Peter Arcara
@petercubic.bsky.social
Buffalo, NY native. Loves all things spaceflight, F1, and VFX. Training Lead at SideFX.
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Tonight (11/19/2025 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to create some lasers using some of the new tools in #Copernicus. Last time I wasn't so successful, but I'm hoping that this time we'll come up with something much better.
info: houdinihangout.com
#houdini #vfx #motiondesign
info: houdinihangout.com
#houdini #vfx #motiondesign
Houdini Hangout | Home
Come join the live education environment for learning SideFX Houdini. The stream is live every Wednesday at 6pm ET. Users of all skill levels are welcome!
houdinihangout.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Tonight (11/19/2025 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to create some lasers using some of the new tools in #Copernicus. Last time I wasn't so successful, but I'm hoping that this time we'll come up with something much better.
info: houdinihangout.com
#houdini #vfx #motiondesign
info: houdinihangout.com
#houdini #vfx #motiondesign
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Tonight (11/12/2025 at 6pm) we're going to try to work with some fluid sims, and make slightly sticky collisions. I've had a couple of questions about this on the Discord, so it would be worth trying out. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation
#houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tonight (11/12/2025 at 6pm) we're going to try to work with some fluid sims, and make slightly sticky collisions. I've had a couple of questions about this on the Discord, so it would be worth trying out. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation
#houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation
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Tomorrow (10/29/2025 at 4pm EDT) we're going to have Valentina Malavasi join us. She'll be talking about some of her projects that she's worked on as a student at #BUAS. Her work focuses on bridging #Houdini and #Unreal. Hope to see you there!
#SideFX #gamedev #vfx #procedural
#SideFX #gamedev #vfx #procedural
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce that you can now become a Houdini Certified Instructor! Apply to take the Houdini Exam and join our growing community of certified instructors.
More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...
#sidefx #houdini #instructors
More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...
#sidefx #houdini #instructors
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that you can now become a Houdini Certified Instructor! Apply to take the Houdini Exam and join our growing community of certified instructors.
More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...
#sidefx #houdini #instructors
More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...
#sidefx #houdini #instructors
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Tonight (10/1/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to to another live Q&A on the stream. If you have any questions about how to do something in #Houdini this is a great time to ask on the stream. We'll all do our best to get you an answer.
houdinihangout.com for more info
houdinihangout.com for more info
Houdini Hangout | Home
Come join the live education environment for learning SideFX Houdini. The stream is live every Wednesday at 6pm ET. Users of all skill levels are welcome!
houdinihangout.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tonight (10/1/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to to another live Q&A on the stream. If you have any questions about how to do something in #Houdini this is a great time to ask on the stream. We'll all do our best to get you an answer.
houdinihangout.com for more info
houdinihangout.com for more info
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Tomorrow night (9/17/2025 at 5pm EDT), Carlos Dordelly will be joining the stream to talk about some practical workflows and tips in #Solaris. He'll especially focus on things for solo artists and small teams. See you there with your questions!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #mograph
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #mograph
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Tonight (9/10/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to connect a #Copernicus Flow sim to a #Vellum sim. We'll use the velocity from one to drive the other. Hope to see you there!
For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
Houdini Hangout | Home
Come join the live education environment for learning SideFX Houdini. The stream is live every Wednesday at 6pm ET. Users of all skill levels are welcome!
houdinihangout.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tonight (9/10/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to connect a #Copernicus Flow sim to a #Vellum sim. We'll use the velocity from one to drive the other. Hope to see you there!
For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
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Tonight (9/3/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to get something working with the new Shot Builder tools. There won't be anything grand or expansive shown off, but we'll do our best to do something interesting with them.
houdinihangout.com
#houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd
houdinihangout.com
#houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd
Houdini Hangout | Home
Come join the live education environment for learning SideFX Houdini. The stream is live every Wednesday at 6pm ET. Users of all skill levels are welcome!
houdinihangout.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tonight (9/3/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to get something working with the new Shot Builder tools. There won't be anything grand or expansive shown off, but we'll do our best to do something interesting with them.
houdinihangout.com
#houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd
houdinihangout.com
#houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd
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Houdini 21 is released! Tonight (8/27/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to open it up and play around with some of the new features. There are lots of features that weren't covered in the Keynote, and we'll try some of those. Bring your questions!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
August 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Houdini 21 is released! Tonight (8/27/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to open it up and play around with some of the new features. There are lots of features that weren't covered in the Keynote, and we'll try some of those. Bring your questions!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
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Just a reminder that we'll have Danny Laursen as a guest tonight (8/13/2025), but this time starting 2 hours earlier at 4pm EDT. Hope that will be a nice change of pace for any Europeans wanting to watch.
Come join us to talk about Danny's awesome flower workflow and HDAs!
Come join us to talk about Danny's awesome flower workflow and HDAs!
August 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Just a reminder that we'll have Danny Laursen as a guest tonight (8/13/2025), but this time starting 2 hours earlier at 4pm EDT. Hope that will be a nice change of pace for any Europeans wanting to watch.
Come join us to talk about Danny's awesome flower workflow and HDAs!
Come join us to talk about Danny's awesome flower workflow and HDAs!
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Soo many incredible goodies coming in #Houdini 21!
- Animation, rigging and muscles: 0:10
- Quad-remesher, texture baking and terrain erosion: 1:02
- Rendering: 1:20
- COPs texture gen: 1:40
- Simulations: 2:07
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--0...
#techart #simulation #procedural #3dart #texture #anim
- Animation, rigging and muscles: 0:10
- Quad-remesher, texture baking and terrain erosion: 1:02
- Rendering: 1:20
- COPs texture gen: 1:40
- Simulations: 2:07
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--0...
#techart #simulation #procedural #3dart #texture #anim
H21 Keynote Vancouver
YouTube video by Houdini
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August 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Soo many incredible goodies coming in #Houdini 21!
- Animation, rigging and muscles: 0:10
- Quad-remesher, texture baking and terrain erosion: 1:02
- Rendering: 1:20
- COPs texture gen: 1:40
- Simulations: 2:07
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--0...
#techart #simulation #procedural #3dart #texture #anim
- Animation, rigging and muscles: 0:10
- Quad-remesher, texture baking and terrain erosion: 1:02
- Rendering: 1:20
- COPs texture gen: 1:40
- Simulations: 2:07
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--0...
#techart #simulation #procedural #3dart #texture #anim
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Watch the Houdini 21 Keynote from SIGGRAPH 2025! Discover new KineFX motion mixer, muscle system improvements, MetaHumans integration, Copernicus GPU Pyro solver, built-in ML tools, Vulkan support, and more. Today at 10 am PST!
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU
August 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Watch the Houdini 21 Keynote from SIGGRAPH 2025! Discover new KineFX motion mixer, muscle system improvements, MetaHumans integration, Copernicus GPU Pyro solver, built-in ML tools, Vulkan support, and more. Today at 10 am PST!
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU
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This week (8/13/2025 at 4pm EDT) we'll have Danny Laursen on the stream to talk about his awesome flower tools. We'll look at the logic behind the HDAs, and then go into the tool's functions. Hope to see you there!
www.youtube.com/@Dan...
#sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs
www.youtube.com/@Dan...
#sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs
August 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This week (8/13/2025 at 4pm EDT) we'll have Danny Laursen on the stream to talk about his awesome flower tools. We'll look at the logic behind the HDAs, and then go into the tool's functions. Hope to see you there!
www.youtube.com/@Dan...
#sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs
www.youtube.com/@Dan...
#sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs
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Tonight (8/06/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to chat about the H21 Sneak Peak video that was released on Monday. I'm sure you've seen and heard about it by now, but if you want some more analysis of the video come join us!
youtu.be/aq7JQCV51CY...
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #H21
youtu.be/aq7JQCV51CY...
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #H21
Houdini 21 Sneak Peek
The following is a preview of some of the new features coming in Houdini 21! We will reveal more at the upcoming SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, so keep an eye out for the Keynote, HIVE presentations and more :) starting week of August 11.
https://www.sidefx.com/houdini-hive/siggraph-2025/
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youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tonight (8/06/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to chat about the H21 Sneak Peak video that was released on Monday. I'm sure you've seen and heard about it by now, but if you want some more analysis of the video come join us!
youtu.be/aq7JQCV51CY...
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #H21
youtu.be/aq7JQCV51CY...
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #H21
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We are thrilled to announce #houdini HIVE Equinox (Sept 23–25, 2025), join us for IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events. Building on last year’s Horizon, this year goes bigger with more ways to learn, connect, and be inspired.
www.sidefx.com/equinox/
www.sidefx.com/equinox/
EQUINOX | SideFX
Join us for Houdini HIVE Equinox in Toronto - a multi-day event where the Houdini Community has access to IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events.
www.sidefx.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We are thrilled to announce #houdini HIVE Equinox (Sept 23–25, 2025), join us for IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events. Building on last year’s Horizon, this year goes bigger with more ways to learn, connect, and be inspired.
www.sidefx.com/equinox/
www.sidefx.com/equinox/
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Check out new awesome tutorial by Matt
#morphinapp #ipad #animation #nomadsculpt #ROBLOX
youtu.be/2B4QOdT7Xms?...
#morphinapp #ipad #animation #nomadsculpt #ROBLOX
youtu.be/2B4QOdT7Xms?...
morphin dino dance tutorial
YouTube video by matt estela
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Check out new awesome tutorial by Matt
#morphinapp #ipad #animation #nomadsculpt #ROBLOX
youtu.be/2B4QOdT7Xms?...
#morphinapp #ipad #animation #nomadsculpt #ROBLOX
youtu.be/2B4QOdT7Xms?...
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Tonight (7/30/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make an animation like this art from Apoxia: www.instagram.com/ap... We'll see how we go about creating it, but some non-simulation options might happen. We'll see!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
𝑨𝑷𝑶𝑿𝑰𝑨 on Instagram: "Blood & foam N2. Owner- @cjbaran"
955 likes, 22 comments - apoxia.art on July 26, 2020: "Blood & foam N2. Owner- @cjbaran".
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July 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tonight (7/30/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make an animation like this art from Apoxia: www.instagram.com/ap... We'll see how we go about creating it, but some non-simulation options might happen. We'll see!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
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Tonight (7/23/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to take a shot at making a dust explosion inspired by this reference: www.instagram.com/re... Never sure what we'll come up with, but join us for the process!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
Artigiano in Fiera | Expo internazionale di artigianato on Instagram: "🎨 Cerchi qualcosa di bello e colorito da fare questa estate? Fai esplodere la tua creatività con i disegni in velluto da colorare Colorvelvet 👩🎨
#artigianoinfiera #artigianato #handmade #fattoamano #italy #smallbusiness #diy
#colorvelvet #disegni"
73 likes, 2 comments - artigianoinfiera on July 31, 2024: "🎨 Cerchi qualcosa di bello e colorito da fare questa estate? Fai esplodere la tua creatività con i disegni in velluto da colorare Colorvelvet 👩🎨
#artigianoinfiera #artigianato #handmade #fattoamano #italy #smallbusiness #diy
#colorvelvet #disegni".
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July 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tonight (7/23/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to take a shot at making a dust explosion inspired by this reference: www.instagram.com/re... Never sure what we'll come up with, but join us for the process!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
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Tonight (7/16/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to try to make some abstract cloth inspired by Ariel Ting Wei Lu. Check out her amazing website here: ariellu.com/google-d.... Not sure how it will turn out, but it should be fun regardless!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
July 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tonight (7/16/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to try to make some abstract cloth inspired by Ariel Ting Wei Lu. Check out her amazing website here: ariellu.com/google-d.... Not sure how it will turn out, but it should be fun regardless!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
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Tonight (7/2/25), I'm a little unsure about what we should do. It will be a bit of a viewers choice, and if nobody has a live suggestion I'm going to play with some stuff in Vellum. Sorry for the indecision, but it should be fun either way.
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
July 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Tonight (7/2/25), I'm a little unsure about what we should do. It will be a bit of a viewers choice, and if nobody has a live suggestion I'm going to play with some stuff in Vellum. Sorry for the indecision, but it should be fun either way.
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
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Tonight (06/18/25 at 6pm EDT) we're going to work on creating some animated, nested instances in Solaris. USD can be tricky for a lot of people (me included!), and hopefully we'll clear up some misunderstandings.
houdinihangout.com for more info
#houdini #sidefx #solaris
houdinihangout.com for more info
#houdini #sidefx #solaris
Houdini Hangout | Home
Come join the live education environment for learning SideFX Houdini. The stream is live every Wednesday at 6pm ET. Users of all skill levels are welcome!
houdinihangout.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tonight (06/18/25 at 6pm EDT) we're going to work on creating some animated, nested instances in Solaris. USD can be tricky for a lot of people (me included!), and hopefully we'll clear up some misunderstandings.
houdinihangout.com for more info
#houdini #sidefx #solaris
houdinihangout.com for more info
#houdini #sidefx #solaris
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Tonight (6/11/2025 at 6pm EDT), we're going to create something inspired by this ad from @TactycStudio: youtu.be/ULgOsnNxexI...
There's a cool melting effect that we'll try to use Vellum Grains and MPM on. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #sidefx #mpm #vellum #motiondesign
There's a cool melting effect that we'll try to use Vellum Grains and MPM on. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #sidefx #mpm #vellum #motiondesign
Klar - Platino
We had the pleasure to collaborate with Klar Mexico to create a series of animations for their Platino card release. It was a great creative journey and we are super pleased with the results. Thank you for having us, Klar!
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tonight (6/11/2025 at 6pm EDT), we're going to create something inspired by this ad from @TactycStudio: youtu.be/ULgOsnNxexI...
There's a cool melting effect that we'll try to use Vellum Grains and MPM on. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #sidefx #mpm #vellum #motiondesign
There's a cool melting effect that we'll try to use Vellum Grains and MPM on. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #sidefx #mpm #vellum #motiondesign
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Tomorrow night (6/4 at 6pm EDT) we're going to be joined by Tom Goffelli (aka WaffleBoyTom). He's going to walk through the basics of using APEX outside of the current rigging/animation tools. This should be a bit of a continuation of his awesome talk at FMX. See you then!
#sidefx #apex #houdini
#sidefx #apex #houdini
June 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM