Nick Medukha

[Project Files] RBD & Attribute Fade Solver

And here you will find the project files for this tutorial :)

[Tutorial] RBD & Attribute Fade Solver

Heyya guys!

This tutorial was requested a lot – A setup inspired by Onesal Pantene Goldie project.
Did something simillar with a little twist :) Very easy and beginner friendly setup, yet I think these UV...

[Project Files] Vellum Constraint Flow

And here you will find the project files for this tutorial!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/t27vid0mkef61xrm7szfo/h?rlkey=xyuzatsng1r6jn4tumlp5srje&a...

[Tutorial] Vellum Constraint Flow

Heyya guys!

In this beginner-friendly tutorial we will recreate an effect seen in recen't M.vs.M vellum rnd :) This involves setting up this radial pin constraints and animating their properties so...

[Project Files] "Melting" Grain Constraints

And here you will find project files for this effect :)

[Step-By-Step] "Melting" Grain Constraints

Heyya guys :)

In this beginner friendly tutorial we will create an effect of rigid body melting over time. This approach differs from the viscous fluid dynamics, and allows for precise control of how "rigid" and how "soft" part of the mesh are, resulting in a pretty interesting effect.
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[Project Files] 3D Print & Modelling in Houdini

And here you will find the project files :)

 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gpf6a2kje4pq4xt/AADoeH_E7Kj3fzhOgrAikGvra?dl=0

[Step-By-Step] 3D Print & Modelling in Houdini

Heyya guys!

This idea was in development for a long time, but recenlty I finally found a way to recreate 3D printing effect in Houdini. Main inspiration to finish this project was Zellerfeld 3D printed shoe :) ...

Noisy Preview, but what do you think? :)

[Project Files] Lsys Fur :)

And here you will find project files for this setup ;)
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bey5un6dxm8h5mzzns8cx/Soft-Vellum-Tutorial.hiplc?rl...

Creativity & Lighting excersise + Some Lsystem Fur fun :)

Heyya guys :)

To end this month I've chosen to share a one great excersise that helped me to boost my creativity flow when i was just starting out in 3D. Its a pretty fun and beginner friendly one, but when applied as a practice and done with consistency - it has lots of potential.  2023-08-28 13:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Project Files] RBD Interpolation

And here you will find the project files for this setup :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fi3mp61y9lgs3dz/AACJHNk4WFvEWfSjq-Zv6qzNa?dl=0

[Step-By-Step] RBD Interpolation

Heyya guys!

Todays tutorial is all about how we can access packed geometry attributes and work with them, in particular, we will be interpolating position and orient of the rbd, which will result in these shattered pieces getting back to their fracture starting points!

Initially, I sa...

[Project Files] Metal Carving Effect :)

And here you will find the project files :)
Robotic arm is not included, I bought it from Turbosquid.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/984mbh0d6vghzh3/AABy9_qsItPcaZKFpRweEM...

[Step-By-Step] Metal Carving Effect :)

Metal carving effect is here :)

This one is a pretty beginner friendly effect, but has a lot of stuff happening, so will be a good practice of setting a scene with multiple interconnecting objects (both logically and stylistically)

I tried to implement a few of your advices and feedba...

Practice – Texturing: Roughness & Bump Maps

Heya guys! 

Before you ask – this is an additional quick format that comes in addition to 3 tutorials per month!

In these videos I will share some overall tips and tricks to improve your renders, and this first lecture is about photorealism and...

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

Heyya guys!

First of all, i am incredibly grateful to everyone who have supported me all this time and also to ones that just discovered my tutorials and joined to support me and learn all these things about 3D design and Houdini.

Some of my tutorials are aimed towards complete beginn...

[Project Files] Vellum Inflation Fun Again :)

And here you will find the project files :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/16ag127uhwf46ox/AAAVhElyhOA5sDRpzCa7ChyJa?dl=0

[Step By Step] Vellum Inflation Fun Again :)

Heyya guys!

First of all, I want to say huge thanks to everyone who liked and shared by previous tut, you guys are truly the best!!

I loved the concept of the previous tutorial too, so despite the fact that I try to show different techniques every time, I wanted to create a little ad...

[Project Files] Pyro Injection + Vellum

And here you will find the project files :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qwa3kl7uprrti9v/AABstkqJKDbDXloUkDGEVIvsa?dl=0

[Step-By-Step] Pyro Inject + Vellum

Heyya guys!

You probably seen something simillar already done by many people, BUT! This setup is not that simple as it looks haha :) Its not your default pyrosourcespread, but rather a dynamic injection and control of diffrate to selectively fire up rocks. You have full control on when and ...

[Project Files] Mountain Terrains 101

And here you will find the project file with 4 terrains :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/svjqishs4ng21qy/AAASHaOLoBfLMQZg1SnqfZH4a?dl=0

[Step By Step] Mountain Terrains 101 (4in1)

Heyya guys!

Today we will talk about Heightfields for Abstract Motion Design. This tutorial doesn't feature simulations like my usual tuts, but I think we will cover a very crucial topic today that will drastically help you boost your creative direction skills. 

We will create 4 ...

Exploring some landscapes :)

As per your demand I will try to mix more lookdev/lights&materials tutorials for the next couple of months, so stay tuned for some redshift fun :)

[Project Files] Viscous RBD "Emitter"

And here are the project files for this effect :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7mf3mfa5y0nilya/AAC-uQGimJSd5jhdFAij0qKUa?dl=0

[Step-By-Step] Viscous RBD "Emitter"

Hey guys!

This one was requested quite a few times so here we have it :)

I saw the beautiful mix of vellum (or flip) fluid and rbd done by ruye_ruye a while ago and also recent artwork by 2023-06-22 08:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post

[Project Files] VDB Structures :)

And here you will find the project files :)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0rnjo3vc0lqjpts/AAD56Hs4_6ILc3DWgPi-poF7a?dl=0

[Step-By-Step] VDB Structures :)

Alrighty, so this started as a still frame from VDB with 0.02 voxel size. Silly me wanted to do a flip sim melting these purple SSS pieces. Silly me :D

This tut is more about the abstract scene composition, but I needed to add a pyro grow so it counts as animation haha. Was a bit in a rush...

[Project Files] Vellum Abstract Fun

And here you will find project files used in this setup :)

Make sure you change paths to local to your project folder / machine!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q3mp9g984tchor3/AAD...

[Step-By-Step] Vellum Abstract Fun

Heyyyya! Alrighty so this one came unexpected haha. At first, I just wanted to explore some vellum rubber stretch like Phillip Pavlov did here. Then, wanted to add some rbd to tense the bands. Then felt like the vase...