ISAL_3D

The lodge - Snow, trees and clouds

Added 2025-01-11 13:06:19 +0000 UTC

So this week has been busy!

First I spent a few days setting up nodes to load and paint materials directly in Houdini. The most notable use for this will be for the snow, and transitioning organically between different types of grounds, much better than the setup I had for previous scenes.

This also allows me to configure the look of materials in realtime without switching software, making things a lot easier.

I also worked on the clouds, specifically how to make wispy/foggy trails of clouds that I can move around and sculpt. Sculpting volumetric clouds directly isn't really a thing, but after a bit of wizardry I can make them follow the terrain and paint where I want them to appear and disappear.

So with all that, I think I'm ready to import the wip lodge and start setting up the final scene! I'm hoping to get a few test renders with posed characters next week.