Workshop
HOUDINI, REDSHIFT, SPEEDTREE, NUKE
Create an Atmospheric Environment in Houdini and Speedtree
NICK LEONARD
58.31 €
(This course requires access to speed trees African tree library. You will need the following tree packs: Acacia Species Pack, Dracaena Species Pack, Baobab: Field (Madagascar), Banyan: Forest)
In this workshop you will learn how to build an asset library that can be used over and over again for different projects. We will be using Speedtree to export our main tree models (but feel free to use different ones!). In Houdini we then will set up our library and do the layout. This includes the terrain generation, generation of ivy, scattering the trees and creating clouds and fog elements. Shading, lighting and rendering will all be done with the powerful renderer Redshift. To finish off the course we will do the final composite in Nuke.
BONUS WORKSHOP INCLUDED:
MODEL AN AFRICAN ACACIA TREE IN SPEEDTREE
SIDEFX HOUDINI
MAXON REDSHIFT
SPEEDTREE
FOUNDRY NUKE
Nick Leonard
CGI Generalist Comp & Lighting Lead
Mario is a Groom Supervisor / Groom TD and CFX Artist with many years of experience. He has worked on titles such as “Sonic the Hedgehog”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Spirit Untamed” and a bunch more.
If you are looking for solid Grooming training, take a look at Mario’s available courses.
5 HOURS OF CONTENT
BONUS: 45 MINUTES "MODEL AN AFRICAN ACACIA TREE IN SPEEDTREE"
Please see chapter section below to find out more information.
COURSE INFO
Trailer
Beginner / Intermediate
Project Files: Included (tree models not included)
58.31 €
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WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Take a look at the workshop outline to get an idea of what will be covered
(1) PROCESS SPEEDTREE MODELS
(2) SPEED TREE TO HOUDINI IMPORT PROCESS
(3) CONVERT TEXTURES TO ACESCG COLORSPACE
(4) HOUDINI SCENE SETUP
(5) PALM TREE SHADING
(6) ACACIA JUNGLE SETUP AND SHADING
(7) CREATE OUR OWN CUSTOM LEAF TEXTURES
(8) CREATE A DOUBLE SIDED LEAF SHADER
(9) IMPORT NEW TREE ASSETS AND CREATE MORE SHADERS
(10) IVY GENERATION AND SHADING
(11) TERRAIN GENERATION AND SHADING
(12) REDSHIFT PROXIES
(13) LIGHTING
(14) VOLUMETRICS (CLOUDS & FOG)
(15) RENDER SETTINGS
(16) COMPOSITE AND GRADE
(17) FINISH
BONUS WORKSHOP INCLUDED:
MODEL AN AFRICAN ACACIA TREE IN SPEEDTREE
Remember that there is definitely more content in the course than we can describe in a short outline. That’s the reason it’s just an outline. Also make sure to watch the Trailer to get a better idea of the content covered.
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