More displacement
I did the previous displacement with a shader. This time I modified the geometry itself, using a VOP attribute.
Houdini Displacement
The proceduralism of Houdini is really something! You can go back, change the starting point, go forth and update the result, and Houdini will properly take into account all the tweaks made. Render: Elements:
Mantra Glass Shader
I’ve exported a Pflow simulation from 3ds Max to Houdini (just because I still don’t know how to handle particles with Houdini). Then I wanted to do a test with Mantra, this is the result:
Houdini: first contact
Not sure whether I’ll move forward with Houdini or not. This beast needs some serious attention, and time. Anyhow, for the time being I’ll have some fun:
Frosting Liquid Networks
Quite a busy time! Didn’t have much spare moments to spend on my particles playground lately, nonetheless I did this one a few nights ago: