Here is an early posting of the Day 1 Challenge for Mardini 2024. The node of the day for March 1st is the Spiral SOP. You must use the Spiral SOP to create your image but the image doesn't have to be about the Spiral SOP.
To be eligible for the daily prizes, you must post your Day 1 images to this thread before midnight EST on March 1st. There is another thread for animation. You can enter either an Image or Animation on any one day. You can create an image one day and an animation another.
To help get you started, Moeen Sayed is creating daily node videos to teach you about the node in question. Here is his first video.
Here is a SCENE FILE [media.sidefx.com] that shows some of the examples from the video.
Robert
Full Version: Day 1 | Geometry | Spiral | Image
Mardini Spiral 01
Have Fun.
Mardini_2024_Spiral
Mardini 2024 - Spiral
Glad to join the game, too bad I'm late!
Glad to join! This looks like fun! 
My first time entering the competition
Hey everyone,this is my submission for day 1 spiral.
The notebook with spiral binding is created and shaded within houdini.
The alarm clock and lamp stand on the screen right are free models from polyhaven.com by https://www.artstation.com/jamesray [www.artstation.com] and https://www.artstation.com/KuuttiSiitonen [www.artstation.com] respectively.
The table texture is from greyscalegorilla free asset.
And hdri backdrop is from polyhaven.com hdri library.
Hope you all like it!
The notebook with spiral binding is created and shaded within houdini.
The alarm clock and lamp stand on the screen right are free models from polyhaven.com by https://www.artstation.com/jamesray [www.artstation.com] and https://www.artstation.com/KuuttiSiitonen [www.artstation.com] respectively.
The table texture is from greyscalegorilla free asset.
And hdri backdrop is from polyhaven.com hdri library.
Hope you all like it!
First time joining the Mardini contest. Here's my entry for the first day, "Ice Cream" with the use of spiral SOP.
Modelled in Houdini. Textured in Substance Painter. LookDev, Lighting, Rendering in Solaris with Karma inside Houdini.
Modelled in Houdini. Textured in Substance Painter. LookDev, Lighting, Rendering in Solaris with Karma inside Houdini.
Hey!
Here's my Mardini 2024 Spiral.
Here's my Mardini 2024 Spiral.
Golden angle.
Day01
Hi,
so many cool stuff already, here is my first entry, using this as a beginner in houdini to get more familiar with it.
Tried to make a nautilus shell, cut in the middle.
so many cool stuff already, here is my first entry, using this as a beginner in houdini to get more familiar with it.
Tried to make a nautilus shell, cut in the middle.
day01
Hey hey! first time participant, really excited to do a few things (if I find the time)
Here we go! I was going to do a video but Mantra is very new to me. Ended up doing a cutaway sliced thing for a still image.
Loosely inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's double-helical staircase project.
Loosely inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's double-helical staircase project.
Day 1 got me hungry.
Day01_Spiral_PSYCHO-PASS
My first Houdini Project!!
I want to be a VFX compositer, so I am starting now!!
My first Houdini Project!!
I want to be a VFX compositer, so I am starting now!!
Hey! Check out this expensive tower made of cake sprinkles.