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HS-201: Procedural Geometry

Class Description: In this fundamentals course, you will learn all about SOPs (surface operators) to create a fully procedural chandelier in Houdini. You...

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Fxphd – USD and LOPs for Houdini Artists

The course begins by explaining all the core concepts of USD, followed up by applying this knowledge on an example shot as it...

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Fxphd – Introduction to Houdini VEX and Python

This course covers the basics of VEX, Houdini’s expression language, as well as how to use Houdini’s Python API. We will look at...

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FXPHD: HOU223 – Taking Houdini Digital Assets to the Next Level

## Class Listing #### Class 1: What makes a good HDA? This first class will introduce the project which is going to be...

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FXPHD: Realistic Destruction Workflows – HOU230

## Class Listing #### Class 1: Destruction Workflow Overview & Custom Fracturing An overview of mentalities and workflows for large and complex destruction...

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USD in Houdini 19.5

## Class Listing #### Class 1: Creating Assets In this class, we will go over some of the general updates introduced to Solaris....

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FXPHD Height Fields in Houdini Part 2

## Class Listing #### Class 1: LPEs and OptiX The course begins by creating a snow and tree shader with textures. An exploration...

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Height Fields in Houdini, Part 1

## Class Listing #### Class 1: Base Geometry A jump into the height field SOP network with with a look at all nodes...

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UnhideSchool – Polygonal Modeling and Procedural Techniques in Houdini

In the Polygonal Modeling and Procedural Techniques in Houdini course, you will learn to model from basic to advanced levels, exploring procedural processes...

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UnhideSchool – VFX and Motion in Houdini with Caio Laundos

Among the techniques covered in the **VFX and Motion course at Houdini** are: – Noise Maps– Point Cloud– Infection Systems– VDB growth– Particle Advection– Pyro...

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Rebelway – Advanced Lighting In Houdini

This course is an advanced, production-oriented lighting and look-development program inside Solaris/Karma, built around taking a full CG shot from assets → layout...

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Grooming Of Pug In Houdini

In this workshop, FX Artist, Gerard Pasqual from MPC shares his entire process for creating a semi-realistic Pug groom using Houdini, Hairgen. He...