Houdini FX : Vellum and Energy Effects

  We will see how you can use vellum constraints to create a dynamic wire type of object with objects that stick to it, until you want them to break free and detach. These connected objects will be controlled by other constraints to make them behave as rigid bodies on a deforming wire. Once we have this Vellum system the way we like it, we will go over other tricks to create procedurally generated electrical energy bolts, Something that is much more common to do in post production than you might think.! Every FX artist should know how to create an effect like this, it comes up all the time in a professional production environment.