3D Environments: Create Otherworldly Fantasy Lands

An Overview of Heightfields in Houdini 1

A course by Ale Barbosa , 3D Artist

92% positive reviews (13)

1,374 students

Audio: English

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About the video: An Overview of Heightfields in Houdini 1

Overview

“Before we get into creating the scene in Houdini, I will let you know the basics behind how I build terrain with heightfields. Let's go!”

In this video lesson Ale Barbosa addresses the topic: An Overview of Heightfields in Houdini 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Environments: Create Otherworldly Fantasy Lands. Unleash your creativity and build a mystical 3D environment based on your fantasy world.

Partial transcription of the video

“ An Overview of Heightfields in Houdini Before we go to start creating any kind of terrain, I find it necessary to give you guys an overview of Heightfields in Houdini, so let's go then. What is a Heightfield essentially? Heightfield is a 2D volume plane made of voxels. It's a flat 2D volume plane, and we'll use the voxels to displace the heights on this flat area. I have separated here some principal nodes that we'll use. I'll try to explain a bit about each one. It won't be like a deep explanation about each node and each parameter, but it will be an overview for you guys to start doing ...”

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Course summary for: 3D Environments: Create Otherworldly Fantasy Lands

Level: Intermediate
92% positive reviews (13)
1374 students
8 units
59 lessons (15h 46m)
6 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Maya, Nuke
Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling

Ale Barbosa

A course by Ale Barbosa

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3D Artist

Ale Barbosa is a 3D artist specializing in digital environments. He has collaborated with the likes of Toyota and Doritos; has taken part in film and series production, including Finch with Tom Hanks, Chip’n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. Ale also won an Excellence Award from 3D Total for his work on ‘The Pale White Dead.’ He has worked across many genres and fields, but his true passion is creating fantasy, science fiction, and medieval settings. He finds inspiration in nature, from the tiny creatures around him to huge rocky mountains.