Tutorial: Introduction to Houdini - Grains

Discover how to simulate sand and other granular materials in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginner tutorial.

Friday, July 4th, 2025

Download free Houdini tools from SideFX's Project Skylark

Get custom tools for creating stylized game assets, including procedural generators for 3D buildings, bridges and clouds.

Thursday, June 26th, 2025

Tutorial: Creating a Sci-Fi Sequence using Houdini Solaris

Master lighting and layout workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive guide to Houdini's Solaris toolset.

Saturday, June 21st, 2025

Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2025.2 for Houdini

See all the changes to the popular 3D modeling toolkit for Houdini, including a new shading preset system, and a new hotkey layout.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Download free Houdini tools from SideFX's Project Grot

Updated: Get tools for generating procedural ruins, bridges - and even procedural flesh - from the Houdini-to-UE5 game environment demo.

Sunday, April 27th, 2025

Get the free version of ZibraVDB for Unreal Engine and Houdini

Updated: free version of the real-time volumetric effects tool for games and virtual production is now available for Houdini as well as Unreal Engine.

Friday, April 18th, 2025

F12 releases The Grove 2.2 for Blender and Houdini

Popular 3D tree generator gets new Skeleton tool for creating animation rigs, and new workflows to reduce tree poly counts for use in games.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Houdini

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a new Houdini-specific volume shader and better integration with Solaris.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Check out this GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide Deformer

DNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic skin sliding without tissue simulation. Free to try on personal projects.

Monday, January 20th, 2025

Master Cinematic Sand & Dust Simulations Using Houdini

Master professional production workflows for managing complex simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini masterclass.

Friday, January 17th, 2025

Tutorial: Creating a Swamp & Mud Monster in Houdini

Create a creature, environment and FX simulation entirely in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly new tutorial.

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

Download SideFX's free Project Greylight toolkit for Houdini

Free tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Tutorial: Fantasy Creature Grooming in Houdini

Master professional hair and fur grooming techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, October 13th, 2024