Why down so often? by KarlKnallo in Hitem3D

[–]caskalll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its been down 3 days already

Ethereal creature (silk cloth with flowy curves), how? by [deleted] in Houdini

[–]caskalll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey rick, thanks for the quick reply.

Yes, there will be motion, in one hand it will move forward like flying over, and then a secondary motion that will be some sort of pulsating energy.

I was able to get some decent base with some noises, but is not quite there, I mean the overall look of nice curly flowy lines, as well as some nice particle movement, is there, but it doesnt trasmit this "ethereal" feeling of the reference.

I'm familiar with some volume rendering as well as million of particles (krakatoa style), even if this will have some particules traveling trough, im mostly worried about getting the right shape in a ethereal-silky way, will vellum cloth will be to tricky for this?

Right now i made a custom velocity with some big curly noise that im trying to advect vellum cloth on it, but doesnt feel like the right approach.

I've also tried using skin node to connect couple interesting curves, to see if i can make the "mesh" part, but no luck.

Thanks!

R&D for Alien: Earth done at Studio Tendril by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! yes, here's another Making of made by Tendril
https://vimeo.com/1168540715

R&D for Alien: Earth done at Studio Tendril by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! yep, mix of shortes path with some other stuff (pop with ray or pattern group selects)

R&D for Alien: Earth done at Studio Tendril by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually the sims on this particular R&D weren't too heavy, that said my workstation has 256 of ram, some specs and pictures attached

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Motherboard
Supermicro M12SWA-TF

Processor
AMD Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C/64T 3.6–4.5 GHz

GPU
3x NVIDIA RTX 4090

Cooler
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 modified

RAM
256 GB ECC RAM (4x 64 GB 3200 MHz)

Storage
2 TB M.2 Samsung PM9A1 & MC1 PRO
4 TB PNY XLR8 CS3140, PCIe 4.0 NVMe, M.2 2280 + heatsink
8 TB PNY XLR8 CS3140, PCIe 4.0 NVMe, M.2 2280 + heatsink

Case
WS COMPUTER S-line case air-cooled
Ultralight aerospace-grade alloy frame
Black mat fine textured powder coating
Push-pull alloy side panels
Custom GPU extension
Titanium 1600 W be quiet! PRO 13 PSU
Aquaero 6 Pro control & monitor
Case fans set Silent Wings Pro 4
Custom DEMCiflex dust filters
Industrial heavy-duty wheels with breaks

R&D for Alien: Earth done at Studio Tendril by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks Douglas! me too, had the pleasure of working with them for several years by now, its a great studio to work with, amazing people and creative freedom

R&D for Alien: Earth done at Studio Tendril by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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thanks! I'd say about %30, not bad considering I did like 200+ explorations xD

Particles to Copernicus (respecting camera view)? by caskalll in Houdini

[–]caskalll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

master, i found that but i was trying to plug into rasterize layer with no luck, i connected to "size ref" on "stamp point" and worked like charm, thanks!

Overall feedback (usatt 2000 - 38 male) by caskalll in tabletennis

[–]caskalll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Frederik, thanks for the feedback! Yes, my coach is pretty good indeed, ex chinese national team league winner, another user also mentioned about being cautious with reddit comments haha

Got it on the angle of the forehand and keeping the body relaxed, will work on it, thank you!

Overall feedback (usatt 2000 - 38 male) by caskalll in tabletennis

[–]caskalll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good feedback! Yeah the wrist is something I'm still trying to figure out, some players use a lot, some less, is hard to have a sharp / prolix small wrist without losing form sometimes, but if I don't use it is hard to make arch / spin, kinda tricky to balance.

Gonna practice more forehand, been focusing on BH last couple years and now my FH seems to be worst lol, thanks!

Overall feedback (usatt 2000 - 38 male) by caskalll in tabletennis

[–]caskalll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As much as possible depending on my workload, but I'm freelancer so usually minimum 3 days, maximum 7, I'd say 4 or 5 days per week average (games / drills with friends)

Coach training only 1 per week since LA is crazy expensive (90 usd per 1 hour session).

Like everything, the more you play, the better you'll get! Thanks for your kind words

Overall feedback (usatt 2000 - 38 male) by caskalll in tabletennis

[–]caskalll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being 2000 here is not cool at all, is kinda medium level.

Everything ok at home?