Houdini Hacks: 3D Dynamics For Absolute Beginners

Step by Step guide to 3D Particle Dynamics inside Houdini for Absolute Beginners

What you'll learn

You will be able to navigate in Houdini with confidence

Create Procedural Geometry

Advanced Particle Simulations

Procedural Camera Animation

Export Flipbooks

Render inside Houdini

Basic Compositing inside Houdini

Requirements

Installed SideFx Houdini.19.5 (Apprentice Version is free)

No prior Houdini knowledge needed

Description

This class was originally designed to inspire my younger sister to explore the beauty of Houdini's proceduralism without overwhelming her, and is a great fit for absolute beginners with no prior 3D experience required.By joining me in creating a simple but unique particle system you will gain a firm grasp of the Houdini interface, 3D dynamics, and a clear understanding of the most important part of Houdini, the Attributes.Additionally, I'll show you some of the fundamental tips, tricks, and shortcuts to help you in your journey.About The ProjectIn this project, you'll learn the basics of the Houdini interface and gradually build your first node tree by creating your very own unique particle system from scratch.By the end of this project, you will have a solid foundation of proceduralism, and you'll be ready to take your skills to the next level and tackle more advanced projects.StepsIntroductionCustomizing Your UIHow To NavigateCreating The Particle EmitterCreating the POP Network.Curve Generation TechniquesPscale Attribute and Copy To PointsSweep Node and Particle CollisionColor from GroupsAttach Particles to The CurveCamera AnimationHow to Export a FlipbookMaterials and RenderingCompositing inside HoudiniBonus TweaksOutroVideo / GIF/ Render image of your particle simulation.Hope you’ll share it with the rest of the wizards in the comments!This is my First Udemy Tutorial so please let me know how I can improve!! xx Pirate Sheep

Overview

Section 1: Lessons

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Customizing Your UI

Lecture 3 UI Navigation

Lecture 4 Creating The Particle Emitter

Lecture 5 Creating the POP Network

Lecture 6 Curve Generation Techniques

Lecture 7 Pscale Attribute and Copy To Points

Lecture 8 Sweep Node and Particle Collision

Lecture 9 Color From Groups

Lecture 10 Attach Particles to The Curve

Lecture 11 Camera Animation

Lecture 12 How to Export a Flipbook

Lecture 13 Materials and Rendering

Lecture 14 Compositing Inside Houdini

Lecture 15 Bonus Tweaks

Lecture 16 Outro

Beginners who want to learn Houdini.,Blender, CINEMA 4D, ZBrush, Maya users interested in Houdini