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Houdini for beginners (Udemy.com)

Houdini doesn't have to be hard to learn. Take your first steps and create a product shot.

4.2
90 reviews

Created by: Yonni de Haar

Last updated March 2021

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What you will learn

  • The basics of Houdini
  • Basic modelling techniques
  • Rendering in Redshift

How it compares

Against the other 43 rated Udemy courses in Houdini on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 9% of them
  • Reviews90#20 of 44 by number of reviews
  • Length3.4 hoursshorter than 74% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2021more recently than 62% of them

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Course Description

Want to start learning Houdini, but scared of the steep learning curve? Looking to quickly replace your workflow in other 3D applications with Houdini?

In this course I've made it easy to learn Houdini. The course is designed to instantly get you up and running in the software, by creating a product-shot. Therefore you can easily replace your current 3D application with Houdini and start diving intro more complex topic from there.

Like many others I've started learning Houdini by instantly diving into particle networks and fluid simulations. But it actually took me a while before I really started to understand some basic principles, like using normals and UV's in Houdini. Resulting in jumping back and forth between 3D application. Therefore I've created this course to give you a solid foundation in Houdini.

You'll learn how to download and install Houdini, how the UI works and how to work with nodes in general. From there we'll dive into topics like working with primitives, creating cameras, working with point colour, bending deformers, groups, copy objects, splines and sweeps, lathes (revolve), booleans, copy to points, extrude objects, normals and UV's.

Lastly we'll look into rendering in Redshift, using attributes, textures, Maxon noise, HDR lighting, dappled light, sunlight, different types of materials, and Postfx.

So if you're ready to start your journey in Houdini then sign up today and get started!
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Instructor Details

Yonni de Haar

Yonni de Haar is a freelance 3D Artist/Motion Designer. He has worked from Amsterdam and London for studios across the globe. His industry experience include advertisement, visualization, store installations, vj’ing, music videos, medical animation, web development to art projects. Client experience include Nike, Adidas, Ugg, Diesel, Oneplus, Google, Philips, Nokia, Pieces, Timberland, The Next Web, Amsterdam Fashion Week. Studio collaborations include Field, Traum Inc, Builders Club, Okay Studio, The Midnight Club, Found Studio and Wieden + Kennedy.

Yonni is obsessed with tea (preferably Gyokuro), green environments, sustainability and technology. In his free times he meditates, runs, reads, travels, surrounds himself in nature and learns Spanish. He loves to get lost in concepts such as wabi-sabi, minimalism, architecture, meaning, motivation and ‘a better future’, whatever that may be.

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By John W on 6/29/2023

WOW. Great job explaining the basics. Great job explaining the more complex subjects too. I'm only half-way through Chapter 3. This course is very easy to follow so far. I am now hooked on Houdini for certain! I'm using the Apprentice version of Houdini so I won't be able to closely follow the Red Shift rendering section but that is okay. I am definitely enjoying this course. Please produce more courses; you are good at it. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

By Rebecca Mitchell on 12/1/2022

This was a great beginner course for modelling with nodes - a little fast paced at times but still easy enough to follow along. I didn't read ahead in the course outline, so when I got to the rendering section using redshift I was a little lost. Either way, I was less interested in the rendering aspect of Houdini than I was modelling using nodes, so not a big deal for me. The one thing I wish you had in the course videos is some UI denoting what mouse buttons you were pressing or what context/window you were working in to make it a little easier to follow along. Other than that it was a great stepping stone to learn the tool!

By Osbow on 9/18/2022

Too fast explanation for following, maybe that's because just an overview.. We'll see what will be later on)

By Nadia Börjesson on 3/2/2022

Could be more in depth. Explain the WHY and HOW perhaps? Otherwise I like it a lot!

By Barnaby Dalton on 7/20/2021

A large part of the course requires redshift which is not the standard renderer included with Houdini. I wasn't prepared for this and it wasn't motivated or justified. Everything up to that section was helpful.

By Darya Nemtseva on 5/31/2021

Wow! Before taking this course I as well had trouble understanding the logic of Houdini. But now I'm very confident in my knowledge. Thanks! Can't wait to see other courses made by you!

By Didrik Goldkuhl on 3/21/2021

Great introduction about Houdinis geometry context witch almost forgotten in all "getting started with Houdini tutorials".

By Craig wright on 3/7/2021

This course is perfect for an absolute beginner. For me I have done many courses and find it a bit too easy. Saying that I can highly recommend this course for people new to the software

By Hhh on 3/5/2021

Great course the get a understanding of the basics of houdini

By Narek on 1/18/2024

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