SideFX announces Marvelous Machines Contest for Houdini users

[ @SideFX #Houdini ]SideFX announces Marvelous Machines Contest for Houdini user with some cool prizes from now to January 31st, 2017. Many great artist from big studio like The Mill, Pixar will be a panel of judges to select the winning entries.

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Create your marvelous machine using Houdini and Mantra! It can be a still frame, or an animated sequence of infinite moving machine parts. There are no restrictions on file type or image/movie resolution - and yes, you can import external file formats (though the more you do in Houdini, the more we take that into consideration). As for Mantra, sure you can use just texture maps - but the Principled Shader and VOPS can be your better friend.

As for compositing - you can use Photoshop or After Effects or any application you like; but the less you rely on them, the more the Jury will take that into consideration. Bonus if you use just COPs instead! You can work in teams, but it may be difficult to split the prizes up amongst yourselves, so we recommend solo entries.

More details and join them here!

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