Laser Reveal – Houdini & Nuke VFX Course by Voxyde

In this exciting Houdini course, Laser Reveal, you’ll explore the creation of stunning visual effects step by step:

Houdini Mastery:

• Initiating with the generation of a growth attribute, the primary force behind our FX.
• Crafting a dynamic VDB mesh and laser Rays using this attribute.
• Establishing essential custom attributes for shading enhancements.
• Simulating smoke at the laser-created geometry and adding ambient fog volume to enrich the scene.
• Crafting all elements from scratch within Houdini, except for the provided Helmet geometry.

Rendering with Redshift:

• Leveraging Redshift for rendering and material setup.
• Learning optimal methods to configure diverse render passes for seamless compositing.

Nuke Compositing Finale:

• Bringing the entire creation together in Nuke, commencing with beauty pass reconstruction.
• Utilizing separated AOVs for comprehensive control over render aspects like reflection, speculars, and GI.
• Employing custom passes and attributes to construct new layers, infusing added detail into the scene.

Join us on this journey to create a visually stunning laser reveal, mastering Houdini’s capabilities from inception to the final composite in Nuke.