Our next Evening Class in Houdini starts again on 9 January 2024. SideFX Houdini is the leading software for the creation of digital FX, such as smoke, fire, water and – in Houdini 2.0 – clouds and feathers.
SideFX are one of our key industry partners, and contributed to the development of this course to make it as industry-relevant as possible.
Escape Studios is a Houdini Certified School.
About Houdini – Mark Spevick Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HojaNkPTOUI?si=-s5TSPT-k-eUAIMo
FX Tutorials in Houdini
Houdini in Industry – Intro to Houdini and Conversation between Mark Spevick and Escapee Alex Budulan, Houdini Artist at DNEG.
FX Animation with Houdini
To see Mark Spevick’s free Houdini tutorials hosted at the SideFX official site, follow this link.
There are currently five Houdini Tutorials at the official SideFX site:
Brick Wall Destruction in Houdini with Mark Spevick.
Create Fire and Smoke in Houdini with Mark Spevick. Houdini “Pyro FX – Fire & Flames” – Part 1
Procedural Modelling in Houdini with Mark Spevick. Build complex sets rapidly using Houdini (55 mins).
Introduction to Houdini Groom Tools with Mark Spevick (55 mins)
What’s new in Houdini 18.5 – including the Pyro Tool. With Mark Spevick. 1 Hour.
Advanced VFX Simulations in Houdini with Mark Spevick.
Learn to animate a ship crashing into water.and create realistic water effects in Houdini.
Learn to procedurally Shatter a mesh in Houdini, to create a “Game of Thrones” effect.
To find more tutorials on animation and VFX, see the main Escape Studios Vimeo Tutorial Channel
As well as running evening classes in Houdini, we also offer a number of free tutorials to support our students’ studies. You can see a sample below.
Houdini in Industry
- Brick Wall Destruction – Beginner
- Fire and Flames – Beginner
- Crashing Wave – Intermediate
- Destruction VFX in SOPS – Intermediate
- Modelling a Procedural House – Intermediate
Houdini Brick Smash (Parts 1-3)
Smash up a brick wall in Houdini in three short tutorials with Mark Spevick. Learn to create a “Hollywood Style Destruction Effect”
Part 2: (25 Minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq_mJAw-S4c&list=PLxk6jMxEsFn7yh9lXWO4woP19Mc1T3Axx&index=44
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1uAlKtVTk&list=PLxk6jMxEsFn7yh9lXWO4woP19Mc1T3Axx&index=43
Brick Wall Destruction
Learn how to smash up a brick wall in Houdini.
Create Fire and Smoke in Houdini
Procedural Modeling in Houdini
Houdini Groom Tools
What’s New in Houdini 18.5
Advanced VFX Simulations in Houdini
Animate a “Splash Down” in Houdini
Procedurally Shatter a Mesh in Houdini
Vimeo Tutorials
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