01. Introduction

1. Introducing the instructor and Houdini version
2. List of sites useful for learning Houdini

02. Setting up OCIO for the ACES Color Space

1. How to use the ACES color space
2. The workflow to add rich colors to VFX

03. Basic & Custom Interface

1. Basic interface introduction
2. Increasing work convenience with a custom interface
3. How to install Side FX Lab commonly used for videogames

04. Understanding the Geometry Node Structure

1. Get familar with the work process of node structures using SOP
2. Benefit to using node structures

05. Types of Attributes and Data

1. Types of data commonly used in Houdini
2. Understanding individual attributes found in geometry such as primitives and points

06. Channel Reference and Node Parameter Connections

1. Understanding channel reference, the basic procedure, and procedural modeling

07. Parameter Script

1. Learning Houdini group nodes
2. Using IF operators which are also used in conditional statements to distinguish True/False values
3. Expressions commonly used in parameters
   (*HScript : $F, $T, bbox, centroid, point, npoints)

08. Editing Attributes

1. Understanding how VOP manages attributes through nodes and how VEX manages attributes through coding

09. Creating Variables and Attributes through VEX

1. Creating attributes through VEX and VOP
2. Reading point attributes and primitive attributes from another object

10. Copy Stamp Node

1. How to use the Stamp feature
2. How to apply attributes to copied geometry

11. Adjusting Noise & Random Values

1. How to create and use noise through VEX and VOP
2. Recognizing noise parameters and making them with a Wrangle node
3. Modifying range with Fit Range nodes and modifying distributions through ramp parameters

12. Trigonometric Functions & Animation

1. Creating a simple 3D model and animation in a 3D program using sin and cos functions
2. Tips on using repetitive animation meaningfully

13. VEX Function

1. Learning VEX functions commonly used in the industry (*if, removepoint, removeprim, lerp(linear interpolation), getbbox, relbbox)

14. For-Each Node

1. How to use "For-Each" nodes to efficiently process repetitive work

15. Load Attributes

1. Learning 3 ways to load attributes from different geometry (Attribute transfer, Point Cloud, xyzDist)

16. Basic Procedural Modeling

1. Generating a procedural hexagon grid
2. Creating animation by using the previously learned Attribute Transfer and For-Each nodes

17. SOP Exercise: Digital Style Logo 01

1. Understanding the Voronoi diagram
2. How to set up a procedural animation

18. SOP Exercise: Digital Style Logo 02

1. How to set up basic materials
2. How to render with Mantra, Houdini's built-in renderer

19. Basic Vector Operations

1. Learning basic vector operations (addition, subtraction, scalar product)
2. Adjusting an object's direction and scale of velocity

20. Multiplication of Vectors

1. Application of multiplication types in VFX
2. Principles of vector cross product and dot product
3. How to use Solver nodes and vector cross product
4. How to compute and use the angle between two vectors with the dot product of vectors

21. Particle System

1. Nodes commonly used in Pop networks
2. Parameters that define attributes when particles are emitted by Pop sources

22. Particle Attributes

1. How to use the Age attribute
2. Post-processing attributes such as color, alpha, particle size after making a simulation
   (*Attributes: age, life, nage)

23. POP Exercise 01: Simple Exercise

1. Creating a simple application with the previously learned particle simulation
2. Trying out particle rendering

24. POP Exercise 02: Curve Follow

1. Making particles move on a geometric curve
2. Creating a tornado simulation with particle effects

25. Types of Volume and Pixels

1. Understanding voxels, the pixels of volume
2. What various voxel types are and where to use them

26. Modifying Volume with VOP

1. Modifying the size or shape of the volume field of your choice with VOP nodes

27. Simple Smoke Simulation

1. Setting up a simulation space
2. Loading volume sources
3. How the Division Size changes the volume's details

28. Adding Details to the Smoke Effect

1. Learning the various parameter functions of the Pyro Solver node
2. How to adjust the shape and movement of the smoke in detail (*Dissipation, Disturbance, Turbulence, Shredding, Sharpening)

29. Smoke Logo 01: Simulation

1. Using the parameters of a Pyro Solver node to create a natural volume simulation
2. Making a preset so only the logo area gets rendered

30. Smoke Logo 02: Rendering

1. Express volume material
2. Utilizing Mantra rendering
3. How to use Denoisers

31. Fire 01: Simulation

1. Making a fire simulation with a combustion system, not a smoke simulation
2. Using the parameters of a Pyro Solver node to form the fire's shape

32. Fire 02: Rendering & VFX

1. Setting and rendering the fire material
2. Adding a glow VFX with Nuke

33. Portal FX 01: Simulation

1. Source Settings at the Geometry Stage
2. Adjusting the parameters of the Pyro solver node

34. Portal FX 02: Volume Velocity Field

1. Understanding and applying the velocity field for volume simulation

35. Portal FX 03: Spark Particle

1. Creating spark particles to add more details to the portal

36. Portal FX 04: Rendering and VFX

1. Create a fake temperature field to create a glowing effect in the volume
2. Rendering the portal effect with the particles

37. Basic Cloth Simulation

1. Setting up a Velium simulation
2. Using Stretch and Bend nodes to express material texture for the cloth simulation
3. Making an animation by fixing the cloth on the desired point with a Pin To Target node

38. Creating Torn Cloth

1. Using the Vellum Weld Points node to create the cloth covering the logo
2. Making a procedural animation that tears at the right time

39. Making a Balloon-Like Cloth

1. Using Rest Length and Pressure constraints to make an inflating Vellum balloon simulation

40. Rendering The Logo & VFX

1. Rendering the exercises we made throughout the curriculum
2. How to use Karma, Houdini's next-generation renderer

41. Marvelous Designer to Houdini

1. Introduction of Marvelous Designer, a tool specialized in making fabric material
2. How to make a cloth simulation based on character movement and import it into Houdini

42. Making a Burning Dress Simulation

1. Making a procedural animation to make the dress burn at the right time
2. Applying Vellum simulation only to the burning area
3. Implementing For-Each loops

43. Cruella Fire Effect Simulation

1. Making ember particles and adding details

44. Creating Cruella Ember Particles

1. Creating ember particles
2. Making fire geometry and adding it to the particles

45. Rendering the Cruella Effect

1. Setting the materials and lighting for the dress rendering
2. Applying the fire and ember rendering
3. How to render each geometry with mattes
4. How to render light passes

46. Cruella Effect VFX

1. Leverage render passes from Nuke to Shuffle nodes
2. Finishing VFX