Creating special effects in Houdini FX - course 104,000 rub. from XYZ School, training, Date: November 29, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 02, 2023
Houdini is a program that allows you to work with 3D models procedurally: using algorithms. If a game studio needs to create, for example, a location or a city, Houdini comes to the rescue in order not to model each object manually.
This program creates a large and complex algorithm that generates most of the geometry automatically, speeding up the work several times.
Houdini is widely used for creating VFX and motion design - for such an arsenal of capabilities, Houdini developers are highly valued both in game development and in the film industry.
- training according to the program from a VFX artist with more than 9 years of experience, who has worked for Wargaming and Rocket Jump
- thesis - the destruction of the road, for which you will set up a render and make a beautiful shot
- "Career cheat" as a gift - a selection of master classes that will help with finding a job
- subscription to XYZ Plus for 1 month - this is our knowledge base with closed streams and master classes
Purpose of the course - teach you how to work in Houdini FX and create special effects for games, cinema and motion design. During the course, you will understand the basic tools of Houdini FX, master visual programming and the physics of simulating volumetric processes and their application in practice.
As a result, you will complete the full cycle of destroying assets - you will independently create the effect of destroying the road. The training is suitable for beginner VFX artists and motion designers: you don’t need any special knowledge to take the lessons—anyone can master the profession of a special effects artist.
Learning outcome
Universal skills
Based on the knowledge gained from the course, you will be able to develop in any direction - for example, go into motion design. We will also touch on the topic of art direction.
Skills for working in the studio
With such a portfolio, after the course you can safely try out for the position of a junior in game development or post-production.
VFX Artist Portfolio
It will have several visual effects and destruction: smoke, dust, fire, debris and much more. And at the end, a big thesis awaits you - the destruction of the road, for which you will set up a render and make a beautiful shot.
Skills in working with Houdini functionality
You will learn to work with geometry, visual programming, and learn the basics of creating procedural assets and working with SOP-, DOP-, MAT- and OBJ-contexts and rendering, as well as putting together a shot in After Effects.
Introductory block. Working in Houdini
You will study the program interface and create a procedural planet generator.
Block 1. Creating destruction in Houdini
You will learn about how physics works in Houdini, creative thinking and limitations.
You will work with DOP, a powerful module for installing complex simulations.
You will create fragments, break the geometry, assemble a render of the project in After Effects and create the final asset with destruction.
Block 2. Creating dynamic effects
You will work with particles and Smoke Solver - smoke simulation.
You will learn about Volume Shading and Rendering - working with volume and rendering.
Create an asset with smoke and a fire effect.
Block 3. Graduate work
You will make an animation and install a camera for the shot. Set up a simulation of fragments and smoke.
You will work with Fracturing, Boolean Fracturing, Digital Assets, Bullet, Constraints, Art Direction of Destruction.
You will assemble the sequence in After Effects.
Bonus. Node library
You will receive a library of useful materials in Houdini FX and learn how to use it in your projects.