For awesome Houdini courses, tutorials, and resources, visit www.cgforge.com Welcome to Houdini for the New Artist! This course is perfect for Houdini beginners who want tutorials that are simple, thorough, and straight to the point. Some of the topics we'll cover include: * Exploring the interface * Understanding node-based workflows * Organizing your node tree * Knowing what the shelf tools do * Changing the frame rate and range * Setting your project directories * Transformation tools (translate, scale, rotate) * Moving the pivot * Snapping * Understanding Attributes * The geometry spreadsheet * Visualizing attributes, * The poly reduce node * Adding lights * How to apply materials, shaders, and texturing * Tri-planar projections * Exploring the Render View * ROPS & SOPS * Moving and creating a camera * Changing the transform handle orientation * Soft selections * The principled and standard shaders * Mantra render settings - Max samples, min samples, noise threshold * Light linking * Coloring your nodes * And knowing about great additional resources for your future studies! Thanks for watching, and be sure to visit www.cgforge.com for more great content. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnJ1k27kD-w

In this Weekly Wrangle, we'll take a look at a variety of Houdini artworks for a dose of inspiration and constructive critique. Plus, we'll cover some industry news and hold live Q&A If you'd like to add the Weekly Wrangle to your calendar, just follow this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=dGIwZzhrdW9zOWQ0cnFjdGhybnN0bm1laGFfMjAyMzAzMjdUMTcwMDAwWiB0eWxlcmJheTNkQG0&tmsrc=tylerbay3d%40gmail.com&scp=ALL ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFEyYap_40

December was a busy month in the world of 3D VFX & Animation - Zbrush is set to be acquired by Maxon, AMD releases a free library of Material X shaders, Blender 3.0 is released, and much more. Join me live as we cover these topics, explore art reviews, and hang out with live Q&A ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XnG5RO5VP4

To visit the full course, be sure to check it out here: https://www.cgforge.com/course?courseid=destruction-i ---------- Destruction I is a course designed to help you get started with Rigid Body Dynamics using Houdini. To help us in this, we'll be using practical examples with our new friend Eugiene the battering ram. Along the way, a wide variety of topics will be explored such as: Understanding Collision Meshes, Packed Primitives, Constraints, Fracturing techniques, clustering, controlling attributes, the differences between active, static, deforming, and animated states, along with a whole lot more. Along with the videos, you'll find useful exercises, print-outs, and scene files that are designed to help you focus your study in one place. So you're looking for a professional course to help you get started with Rigid Body Dynamics, then check out Destruction I at cgforge.com Thanks for watching! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ZXRnf9mZg