Gnomon Workshop – Creature Grooming Techniques in Houdini FREE Download
In this course, the groomer from DigitalDomainLuisCadavid will teach you how to make fur for a creature. First we’ll discuss different techniques and tools to work with, and then we’ll move into Maya to familiarize ourselves with the creature model. We need to figure out the volumes with which the wool will be made and also familiarize ourselves with the references before exporting the model to Houdini.
In Houdini, the author will walk you through exactly how the hair is created here, and then we will prepare all the objects and create the various VDBs, as well as splitting up the geometry for grooming. You will learn how to work with tools such as Curve Advect Tool, Guide Process: Bend, Guide Process: Set Direction, Guide Process: Lift, Length, Curve Mask and Noise Mask. You will also learn how to make your own custom tools to speed up the work process.
Once you know all this, the author will begin to create guide curves on the werewolf’s face, adding shape and volume to them using different attributes. He’ll also add some hair tufting before moving on to create guides on the body, legs, ears and tail. Next, he will draw attributes that can later be combined together. When the first iteration of grooming is over, the author will show the selection of materials and HDRI and set up a camera to understand what our result looks like.
By taking this course you will learn all the basics you need to create wool. This lesson is suitable for artists with a basic or intermediate level of grooming.
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