse. I'm getting some strange floating RBD pieces as well as what looks like walking sticks. No time to troubleshoot. This will have to do. Textures and stone block are GSG. Rendered in Karma.
Mardini 2025 » Day 29 | RENDER: LOPS | SUNSET | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Ah, the dreaded tiling ocean. I'll need to figure out a way to break that up. For now, this will have to do. Background HDRI, bench model, and textures are GSG. Rendered in Karma.
Mardini 2025 » Day 19 | MOTION: KineFX | CRAWL | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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The Capybara is taken from the content library and posed using KineFX. Lighter and textures are GSG.
Mardini 2025 » Day 18 | MOTION: KineFX | ROLL | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Front roll with Electra. Using same lighting setup that I used for my DANCE image to speed things along.
Mardini 2025 » Day 17 | MOTION: KineFX | DANCE | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Mardini 2025 » Day 16 | MOTION: KineFX | JUMP | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Keeping it simple. Built in Electra character rig doing a high jump. Cushion is taken from the lounge chair GSG model.
Mardini 2025 » Day 20 | MOTION: KineFX | SLITHER | Animation
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- ChewyPixels
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KineFX Electra character rig surfing the slithering snake. Background texture is GSG. Everything else is all Houdini. Rendered in Karma.
Mardini 2025 » Day 10 | Texture: COPS | METAL | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Revolver and cyc model are GSG. Background texture and base metal materials are also GSG. These were blended with various masks created using a mixture of COPS and the Labs texture baker. Skull texture is taken from the awesome COPS mega file from the content library. A goldmine of info!
Edited by ChewyPixels - April 2, 2025 20:22:14
Mardini 2025 » Day 8 | Texture: COPS | STONE | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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Tiled stone material. I'm using three different GSG materials and combining them using COPS to create the various tiles.
Mardini 2025 » Day 9 | Texture: COPS | WOOD | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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I'm using the built in shader ball to check my wood material. I wish I knew it was there sooner! Cyc model, grid texture, and HDRI are GSG. One down, eleven more days to complete before the April 7 deadline to qualify for the Iron Heart.
Mardini 2025 » Day 31 | RENDER: LOPS | UNDERWATER | Animation
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- ChewyPixels
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Using pyro for some underwater bubbles. Super fun!
GSG hdri used for lighting and background. Added a black blocker and a visible area light to affect the reflections/refractions of the material to punch it up a bit.
Surprisingly I'm on time for a second day in a row. I need to be mindful of time for the next. I only had two entries total that were on time. :/ On a positive note, as my first deep dive into Houdini, I learned a ton. Looking forward to the next!
GSG hdri used for lighting and background. Added a black blocker and a visible area light to affect the reflections/refractions of the material to punch it up a bit.
Surprisingly I'm on time for a second day in a row. I need to be mindful of time for the next. I only had two entries total that were on time. :/ On a positive note, as my first deep dive into Houdini, I learned a ton. Looking forward to the next!
Edited by ChewyPixels - March 31, 2025 22:31:08
Mardini 2025 » Day 30 | RENDER: LOPS | MOONLIGHT | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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I had fun with this one. Wish I could work more on it. On another note, I just realized that this is the only entry that I'm submitting on time. 
Mardini 2025 » Day 27 | VFX: DOPS | SNOW | Image
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- ChewyPixels
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