Personal project / Fluid simulation

Whale Diving

An imagined whale encounter combining Houdini fluid effects, rendered water, and compositing.

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Workflow

From simulation to final comp.

The water effects use Houdini FLIP and whitewater simulation. Water was rendered with Mantra; the whale and particles were rendered with V-Ray. The shot was composited in Nuke.

Created by Sardar Jaff, with the whale model and background photograph supplied separately.

Supporting research

Houdini FLIP R&D.

A fluid research clip accompanying this project.

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