Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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► Enroll :
voxyde.com/workshops/cinematic-ocean-fx-in-houdini

Build epic ocean simulations from the ground up in Houdini. Learn everything needed from the basics of volumes, building custom flip solvers, to shaping waves, directing splashes, and combining it all to create powerful cinematic water FX shots.

► Chapters:

00:00:00 - 00:11:27 Introduction
00:11:27 - 00:13:58 Example files
00:13:58 - 00:24:26 Houdini desktop and defaults
00:24:26 - 00:27:28 Setting up the project file
00:27:28 - 00:34:49 Overview of what's important
00:34:49 - 00:56:42 Volumes, Fields, SDF, and VDBs
00:56:42 - 01:14:00 Volume Gradient, Curvature, Advection
01:14:00 - 01:29:06 VDB and volumes toolset
01:29:06 - 01:46:26 What is FLIP and why use it?
01:46:26 - 02:23:45 The anatomy of a FLIP solver. Build from scratch