Fundamentals Of Fur Grooming In Houdini

Become a groom artist for VFX

What you'll learn

Basics of Fur grooming in Visual Effects.

Understanding the nodes at our disposal in Houdini 20.5 for hair and fur creation.

Using manual and procedural techniques to achieve realistic groom as per reference images.

Rendering techniques using KARMA in Solaris workspace.

A portfolio piece demonstrating your skills as a professional Groom Artist.

Requirements

Know the basics of 3D

Optional: Have access to Houdini indie license if you wish to explore the final scene file.

Description

Master the art of fur grooming for VFX in Fundamentals of Fur Grooming in Houdini! This comprehensive course takes you on an exciting journey from foundational skills to advanced techniques, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to create lifelike fur for your projects.What You'll Learn:Module 1: The Basics of GroomingUnderstand Houdini's core tools for hair and fur.Explore key nodes and workflows that form the backbone of your grooming process.Dive into techniques like nested clumping for creating realistic fur patterns.Render your first fur simulation using Solaris and Karma on a basic geometry.Module 2: Hands-On ProjectApply your skills to a practical project using Houdini’s Capybara model.Learn the end-to-end process of creating professional-grade fur.Focus on achieving natural textures, volume, and character in your groom.Why Take This Course?Designed for beginners and intermediate artists looking to break into the world of VFX grooming.Combines theory and practice, with a project-based approach for real-world application.By the end, you'll have a portfolio-ready fur groom and a deep understanding of Houdini's grooming pipeline.Bring Your Creations to LifeWhether you’re aiming for film, games, or personal projects, this course will set you up with the skills to craft stunning, realistic fur. Enrol now and start your journey toward mastering fur grooming in Houdini!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Overview of the Project Files

Section 2: Module 1: The Basics

Lecture 3 Understanding the Guide Groom and Hair Generate Nodes

Lecture 4 Manual Grooming with Guide Groom

Lecture 5 Procedural Grooming with Guide Process, and Hair Clump Nodes

Lecture 6 Nested Clumping

Lecture 7 Shading and Rendering with Karma XPU

Section 3: Module 2: Capybara Project

Lecture 8 Creating the Capybara project and setting up the Groom Nodes.

Lecture 9 Analysing references, creating groups and masks.

Lecture 10 Defining Directionality with Guide Advect

Lecture 11 Sculpting the Groom using Nested Clumping and more

Lecture 12 Starting LookDev and refining the fur shape

Lecture 13 Troubleshooting, Problem Solving and more.

Lecture 14 Creating the Final Look-Dev and Render setup

Lecture 15 Lighting and Rendering

Lecture 16 Extra Lesson (Time-Lapse)

This course is for someone who wants to learn the foundations of grooming using industry standard software.,You are someone who's serious about a career as a groom artist and want's to invest in learning Houdini due to it's huge popularity in the VFX and games industry,You are simply passionate about Character FX, and want to try out something new.