Jonathan de Blok - JDBgraphics
Jonathan de Blok
About Me
Technical Artist with more then 20 years of experience in the CG industry.
EXPERTISE
Generalist
INDUSTRY
Advertising / Motion Graphics | Film/TV
Houdini Skills
ADVANCED
Procedural Modeling | Digital Assets | Motion Editing | Animation | PDG | VEX | Python
INTERMEDIATE
Environments | Character Rigging | Hair & Fur | Cloth | Mantra | Karma | Lighting | Pyro FX
BEGINNER
Crowds | Muscles | Solaris | Fluids | Destruction FX | Realtime FX
Availability
I am available for Freelance Work
Recent Forum Posts
[H22] SOP > USD workflow question July 19, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
When adding a UsdCreateComponent in a /obj/geo1/ context what is the correct way of getting it into a specific LOP network? I see when an UsdCreateComponent is setup in a /stage/SopCreate context it's added into the 'parent' USD stage automatically.
But when setup in an /obj/geo1 context there is obviously no parent stage to put it on, the docs are a bit light on details about all of this, but should I simply be using a 'SOP Import' and point it to the UsdCreateComponent to get the component onto a stage?
But when setup in an /obj/geo1 context there is obviously no parent stage to put it on, the docs are a bit light on details about all of this, but should I simply be using a 'SOP Import' and point it to the UsdCreateComponent to get the component onto a stage?
glsl shaders May 16, 2026, 6:39 p.m.
Are you sure you're running an OpenGL based viewport and not Vulkan one? This only works in opengl.
How can I calculate slope/accel in a hou.Keyframe by myself? May 9, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
If you check the source of this tool you can find some math regarding handles and bezier curves.
Link to the tool is on the video description, The video itself is a bit outdated and there are some extra feature added but the core principle is the same, making it easy to manage animation flow on complex paths, I use it a lot to get nice and consistent camera moves and to make nice swoosh effects
Link to the tool is on the video description, The video itself is a bit outdated and there are some extra feature added but the core principle is the same, making it easy to manage animation flow on complex paths, I use it a lot to get nice and consistent camera moves and to make nice swoosh effects