Design x Stimulation | Lukas Vojir & Alexa Sirbu | Houdini HIVE Worldwide

Using Houdini's Proceduralism and Simulation tools with strong art and design intentions.
Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir are the founding artists of XK studio a London based design and motion practice with strong emphasis on experimentation, research and development. They work with brands and agencies worldwide to explore and deliver meaningful, bespoke visuals and mesmerizing motion.

[@philippwelsing9108]

WOW... thank you so much for sharing your art, Alexa & Lukas. Incredible.

[@Bullitain]

that simulation of the pieces breaking off the ice and instantly melting into a viscous fluid is incredible. Massive rates XK

[@newyorktoki]

This is a hidden gem!!! Thanks for sharing this process

[@johannesisphording7919]

Inspiring Work and a presentation that's not just a portfolio rundown but broken down at the right moments. Thank you for getting a glimpse into your process and I am looking forward to more Graphic/motion Design Focused Houdini Presentations!

[@LamekFelix]

So awesome! I'm Motion Designer and i study houdini about six months, please do more content like this, Houdini Driven Design is the ultimate tool!

[@pedrokobuti]

I'm speechless. This is incredilbe stuff. Thank you so much for sharing this glimpse into how you guys achieve these wonderful results!

[@PawelGrzelak]

Not only the works are amazing, but also the presentation style. Love it 10/10

[@KevRyanCG]

Excellent, I really wanted to watch this one again. Love XK's work.

[@snhly9120]

Such an awesome and insightful video... probably the best one ive seen yet.

[@alexkid441]

Thanks guys, i learned a lot from this one ✨

[@gultchScience]

watched that adultswim video and i loved it and got me into houdini.

[@ariaaaaaaa2608]

So helpful! Thank you for sharing!

[@kir11]

One of the greatest houdini in real production content! Thats what should calling hi-end motion graphic! What is lv_multicloner node? is it custom or some package over there available for use? it seems autotable users here with dislikes.

[@maugb17]

This was so great, thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Truly inspiring!!

[@nickjito]

Incredible work.

[@emimeemio]

Just wow! :O

[@robertochriqui8171]

gorgeous work

[@massimobaita7178]

Superb! Thank You very much!

[@TheAntosho]

very interesing!

[@rezaattar1669]

Impressive

[@simonfarussell]

Really nice session

[@workflowinmind]

So much beauty

[@ol1175]

just awesome , top

[@wernerziemerink]

Fantastic work. Filled with creativity and stunning motion. Only downside were the muddy renders Redshift is so known for.

[@VishnulalCR]

Wonderfully and inspiring presentation :) Thanks. @ 36:07 You mentioned about "AI gun tools" what are those....?

[@97Navdeep]

Ai GAN (Generative adversarial networks) Basically Ai that generates images.

[@VishnulalCR]

​@@97Navdeep Thanks.

[@lukasvojir_x]

You can try GanBreader - think it's now rebranded as ArtBreeder..

[@raplevision86417]

THANKS FOR SHARING

[@ArgoBeats]

Hey Lukas, where did you guys study Houdini? Or are you self-taught?

[@Curryfishballa]

There is no such thing as study or self taught. Its just how you approach finding your resources. Does watching youtube as a source of learning counts as self taught? To me that is studying too. Unless you have zero resources , no google, and you rely solely on playing around with Houdini in the application itself then i would consider that self taught. All in all my message is just saying that it does not matter if you attended school or not. In our current era, resources are everywhere. It’s just how effectively you are making use of available resources and keeping a strong mindset of not getting frustrated when u encounter an obstacle. If you have the cash and choose to attend a high end school, then yes, you are more likely to be spoon fed the knowledge but so far all veteran developers and artists that i have known are “self made” in one way or another.

[@bhushankandalkar3104]

just curious to know how much these creative studios pay to their employes??

[@ArgoBeats]

Wonderful presentation. Financially-wise, how much are these works with Houdini worth? For ex., how much a freelance artist can be paid for a type of work like Velcro @ 15:00? $50K?

[@warrenhenning8064]

I think it's too situational to say. It would depend on the client, the job being done, your experience, your negotiating skills, the economy as a whole, where you are in your career/how established and well-known you are, etc.

[@ArgoBeats]

@@warrenhenning8064 thank you, Warren. Sure, as any other job I think it's like you said, I agree, but which range are we talking about, for this kind of works? (generally speaking, not necessarily with Houdini, even with Maya, C4D... at this level though)

[@warrenhenning8064]

@@ArgoBeats See e.g. /watch?v=ht-ibCIdAIg for one 3D freelancer talking about how much he charges. You're going to charge more in more developed countries or clients with more money. I'd certainly charge a Fortune 100 way more than I would a small business. There is money in CG because there is demand and it requires skill, but a lot of people at studios work really long hours doing work that doesn't make them happy because they're forced to do crappy CG work too quickly. You can do what a lot of people do and make courses. Then it becomes a game of building an audience.

[@ArgoBeats]

@@warrenhenning8064 great, thank you

[@motiondeshahil]

hi. I'm a very beginner to Houdini. 24:23 how can we animate all the torus pull down by random and apply vellum solver. I tried with the transform node and keyframe it. but vellum solver not respond to my transform effect. anybody know how to do that. I much appreciate it.

[@jooncult]

Great presentation! Very informative! I was wondering how did you animate the class attribute on the setup presented at 31:56? Any insights would be much appreciated!

[@lukasvojir_x]

Thanks! Fitting the class into 0-1 then multiplying by the amount of time you want the transition to go for and fitting a @Frame between those values :)

[@aeko]

@@lukasvojir_x Hey Lukas, great presentation. Would you be interested in selling those wicked custom node setups you use? Some great time savers in there. :)

[@ivanraimi5524]

Highlights look like something out of John Carpenter's The Thing

[@GameDevAraz]

Nice

[@julientourigny-gagnon1508]