Visual Effects and Editing Blog

One of the easiest yet most frustrating effects to do is a simple infection or spread effects. It isn't as intuitive as it would seem. In my tool bag I have an Activation Solver that I have used for years and I wanted to share it with you! Being my most used tool, it is only fitting that I offer this HDA first, just for its pure value and versatility! You can create seamless effects today using this SOP Activation Solver.

Greetings! Life has been a whirlwind lately, but I’m thrilled to share some educational content for those of you diving into Houdini! Recently, I had a student who was a few months into his Visual Effects journey, focusing on simulation FX. He wanted to create an explosion for his demo reel. This sparked an idea: what if I made .hips that were annotated, detailed, and easy to follow? After hearing the same request from a few more students, here we are! Creating Explosions in

Houdini is everywhere. As one commentor on this video stated, "They could have put any movie in the reel, there is no VFX done without Houdini nowadays." And they aren't that far off.