HOUDINI FUNDAMENTALS
MASTER TRAINING

In the first chapter, you will learn how Houdini’s Interface works and how you can set it up to be more efficient. You will get a complete picture of panels, windows, parameters, 3D, and navigation techniques that will help you to feel like a shark in the ocean and not a little fish.
Selection Tools, Project Set-Up, Networks, and Channels in Houdini are the main objective in this session.

(You will need to accomplish four Different Projects during these lessons of the Course).

During this second session you will keep learning about Houdini FX tools, but now you will be working with different types of geometry and understanding how components and main attributes play a big role inside Houdini. This section of the course also includes the understanding of Groups, Attributes, Data Flow, VOPs, Packed Geometry, and Different type of volumes.

(Four Different Challenges have to be completed during this session of the training program).

Now we are inside the DOPs environment, Dynamic simulations are one of the stronger features of Houdini. During this section, we will be teaching you how to set up Dynamic Networks Using RBD objects and Fluid Objects so that you can start creating physical phenomenal effects right after these classes.

(8 missions are waiting for you during this chapter of the course).

You know how to deal with Houdini simulations at this point of the training and is mandatory to reinforce the skills and abilities you already have inside DOPs by using some other powerful nodes. POP’s (Particles) and FLIP Objects (Liquids Simulation Objects) are going to be our priority this time. Whit this set of tools in your arsenal you will be able to start building water effects, splashes, and Beautiful Particle FX.

(2 Projects are needed to be completed during these lessons of the Houdini Fundamentals course).

In the fifth class group, you will become a real Houdini scene director by learning How to manipulate and use Cameras, Lights, Materials, Shaders and set up render nodes and their parameters using Manta (Houdini’s Powerful Render Engine).

(You will need to accomplish your first complete scene render using everything you know at this point).

During this sixth session, you will start building your first complete Digital Asset (HDA/OTL) using the power of proceduralism. Now is time to use expressions, instances, loops, parameter references, and functions to create a cool strong robot machine.

(There is only one project to be completed during this challenge of the training program).

Once again inside the DOPs environment, we will keep working on Dynamic simulations, but this time we are going to take all this to the next level in Houdini. We are talking about grain tools and FEM options, a cool set of visual effects packs that can take our creativity beyond the standards.

(2 missions are waiting for you during this chapter of the course).

You know how to deal with all sorts of simulations and this is le last part of our Training course. We can not let you go without learning some of the coolest tools inside Houdini. Vellum, a system that allows you to create cloth simulations and other types of deforming simulations. And the last thing we learn during this program is going to be FUR simulations, a powerful workflow capable to create very realistic hair and fur effects.

(2 Projects are mandatory at the end of the Houdini Fundamentals course).