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101

houdini

extreme

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about the course

Intensive introductory Course with extremely fast diving into concept of Houdini and oriented for practical results.


It's oriented to beginner and intermediate Media Artists  interested in generative art, VJing, AudioVisual performances, and interactive technologies.

Course target

Houdini 101: Extreme is intensive video course is designed for artists who are interested in generative and media art, computer graphics and proceduralism.

Time proven approach ...

We believe that our course's approach to teaching Houdini is unique and effective in that we provide our students with a hands-on learning experience that allows them to experiment and create freely..

Our course material is structured in a way that is easy to understand.

Houdini Extreme 101

After this course you will be able to confidently work with Houdini node based environment, create procedural scenes, make basic simulations and render them

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for artists who want to start working or advance their level of working with Houdini, without relying on fragmented knowledge from YouTube tutorials and want to solid understanding of inner logic of this software, as well as for the newcomers who want to discover the inspiring world of generative art

Duration

8 weeks

Your skill level

Beginner, Intermediate

Software

Houdini 20

Video Duration

10 Hours

Format

Self-Study

Who needs this

Motion Designers Media Artists 3D Artists VR / XR Producers NFT Artists Interactive Developers Musicians VJs AI/ML Enthusiasts Designers

course format & materials

The course is completely prerecorded and includes 10 hours of video recordings

Houdini projects available to download

For communication, we have a chat with and other participants.

Each lesson contains several videos, detailing the theme.

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course format & materials

The course is completely prerecorded and includes 10 hours of video recordings

Houdini projects available to download

For communication, we have a chat with and other participants.

Each lesson contains several videos, detailing the theme.

syllabus

Detailed course program

1.1. Intro to Houdini
1.2. UI & Contexts
1.3 UI Parameters References
1.4 HScript: Variables. Expressions

2.1. Gear Modeling
2.2. Creating Control Parameters
2.3. Subnetwork Parameters
2.4 Gear Create Digital Asset
2.5 Gear Rendering Intro.

3.1. Geometry Types
3.2. Attribute Transfer
3.3 VOP_VEX_Intro.
3.4 Ramp Parameter

4.1. NoiseDeformation.
Mask_By_Feathure
4.2. Landscape Building.
The Path Object. AttrTransfer
4.3. Build the Landscape with VOP
4.4. ForEach with Feedback
4.5. HeightFields

5.1. CopySOP. Scatter SOP
5.2. CopySOP. Variing Copies
5.3. CopyStamping
5.4. Metaballs vs VDB
5.5. For Loop

6.1. Rendering with RedShift
6.2. Animation
Intro to GLSL Pipeline.

7.1. Particles
7.2. Curve Force
7.3. Particle Trails
7.4. Particles Advect By Volumes

8.1. RBD. Glued Object
8.2. RBD. SOP Pipeline
8.3. RBD. Break by Path
8.4. SOP Solver
8.5. Differential Curve Grow

outcomes from the course

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Houdini and its node-based workflow

Confidently navigate and work within the Houdini environment.

Understand the inner logic of Houdini and Data Flow

Create Procedural Model. Work with the Attributes

Render 3D Animations. Create Dynamic Simulations.

Enhance your creative projects and gain a competitive edge in the media industry



Team

We are a team of professionals ready to help you throughout the journey. Besides an ample technical expertise, each of us has an individual style and a unique vision to share with you.

Stanislav Glazov

Instructor for TouchDesigner integration

STANISLAV GLAZOV

MEDIA ARTIST, EDUCATOR, COURSE AUTHOR

 

3D AND AUDIOVISUAL ARTIST WITH OVER 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND 20 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE

For more than 20 years, he has worked in light and visual art, seeking innovative opportunities where art and technology intersect. His installations and AV performances explore themes such as inner and social freedom, consciousness, identity, and loneliness in the modern world, using high-tech techniques.

Driven by his desire to create unforgettable experiences that inspire, he takes an individualized approach to each work, creating unique algorithms and synchronizing sound with visuals and digital shapes. He is also known for producing music with modular synthesizers and analog devices, influenced by industrial music, which combines noise, disharmony, and shamanism to take listeners on an intense emotional journey.

In 2013, he created his own generative design studio Licht.Pfad.

Creation of AV Performances in partnership with Dasha Rush, Robert Lippok

Performances at all the iconic festivals of the planet: Berlin Atonal, Mutek Montreal, Ars Electronica Linz, Unsound Festival in Krakow, Raster-Noton night in Berghain, Barbican London, Resonance Festival in Tokyo, Mira Festival Barcelona, L.E.V. Festival, Light Festival Lyon

Since 2016 - working on theater projects with Maxim Didenko, including the creation of media servers for various performances

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275€

Self-Study course
Houdini EXTREME 101

You receive a fully prepared package that you can use at your own pace without restrictions.
It includes:

  • Access to the Video Recordings
  • Access to the Houdini Projects
  • Access to the shared chat


Incl. VAT: 43,91€
If you have EU VAT ID and located outside Germany, please, contact us to avoid double tax

FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ

Minimum skills (not strongly required, but get ready to learn): familiarity with command line (shell) operations.
Programming skills will greatly help with exploring specific details of the used instruments.

Complete course program would require Windows computer with a decent Nvidia GPU with at least 6Gb VRAM (hard minimum is 1060, reasonable level 2070+).
Users with Macs would be able to use Collab versions (no integration with TD in this case).

Partial payment option available: 50% before the start of the course and 50% 1 month after the start

All practical topics have corresponding tasks to complete as homeworks. Most of them require to repeat the actions from the lectures on your own supply.We recommend to execute them even if everything is clear in theory - to ensure that you won’t face unexpected issues in your future work.
During final week you will have to develop and complete your own project (with our assistance) as a kind of exam of the obtained knowledge.

10-12 hours per week should be sufficient to master necessary concepts and skills. You may want to invest more time for more exhaustve explorations though. Remember, the course program is somewhat open-ended: nearly all topics are not limited in scope, and have lots of options for extra developments.

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