Course Overview

Class Description:

This course will cover multiple ways you can direct cloth inside Houdini. We’ll be walking through some projects and also setting up some projects from scratch. In doing so, we’ll discover the different nodes so we can achieve the exact effects we’re after.


Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course, you should be able to direct cloth using the right node for the effect you want.

Course curriculum

    1. Files

    2. Discord

    1. 1. Introduction

    1. 1. Procedural Grid Creation

    2. 2. Wind Setup

    3. 3. Wind Parameters

    4. 4. Motion Effects

    1. 1. Pop Noise

    2. 2. Pop Wrangle

    1. 1. Mask From Geometry

    2. 2. Frame Advection

    1. 1. Setup

    2. 2. Visualization with Points

    3. 3. Pop Axis Parameters

    4. 4. Animating Force

About this course

  • $135.00
  • 100 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

Course Teaser

Session 1

We’ll be tackling several projects where I used the nodes above to achieve the specific results I was after. We’ll look into their settings and what we can do to get the results we want.

  • Introduction
  • Overview of course
  • Pop Wind
  • Pop Axis Force
  • Pop Curve Force
Session 2

We’ll be tackling several projects where I used the nodes above to achieve the specific results I was after. We’ll look into their settings and what we can do to get the results we want.

  • Recap of Day 1
  • Pop Advect by Volumes
  • Pin to target
Session 3

We’ll take a look at rendering cloth in Redshift Renderer. We’ll cover lighting, material creation, and the final rendering of the output process.

  • Recap of Days 1 & 2
  • Creating a scene with lights, camera, and scene
  • Using gobos to enhance lighting
  • Material creation
  • Using patterns
  • Using bump textures
  • Using Fresnel

Instructor

Paul Esteves

3D Generalist

I'm a self-taught Motion Designer turned 3D Generalist. I love playing in Houdini and trying to find cool simulations that loop seamlessly.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE

  1. Computer (Please see SideFX system requirements)
    1. https://www.sidefx.com/Support/system-requirements/
    2. A second monitor is recommended, but not necessary
  2. Houdini (Apprentice License is free).
    1. Use either alternative for rendering: Mantra or Karma.
  3. (Optional) Redshift will be used for the rendering.
    1. Houdini Indie would be required to use Redshift
    2. Not available with Houdini Apprentice

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Multi-Session Courses
Students may request a refund up to 1 day before the start of the course. Students may also withdraw from Multi-Session Courses at any time and are entitled to a pro-rated refund. The withdrawal date must be 1 day before the next class they intend to drop.

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Testimonials

“Super cool course!! already learning a lot! Looking forward to everything coming!! Here is some vellum stuff I did before in the last months: https://www.instagram.com/max_stuehlen/”

Maximilian Stühlen

“This class was mind-blowing. Thank you so much Paul!!!!”

Lisa Clyne

“Loved your class @PaulEsteves Paul...learned a lot...need to watch everything again to absorb it all! Thank you”

Vic Garcia

“Thank you @PaulEsteves again for the fantastic course, can't wait to reference it in the future when I'm tasked with some Vellum stuff :)”

Patrick Letourneau

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