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Use the power of Houdini inside Unreal Engine to see the results of your HDAs in real time.
Combine the immense power of Houdini’s fracturing and destruction workflows with the ability to shoot and destroy objects in unreal engine.
Create HDAS with sleek and easy to understand User Interfaces, ready for you and other artists to benefit from.
Dive into the techniques used to create procedural mesh’s in seconds, that would take hours to create and place by hand.
Utilize techniques like Screen-Space UVs, Tri-planer projection, and noise generation to create mind bending materials for your Procedural Models.
You'll learn to think like a technical artist and efficiently solve problems for optimized results. We'll cover base simulation setup and creating a network of HDAs for the desired look. We'll also provide an artist-friendly setup to handle client retakes efficiently. By the end, you'll be able to direct the simulation and explore asset looks.
Course instructor Grayson Cotrell, a Gnomon School Of VFX graduate and a Dynamics Technical Artist at Naughty Dog . Now, he develops tools & workflows for quick creation of game-ready destructible objects and simulations.
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This masterful magical effect is all about control. We will learn to manipulate particles, volumes and geometry with completely custom VEX code that can help you achieve any look.
In this effect I will show you how to break down a complex, layered effect into simple setups and how to maintain that all important sense of scale and explosive timing this epic shot requires.
One of the most common magical FX but difficult to get right. Together we’ll unpack how to spread decay maps naturally and how to use this to drive an eye-catching disintegration FX that feels weighty and believable.
*We don't own the footage in these clips. We are using them as reference material for the workshop.
Complex shot with multiple elements Water sims and particle sims combined with a big ass Nuke + ocean rendering and some character coth FX. yeah this is a good one.
Directable smoke trails with multiple emitters and three big dust explosions? yes please. ( we will check the environment creation as well )
Just looks awesome and we wanted to re-do it. Complex shot with multiple elements. Become a one man army that can finish a full shot like this from start to finish. People will love you in the studio.
Big night explosion with the realistic overexposure feeling. Fire elements plus rbd destruction on the house.
Big demo scene for the Master Exploder toolkit with pro tips on how to have post sim directable color on you explosions and smoke.
Just a fun nuke with our Explosivo materialX shader. Compositing really made this one sing.
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We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
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This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
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I love making tools & watching other artists use them. After graduating from Gnomon School Of VFX, I took a job as a modeling/prop artist at Naughty Dog. I grew my Houdini Skillset while there and transitioned into a Technical Artist position, Specializing in Dynamics & Destruction. Now, I set up tools & workflows for our Dynamics Department to quickly create game ready destructible objects and simulations. I’ve been working with 3D for over 5 years and working at Naughty Dog for 3 year.In my free time, I love going for rides on my motorcycle (Ninja Zx6r for any bike geeks out there) with friends, exercising, and playing video games.
We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
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