In this edition of The Shell we'll be discussing a cool talk from Embark Studios, a new Houdini tutorial series, a way to improve shadows in Unreal, an environment from a member of the TTA Community and more!
Character Pipelines at Embark Studios
Embark Studios' Erik Östsjö and Björn Arvidsson recently revealed how they built an automated character pipeline for The Finals and Arc Raiders using Houdini.
USD was adopted as the single source of truth with live-linking across DCC tools. The result is a system artists can operate confidently with minimal Houdini expertise.
The setup handles all the heavy lifting behind the scenes, allowing tech and art teams to work together smoothly without needing to be software experts.
In a recent post on the Houdini Subreddit, Vojtěch Prösch released the first 10 episodes of Principled Houdini Vol. 0 — Foundations. It’s a free tutorial series about practical math for VFX artists working in Houdini.
Technical Artist Oscar Sanz Pont recently released a blog post detailing how to add Colored Shadow Penumbra in UE5. The article walks through modifying just a few lines of code in UE5's files to create this global effect without relying on expensive post-processing workflows.
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