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The first video in this series introduces core Houdini concepts such as attribute manipulation, copying to points, and vdb / sdf basics. Students will learn how to procedurally create a customizable lava effect and a few tricks to render it.


In the second video of the series, we build upon these introductory techniques and make a more advanced setup using VOPs and the solver node. Students learn the basics of manipulating attributes to create abstract growth effects, but can apply these concepts to a variety of animated setups.

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DAMIAN THORN-HAUSWIRTH

Damian Thorn-Hauswirth has worked professionally in various capacities in the animation industry for over a decade. He returned to the University of Central Florida in 2022 to obtain an MFA in Animation and Visual Effects in order to teach. His virtual reality thesis production, Castle of Unknowing, went on to become a semi-finalist at the student Academy Awards and premiered at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Exemplified by this production, he hopes to create art which challenges concrete and routine perception, arousing a sense of questioning and mystery within the viewer. Damian recently moved from Florida to the Poconos to serve as assistant professor of animation at East Stroudsburg University. He seeks to teach future creatives about the variety of potentials of animation, inspiring both artistic expression and technical expertise.

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