In this online course, the viewer will learn about Particles in Houdini while creating energy FX that will it interact with a character. The course will start by preparing the character mesh for particle interaction. We’ll then move on to creating the main source of the blast with all the necessary attributes to generate a nice energy blast with POPs. After that, we’ll work on adding radial blast waves using FLIP. The third layer of the final effect will be another POP sim where we’ll have the energy blast envelop the character. We’ll finalize with some extra FX layer of electric arches and some sparks. Finally, we’ll bring everything together with a mix of render techniques but focusing on the super-fast Redshift. Along the way, we’ll be exploring some of the brand new Houdini 19.0 amazing updates while learning many tips and tricks to work efficiently and get amazing results

In this course, we will learn how to create a detailed simulation of a car driving through a wall. Designed for beginner and intermediate students, we will specifically look at how to install Quixel’s bridge in order to use a Megascans asset to build our wall. We will also look at a couple of ways to implement ACES in Houdini for professional color management control.

In this training series you will learn the secret to transferring blendshapes across different topology characters. We'll cover migration methods similar to those used at the top studios behind Unreal MetaHuman, Ziva Dynamics Face Trainer, Snappers Facial Rig, PolyWink Transfer, and more. Too many Studios fall into a single topology asset pipeline limiting art direction and character flexibility. While similar topology presents advantages where we can reuse items like models, textures/shaders, and skinweights; this surrounds us in a box that's hard to escape when one of our characters has a unique facial element like a horns or asymmetry.

In this class we will check out Nikki’s choice of campaign, what she wrote, what she filmed, and how she educated and booked her clients. We will see how many she actually gets and why she chose what she did. In this video we will watch the shoot, see the PDF and landing page, the marketing video, and the Facebook campaign. Nikki will Skype in and we can both answer any questions you have.

In this course, we explore how to soften light- both natural and strobe. This is all about soft color vs hard color. Sue spent years learning how to manipulate natural light and now she has learned how to soften strobe light. Step into this shoot and watch as Sue teaches you how to achieve both of these looks. You will see Sue shoot her model, Sara. She will show you how to achieve both soft color and hard color.

The Sitting and Lying Down Posing course is an absolute must-see! These poses have been some of Sue’s best sellers over the years. Over time she has perfected the sitting and lying down poses and she’s ready to share what she’s learned with you! Watch as she guides her models through the various poses to enhance their look. Then, take note at how she masterfully captures the best angles for each client shes posing. All the while, talking them through the process and making them feel completely comfortable and beautiful.

Today Sue will walk you through 80 images from a same-sex shoot with Andrew and John, the progression of posing, and then a live shoot of a female couple. Sue will show you the difference between posing two male siblings and two female siblings. Then, she will show you the difference between the body language of a couple, versus the body language of sisters and brothers. Learn the subtle nuance of posing same-sex couples. Master how to show the body language that comes with love and intimacy, but with the added challenge of posing for the male body and female body simultaneously.

Today Sue will walk you through 80 images from a same-sex shoot with Andrew and John, the progression of posing, and then a live shoot of a female couple. Sue will show you the difference between posing two male siblings and two female siblings. Then, she will show you the difference between the body language of a couple, versus the body language of sisters and brothers. Learn the subtle nuance of posing same-sex couples. Master how to show the body language that comes with love and intimacy, but with the added challenge of posing for the male body and female body simultaneously.

In this course, you’ll learn all about how to create mini tanks for a mobile game! We’ll cover all of the modeling and texturing, including tips and tricks like painting with layers in Blender 2.8, how to work with Photoshop files, combining procedural textures with hand painted textures in one image, and much more!

Grass is tricky to get right, but if you set it up once you can reuse and tweak it again and again extremely quickly. It is just about everywhere outside, so it’s really handy to know how to render it well. We’ll cover two different ways of creating grass – hair particles and mesh particles. Since they both have their advantages and disadvantages, we’ll cover why you would want to use one over another, or the best ways to use them in combination.

Learn to creating a basic game asset concept art from the initial sketches to the final polish! This rock piece is an example of a common asset that would be used for video games. After this course you can follow the asset going into 3D and then into a game software.