cmiVFX – Houdini 3D Galaxy Creation Effects

cmiVFX – Houdini 3D Galaxy Creation Effects
Genre: eLearning
Short Description
Learn how to create the ultimate 3d galaxy graphics in Houdini for all sorts of Film Quality Post Production Shots.

Chapter Descriptions

Introduction
We show you the finished render from the tutorial and discuss, in general, the elements we will be creating: The vortex stars, the vortex gas, and the background stars.

Vortex Stars
Vortex Gas
We take our star simulation and use that as a basis for a fluid sim. We go into DOPS, foregoing the shelf tools and building our own DOP network from scratch. We learn how to use our stars’ velocities to add interest to the fluid sim, creating a really interesting shape for the gas, which will work in harmony with the star layer. We discuss rendering issues, and show how to get sharper volume rendering by adjusting the volume filter on our geometry. At the end of the chapter, we incorporate the gas into our compositing network.
Background Stars
We take our knowledge from chapter one and put that to use here, creating a spherical star field to surround out galaxy. We use a vop sop to add complexity and interest to the stars, so they are not just a random cluster. We then render this later and incorporate it into our comp.

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