PROCEDURAL LAKE HOUSES VOLUME 5 (FINAL)

In the last Volume of the series, we will focus on three main topics, which are giving our building a crooked look to give it additional character, creating a procedural pier with layered wood and shading our building. We will learn how to deform the generated geometry with the constraints that satisfy our goals and produce a fully procedural pier geometry. We will create our custom materials with Houdini Material Builder network, where we will take into account the parameters of our procedural network as well as we will touch on the subject of rendering, for which we will be using Mantra.

Part 1 A-B – Geometry Deformation

In Part 1, we will create a layered deformation of our building to achieve a “crooked look”. We will also take into account how not to create holes in our geometry while performing deformation, for which we will write additional rules.

Part 2 A-B – Procedural Pier: Base

In Part 2, we will focus on creating two layers of wooden beams, where the top layer will feature missing parts, thus revealing the layer underneath.

Part 3 A-C – Procedural Pier: Supports

In Part 3, we will continue working on our pier by creating procedural setup for the main and secondary support structures.

Part 4 – Render Setup

In Part 4, we will prepare the file for further rendering by setting the light and render settings.

Part 5 A-B – Base Material

In Part 5, we will create our very first material, which will serve as a base for all the following materials for our building.

Part 6 A-B – Material Building

In Part 6, we will create all the needed materials to give our building a finished look.