Houdini Quicktip – Adding Alpha Maps To Principled Shader

Hey guys, So just a short one this time. Nothing too complicated, but something that caused me issues when I was trying to do something like this a while ago. I thought it was weird that the new principled shader didn’t have settings for alpha build in by default even though it does pick up […]

Model a Christmas tree in Houdini – part 1

Hello Everyone, In this video we’ll take a look at how to model a Christmas tree in Houdini. This is a two part lesson. The first part will deal with building the controls for main tree and the branches. The second part will cover the stems and the leaves. regards Rohan

Arnold in Houdini – Introduction

Hello Everyone, This is a relatively long introduction to Arnold in Houdini. The primary focus is on shader building but we’ll also take a look at Lights, HDRI , Render Settings Curvature Map, Triplanar mapping, Fit range, Ramps Instances Attributes Point Rendering and DOF