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
Cinematic Ocean FX in Houdini - Tutorial / course March 27, 2026, 12:21 p.m.
Hey everyone, I’ve been working on a comprehensive course for a while now and I'm really happy to finally share it. I put together a deep dive into creating Cinematic Ocean FX in Houdini, focusing on understanding fluid sims under the hood so you can art-direct epic shots from scratch. Here’s a peek at the trailer hope you enjoy it!
You can find it on Voxyde.
You can find it on Voxyde.
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.