The scene was rendered with V-Ray, but the Houdini setup can be adapted to Redshift, Arnold, Karma, Mantra, or your preferred render engine. This project file features a glowing liquid metal setup with dark cinematic lighting, molten gold shading, surface breakup, and dramatic close-up composition. It is designed for Houdini artists who want to study melting simulations, viscous liquid motion, glowing materials, and film-style FX lookdev.
Project Includes:
- Houdini project file
- Cached simulations
- Magma gold FX setup
- Molten metal melting setup
- Lava / gold material lookdev
- Textures and maps
- Camera and lighting setup
- V-Ray render setup (reference)
Features:
- Cinematic molten gold effect
- Magma-style liquid motion
- Glowing lava material setup
- Surface breakup and melting details
- Close-up film-style composition
- Ready for lookdev study and customization
Notes:
- Scene rendered in V-Ray
- V-Ray not required
- Materials can be rebuilt in Karma, Redshift, Arnold, Mantra, or other renderers
- Cached simulations included






