guptaaa98 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hi my name is abhigyan and i just joined this forum. I am new to houdini for almost 3-4 months at max. I was learning c4d and after effects before that. I love programming as well(python, javascript). The thing is as much as I love houdini I get confused as to how I go about learning it. It feels so overwhelming. No matter how many tutorials I watch I am just not able to grasp some concepts. How do I go about it? I am sorry if I didnt follow some rules here since I am new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenduck Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Go to the source... https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepu Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) There is a lot of material for learning Houdini now days, here is a few links Matt has a great site with a bunch of snippets and great examples as well on how to get started http://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Side FX has a foundations book as well, Pretty well done. https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/houdini-foundations-book/ Henry also has some great thing on his blog. Also he and Moritz are the creators of MOPs https://www.motionoperators.com/ http://www.toadstorm.com/blog/ Rohan has a series of introduction to Houdini. Which are pretty easy to understand. Cg Circuit just release a series as well https://www.cgcircuit.com/course/houdini-for-the-new-artist Edited August 31, 2018 by Sepu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikoon Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hi Abhigyan, welcome! I think that the "overwhelming" feeling is inevitable at the beginning. Or ... I don't know a way how to avoid it, I was there also (and I am, often, still). I wish you the best luck. Sepu mentioned very good resources. Here was similar talk, so maybe some more tips: https://forums.odforce.net/topic/30359-tips-suggestions-and-strategies-for-learning-houdini/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikoon Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Btw maybe the "overwhelming" feeling is good for us, as our brain needs to embrace the complexity. I am no guru, but smart ideas and good solutions in Houdini come from utilizing the complexity. Sometimes using CHOPs is the simpliest solution, sometimes vex, python. Sometimes smart SOPs before sending the geometry to DOPs. Sometimes SOP solver inside DOPs. Houdini is complex, but it becomes joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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