2016
Digital Tutors / Pluralsight
John Moncrief
1:44
English
In this course we will explore Houdini 15's Hair and Fur tool set. We start by examining the Hair shelf tools, taking time to understand how these tools work and how to use them to generate the initial building blocks of hair and fur. We'll explore the grooming tools and learn how to create different hair styles easily with the onscreen brushes. We will learn how to create different "looks" for a single groom just by modifying the Mantra Textured Hair shader. We'll also discuss "Best Practices" for rendering Hair and Fur. This series of lessons was developed for an artist with a solid understanding of basic 3d concepts and a general understanding of Houdini's interface. If your brand new to Houdini check out our newest Introduction to Houdini course before taking on this material.
1 Course Overview
01:06
2 Preparing the Geometry
08:34
3 Adding the Initial Hair
07:50
4 The Appearance Tab
12:28
5 The Screen Brush
04:57
6 Parting the Hair
05:23
7 Working the Appearance Tab
04:44
8 Cutting the Hair
07:32
9 Adjusting the Length of Hair
06:53
10 Using Guide Hair for Clumping
12:36
11 Root and Tip Color
13:13
12 The Randomness Tab
08:09
13 The Reflection Tab
03:17
14 The Mantra Node
07:48
John is the resident Houdini and dynamics tutor here at Digital-Tutors. His deep passion for putting beautiful, explosive effects on-screen is only matched by his strong desire to teach others what he’s learned. John has had the opportunity to work at SideFX (the creators of Houdini) and teach dynamics and visual effects to numerous creative industry professionals over the years. He lives for the rush of seeing his pupils experience “lightbulb” moments.
John’s latest passion has been breathing new life into the Digital-Tutors Houdini training library, and making sure that no software or tools can get in the way of an artist expressing their creative vision. If you’re ready to experience your own “lightbulb” moments on your journey to mastering dynamic simulations, let John help you turn your wildest ideas into a visual reality.
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