SKYWARD: Crafting Avatar-Like Worlds in CG | BREAKDOWN

Dive into the making of SKYWARD: a visually stunning CG world of floating islands, created with Houdini, Arnold, and Nuke
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Unlock the secrets behind SKYWARD-a 10-second masterpiece featuring floating islands reminiscent of Avatar. This was a collaboration with ‪@CarstenBaarsFX‬ and myself, a comprehensive breakdown will walk you through each step of the creative process, from designing overgrown landscapes in Houdini to rendering breathtaking visuals in Arnold and finessing the final composition in Nuke. Get an insider look at the techniques and tricks used to create a world teeming with waterfalls, ivy, and lush greenery. Don't miss this deep dive into the art of CG world-building!
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[@arvidurs]

Do you enjoy these kind of full project breakdowns? Do you rather want to see short guided tutorials? Let me know what you like to see below.

[@faxcorp]

Id like to see video per a specific technique

[@CptJhonprice]

I miss old videos; now they are only breakdowns,huge python scripts, and digital asset ad 😢

[@arvidurs]

yeah good to know. I'll make more specific ones in the future. do you have anything specific in mind? And if youtube is not paying me properly, I need to find other ways, hence the ads :)

[@stephanwalsch]

Great stuff! Wealth of cool little solutions, really utilizing the strength of Houdini! Thanks for the shoutout ;-*

[@CGLounge]

Without you, it wouldn't be half as cool!

[@mariuszflodell203]

I love these kinds of breakdowns since you get a good grasp of what a full project could look like in a real production setting (im guessing). In depth tutorials are amazing for specifics, so I'd like to see both! If it's not too much to ask.

[@faxcorp]

Fantastic overview! Thanks for taking time to do this

[@BoomixDe]

Carsten again with a great project 🤟

[@piwypd0]

wow.... I think my brain is overheating..... getting into houdini... but still lot to go... thanks for sharing looks awesome

[@JPhilippeMeillandRey25]

it's a bit impressive for a beginner, but it's certainly a good way to see the overall look of the project. Thanks Arvid!

[@justvfx6803]

Damn!! Cool Stuff Man

[@Vivavisuals3D]

Looks awesome bro! Currently learning Solaris and wanted to know more about why you decided to approach the scene from the OBJ panel as opposed to Solaris USD workflow.

[@christianvolkner2028]

That would be interesting to know :-)

[@arvidurs]

Because at this moment I’m using old school ass files to render everything and haven’t figured out how to render usd files using Arnold kick. But my next project ist actually fully on usd the favela stacks

[@christianvolkner2028]

@@arvidurs thanks! But USD has husk as an equivalent right?

[@arvidurs]

@christianvolkner2028 yeah it does. But i haven’t had it Setup with deadline yet

[@christianvolkner2028]

@@arvidurs if you find a solution, I would love to see a video about that! From what I‘ve heard the Deadline folks have gotten quite a bit slower since they were bought by Amazon.

[@Todd_Manus]

This is great. Quick question, I have a dual boot setup Linux Mint 21.2 / WIndows 11 22H2... I have my drives mounted properly in Linux. My d: in windows is /mnt/data_disk/ in Linux. I would love to setup a custom $ and use that for projects between to two boots. How is that done? I use $HIP now which works, but only in the houdini folder structures. My projects are organized outside the houdini project folder as well. Thanks Arvid... Long time subscriber, back in the early Arnold days.

[@arvidurs]

Hey Todd, you can just set a system wide env variable that point to the equivalent paths per os and then you can just read it like $PROJECT/caches and it should resolve in either OS

[@Todd_Manus]

@@arvidurs It worked perfectly: $D_DRIVE=d:\ $D_DRIVE=/mnt/data_disk Thank you so much Arvid. Sometimes the easiest way is the best way... this was so so simple.