Fantasy Creature Grooming in Houdini with Sohrab Esfehani

Discover the entire process of creating a fantasy creature groom in Houdini for film-quality VFX using professional techniques with Sohrab Esfehani: Start your free trial to The Gnomon Workshop training library today: GROOMING TECHNIQUES FOR FILM VFX This workshop begins with the fundamental principles of grooming and discusses the importance of gathering and analyzing reference materials to ensure your groom is both creative and grounded in reality. From there, you’ll move on to creating a solid template to build the groom upon, ensuring that your scene is structured in a way that makes sense for a production environment. Sohrab explains how to manage your Houdini workflow efficiently, allowing you to create a groom with a wide variety of details, from fine strands of hair to more complex patterns and textures that bring the creature to life. He will also share the same workflows and techniques that he has personally used on several blockbuster films, providing you with an insider’s perspective into the process of making a realistic, hero-level Hollywood VFX creature. By completing this workshop, you’ll understand the knowledge and skills needed to apply these techniques to any creature or project. CHAPTERS: — Gathering References — Groom Scene Structure — Groom Scene Creation: Part 1 — Groom Scene Creation: Part 2 — Face Groom Setup — Mane Groom Breakup — Arnold Render Setup — Stage 1 Render Review — Body Groom Detail: Part 1 — Body Groom Detail: Part 2 — Mane Groom Detail: Part 1 — Mane Groom Detail: Part 2 — Face Groom Detail: Part 1 — Face Groom Detail: Part 2 — Grooming the Ears — Eyelash, Whiskers & Tail Grooming — Guard Furs & Final Render For more workshops by industry professionals that will help you take your creative skills to the next level using industry-trusted software, check out our complete video tutorial library at