Cinematic Asteroids & Clouds
Your first steps into cinematic volumes.
Build the shot.
Understand the craft.
A beginner-focused Houdini course covering volumes, flatbed clouds, cloud variation, and asteroid simulation. Progress through source creation, Pyro properties, scene setup, and procedural rendering with AOVs and deep output. The separate Nuke compositing chapter is sold separately. Check Gumroad for the current release status of each part.
What you’ll explore
- Understand the foundations of Houdini volumes
- Build and randomize clouds with wedging
- Create an asteroid source and Pyro simulation
- Prepare procedural renders, AOVs, and deep output
Inside the course
Topic overview
01 Part 1 — Volume foundations+
Introductory volumes, flatbed clouds, simple VEX randomization, and wedging.
02 Part 2 — Clouds+
Cloud setup, variations, and wedging.
03 Part 3 — Asteroids+
Pyro sources, simulation properties, scene setup, and rendering.
Before you begin
Houdini 20.5 or newer; Apprentice is supported according to the product page. A computer capable of running Houdini. At least 220 GB of storage.
A few things to know
Where do I buy and access the course?
Buy securely on Gumroad. The course product page provides purchase and delivery details.
Are project files included?
Houdini course HIP project files
What are the refund terms?
Review the current terms on the Gumroad product page before purchasing.
More to discover.
01 / MASTERCLASS↗The Dune Sand Breach.
Create a cinematic sandworm breach in Houdini. Build the worms, shape the desert, layer the dust, and bring the shot to life.
02 / MASTERCLASS↗Red Light, Green Light
Build a complete procedural Red Light, Green Light simulation with Houdini crowds, game rules, eliminations, and dynamic obstacle avoidance.
03 / MASTERCLASS↗The Crawling Prism
Create a fully procedural organism, animate it with KineFX, and surround its glowing core with floral caustics.