Are you ready to elevate your skills in Houdini? Join Svava, an FX Artist with a wealth of experience, as she takes you through an engaging workshop designed to help you conquer Houdini's node-based workflow. Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, this workshop is your gateway to building efficient systems and mastering essential concepts.

What You’ll Learn:

• The Power of Nodes: Discover how Houdini's node-based approach simplifies complex tasks. Learn to think of geometry as points connected by primitives and leverage attributes to control your creations.
• Harnessing Noise and Patterns: Explore the magic of noise patterns to create nature-inspired designs that feel alive.
• From Concept to Simulation: Build a branch system, simulate rigid body physics, and bring your creations to life with VEX and VOPs.
• Design Systems, Not Objects: Understand how to create a scalable system that can generate infinite variations of branches—or any object—tailored to your vision.

Svava Jóhannsdóttir

https://www.linkedin.com/in/svava-j%C3%B3hannsd%C3%B3ttir-aaa781104/

Why This Workshop?

This workshop is not just about creating a single branch, it’s about learning how to build systems that let you iterate endlessly. Svava will guide you step by step, breaking down Houdini concepts into simple, actionable methods. By the end, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to combine creativity with technical precision.

Bonus:

Gain access to Svava’s curated notes, insights, and tips, designed to save you hours of trial and error.

• Preview of Svava’s curated notes

Who Is This For?

• Beginners eager to dive into procedural workflows
• Artists aiming to add powerful, scalable tools to their arsenal

Live Classes via Zoom (Class Schedule)

Class 1 : Jan 18 2025, Saturday - 10:30 am (PST) to 1:30pm (PST) (with 15min break) Class 2 : Jan 19 2025, Sunday - 10:30 am (PST) to 1:30pm (PST) (with 15min break)

Minimum System Requirements to Run Houdini Apprentice

https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini-apprentice/

To get the most out of this workshop, you'll need to run the latest non-commercial version of Houdini. Below are the recommended system specifications: