Houdini Courses and Certifications

Complete Houdini FX Bootcamp

4906 ratings at Udemy

Beginners guide to Houdini FX : The most powerful 3D application in the world. No prior knowledge required.

• Udemy
• 18 hours 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini FX: Model, Animate & Optimize 3D Workflows

11 ratings at Coursera

Build procedural 3D assets in Houdini: Boolean operations, NURBS and Ray SOP modeling, curve deformation, path animation, node editor organization, and smooth shading.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Houdini FX Procedural Modeling and VEX Effects Mastery

11 ratings at Coursera

Build procedural models and effects in Houdini FX: Boolean and SOP workflows, reusable digital assets, VEX Wrangles, and procedural systems for animation and rendering.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Houdini Dynamics & Cloth: Simulate Cinematic FX

Simulate cinematic FX in Houdini: build soft body dynamics, fracture and destruction setups, and cloth simulations through projects that yield portfolio-ready film, game, and animation workflows.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

EDUCBA

Houdini Cloth Simulation: Design & Animate FX

Build production-ready cloth simulations in Houdini: procedural setups, collision geometry, SOP solvers, stitch and attachment constraints, and hybrid cloth-RBD effects using VOPs and VEX.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini Destruction: Build, Fracture & Simulate

Fracture geometry with Voronoi and VDB Boolean, build DOP networks, set up glue and cone twist constraints, and add secondary debris and Pyro FX in Houdini.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini Procedural Modeling: Advanced Projects

Build procedural watch assets in Houdini: model with Resample, Polywire and Sweep SOPs, drive geometry with VEX, VOPs and loops, and package reusable Digital Assets.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini Procedural Modeling: Build & Refine Assets

Build a complete procedural watch in Houdini: use Resample, Polywire, Sweep and Skin SOPs, ramp and Chramp controls, channel referencing, and reusable Digital Assets.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini VEX Wrangles: Procedural Effects Guide

Build procedural effects in Houdini with VEX Wrangles, using variables, attributes, loops, rotations, matrices, SOP Solvers, point clouds, and vector math to create spirals and spider webs.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Escape Studios

Introduction to Groom Tools - Houdini Tutorial

Learn Houdini’s grooming workflow by creating, styling, simulating, lighting, and rendering hair and fur on a 3D model.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lukas Thorup

Making a Ripple Growth System in Houdini

Master the creation of dynamic ripple growth systems in Houdini through hands-on techniques and procedural workflows for generating organic wave-like patterns and animations.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lukas Thorup

Making Water Simulations in Houdini

Master realistic water simulation techniques in Houdini with step-by-step guidance on creating fluid dynamics, achieving natural movement, and rendering stunning water effects.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unreal Engine

Procedural Tools with Houdini - Inside Unreal

Explore Houdini Engine for Unreal and use procedural tools to create trees, roads, damaged edges, and level layouts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Escape Studios

Advanced VFX Simulations - Houdini Tutorial

1 rating

Explore realistic concrete destruction in Houdini by tuning fracture, constraints, ductility, solver accuracy, and debris motion.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

UNF Games

Learn Houdini for Beginners - Introduction

An artist-focused introduction to Houdini’s node-based procedural workflow, covering geometry, points, scattering, copying, merging, and groups.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video