Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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You'll see how I created this environment using SpeedTree for vegetation, built and assembled assets with Houdini using Houdini Labs Biome Tools, and completed the final look by compositing in Foundry Nuke..
I hope this breakdown gives you insight into my creative process and inspires yours!

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0:24 The Idea
1:06 Vegetation creation speed tree
2:08 Houdini set up
6:57 Render layers
7:43 Compositing



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