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Houdini Essential Training

With Scott Pagano Liked by 991 users
Duration: 7h 44m Skill level: Beginner + Intermediate Released: 6/23/2017

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There's a multitude of tools for 3D content creation on the market, and each has its own advantages and merits. Houdini—a leading package for 3D content creation—offers a procedural workflow that allows for powerful experimentation, system reusability, and overall process efficiency in building an array of assets and animations.

While known for its VFX strengths, Houdini has powerful tools for end-to-end 3D production for projects ranging from photorealistic visual effects to stylized motion graphics. In this course, Scott Pagano starts from the ground up to provide you with a solid foundation in Houdini. First, he takes you through the interface, covering topics such as global animation options, nomenclature, and viewport and display nodes. Next, he covers core geometry and animation concepts, followed by lighting, shading, and rendering techniques using the Houdini Mantra renderer. Once you have those primary 3D skills under your belt, Scott moves on to particles and volumes—some of the package's most lauded strengths. He wraps up with an overview of the package's compositing context, where you can create procedural imagery useful for processes across all contexts.

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  • Jesse Shehu Jesse Shehu

    Jesse Shehu

    Co founder at DXM Store

    5/5 January 6, 2025
    Scott Pagano is just amazing. I was somewhat clueless before starting this tutorials. Although it's 8yr old or so, its still quite relevant. You will however struggle with the "copy stamp" node, otherwise, all is good.
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  • Clifton Hickman Clifton Hickman

    Clifton Hickman

    Creative Graphic Designer | Motion Graphics Specialist | Branding, Print & Digital Media | Adobe Creative Suite & AI Design | Full Sail Grad | Social…

    5/5 February 16, 2024
    great!
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  • David Barrow David Barrow

    David Barrow

    Contract Electrical Design Engineer

    5/5 November 19, 2023
    As a total beginner he hasn't managed to loose me, yet, so that's a bonus.
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