VEX Tips & Tricks: If -statements, Ternaries, and Group SyntaxWell, I’m now a proud holder of a BFA in visual effects. My post graduation plan was to travel a bit and then get a job, but that isn’t…Jun 2, 20202Jun 2, 20202
Exporting Alembic Files from Houdini Using the Path AttributeWhen you export a model from Houdini using the ROP Alembic Output node, it comes into Maya as one mesh — no subfolders or anything. The…Feb 1, 20204Feb 1, 20204
Published inThe StartupFractal Fun: The Cantor SetWhen I was eight, my mom brought home a math book from the library. This wasn’t any old math book; it told of the weird side of math— the…Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Transferring Color Attributes in RenderMan for Houdini (and a few other quirks)For my first project for VSFX 319: Programming Models and Shaders (aka the RenderMan class), we were assigned to make a pop-up book…Apr 15, 20192Apr 15, 20192
Seashell Generator in HoudiniThis is a seashell generator created for Exercise 1 of VSFX 428: Particles and Procedural Effects. The goal of this project is to be…Apr 3, 20191Apr 3, 20191
Peach Tree Generator in HoudiniThis is my dailies blog for a peach tree generator I am creating for my final project for VSFX 406: Concept Development for Visual Effects…Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
Calculating Angles in HoudiniSo I find myself doing things that involves angles and basic trigonometry way too much, so I figured I’d write up a little document that I…Feb 13, 20191Feb 13, 20191
Packing for SCADWell, here we are. It’s barely four months before the fall quarter starts, but I remember I had friends who had completely finished…Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Art Supplies You Might Want to Bring to SCADOne question that incoming freshmen ask me again and again is, “What sort of art supplies should I bring?” The short answer: everything you…Feb 18, 20181Feb 18, 20181
