Here is an early posting of the Day 1 Challenge for Mardini 2026. The Day 1 prompt is Plant.

To be eligible for the daily prizes, you must post your Day 1 animation to this thread before midnight EST on March 1st. There is another thread for images. You can enter either an Image or Animation on any one day. You cannot enter both on the same day. You can create an Image one day and an Animation another.

Please go back to the Rules Page [www.sidefx.com] before diving in. Best of Luck!

Note: if you are posting to the SideFX forum for the first time then your post needs to be reviewed. You don't need to post multiple times. We will get to it! Also be sure to stick with the same username for the whole contest - if you change your username partway through your points could get mixed up.

Hi everyone,

My favourite part of the year.

I really like strict rules about usage of assets. I agree that everything should be done inside of the houdini.
Some blossoming as the warm-up.

Starting to recreate the 'Jerry Bruckheimer Films' intro animation, but I had to significantly reduce scope. It was still fun. Also my first experience with CHOPs.

Mardini is back! Exciting stuff
I've got a flowering cave plant here! In an overexposed mplay output hehe*

Good luck, have fun, simulate

My submission for Day 1 - Plant "Bountiful Raspberries"

Getting this done early because I have a busy Sunday! Hope you enjoy this loop!

Happy Mardini!!

Day 1 Plant [youtube.com]


Best wishes to everyone, Staring of this year with some succulent plants inspiried by my wifes balcony decor.

I had chance to revisit component builder and instancing and some multishot workflow in solaris using this opportunity.

Had fun during this weekend.

Plant inspired by Plant Vs Zombies Peashooter

MARDINI 2026 | DAY 01 | PLANT

First time ever joining Mardini and I’m super excited to dive into a full month of Houdini experiments

Hello, this is my first time participating in Mardini.
I already work 12 hours a day, so taking on this challenge is a big step for me.
It’s not easy, but I really want to push myself and grow.
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Day 1 | Plant

A digital flower that feels almost alive.

Day 01 - Plant

Mardini is back!!! Hello friends

I've always loved the materiality of stained glass, and with this piece, I'm referencing some beautiful art-nouveau style windows. I wanted to bring the glass to life by morphing its design to match the plant's growth.

Day 01 - Plant

Day 1 | Plant

"Overcoocked Dandelion Seed"

Day 01 - Plants

Mardini 2026 - Plants

Day 1: Plant - Decided to try to get a cartoon look using totally flat shading in karma

Day 01 - Plants

Hey everyone! My first Mardini. Made some mechanical glass flowers.

Day 01 Plant

Aw well, here we go again

lets go!

Hi everyone,

I finally managed to render the animation after several crashes.

This is my Day 1: Plant. I’m still quite new to Houdini—this is actually my first finished project in the software. I plan to continue learning by participating in Mardini 2026 daily!