Oceans

Create stunning oceans with Houdini’s Infinite Ocean Architecture, using layered wave spectra and point instancing for efficient, realistic results. Hero waves can be fully art-directed and blend seamlessly with spectral waves. Whitewater now runs at the geometry level and renders faster with the Ocean procedural for high-quality, optimized output.

OCEAN | Spectra

The library of waves now include the Encino Waves which are much easier for artists to get a believable ocean look. Kelvin Wakes can also be added using a deformation tool from SideFX Labs.

Ocean Tools

New tools include generating whitewater at the SOP level and an Ocean procedural for rendering more efficiently.

OCEANS IN PRODUCTION

Étoile Minus One

Harry Bardak and Fabian Nowak from The Yard VFX reveal the creative and technical challenges of producing high-impact visual effects, including an intense ocean sequence featuring an eco-boat attack during a storm for the Amazon Prime series Étoile.

SHALLOW | Water

The Shallow Water solver is a new solution which works on height fields making it essentially a 2D fluid simulation. This allows for strong interactions with the landscape as the fluid fills the space.

Ocean Nodes

Here some of the nodes to look out for when working with Oceans in Houdini. These nodes let you initiate, add properties to and control the look of your simulations.