Starter Kit

• Systematic introduction to Houdini

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExOTd1NLboc&list=PLf_sfQuBdc3SrwXW6SfiRKzI3Oqj0XIvR

• Paid Houdini online training course (Chinese)

  http://www.cloakvfx.com/login

Procedural Modeling Architecture Reference

Visual Reference

• Basic knowledge of architectures in Tang Dynasty

  Tang Architecture Ref

• TV Series concept art

  The Longest Day in Chang’an https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zABmYw

  

Houdini Procedural Modeling Idea Reference

• An inspiring thought from a tech artist (Chinese)

  https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/268875004

  

• A Student Project by Shirley Peng

  https://www.shirleypengzhaowen.com/

  

  We also keep in touch with her and get a lot of help.

Houdini Basic Pipelines

Separated Parts

• Base and stairs

  base+stairs.mp4

The logic of creating the base: box → group the faces → extrude

The logic of creating the stairs: lines → resample →extrude

The logic of merging stairs and base: lines of the base → resample → blast to get the right mid-points → change the normal to face the right positions → copy to point