Houdini Generalist Shuichi Sakuma demonstrated this impressive animation.
3D Artist and Houdini Generalist Shuichi Sakuma unveiled this impressive, high-quality tornado visualization, which features lifelike physics and visual effects.
As the artist shared, the various elements of the scene were procedurally modeled in Houdini, and the animation was created using Dynamic Operators techniques, including Pyro, Particle Operators, and Rigid Body Dynamics. Additionally, the artist utilized Vector Expressions for more control and detail.
Check out other Shuichi Sakuma's animations made with Houdini, capturing the viewers' attention due to physically accurate motions and incredible visual effects:
If you wish to learn more about using Houdini, take a look at Project Dryad tools, which are designed to build large-scale natural environments driven by real-world physical properties and populate them procedurally with custom assets:
Also, check out Curriculum-in-a-Box, SideFX's new multi-lesson resource, which will help you teach your students how to use Houdini and integrate it into a curriculum.
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