Ali Al-Tobi
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About Me
I’ve been working in VFX and CGI since 2008, starting with freelance projects before moving on to major feature films and TV series. Over the years, I’ve worked as a CG generalist, FX technical director, and VFX supervisor, taking on roles from artist to lead and supervisor.
EXPERTISE
Technical Director
INDUSTRY
Film/TV
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LOCATION
Oslo, Norway,
United Kingdom
WEBSITE
Houdini Skills
ADVANCED
Procedural Modeling | Environments | Digital Assets | Cloth | Solaris | Mantra | Karma | Lighting | Pyro FX | Fluids | Destruction FX | VEX
INTERMEDIATE
Crowds | Realtime FX | Python
Availability
Not Specified
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Recent Forum Posts
Wispy Cigarette Smoke Tutorial Jan. 14, 2026, 12:40 p.m.
Hey there.
Someone asked how to create a wispy smoke. Here's a method I've used before:
Cheers
Ali
Someone asked how to create a wispy smoke. Here's a method I've used before:
Cheers
Ali
Cinematic Procedural Environments in Houdini with Karma July 28, 2025, 12:16 p.m.
I've been asked by a couple of people how I did the disintegration effect on the breakdown for this video. So I've made a quick 20 min tutorial to show you how to do this simple effect, and also a hip file included.
Cinematic Procedural Environments in Houdini with Karma June 13, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Here's a free episode from the course that you can watch today:
In this video we learn how to detangle curves procedurally in a smooth way and then create and HDA out of the tool so we can reuse it in other places.
Cheers,
Ali
In this video we learn how to detangle curves procedurally in a smooth way and then create and HDA out of the tool so we can reuse it in other places.
Cheers,
Ali