Escape Studios Houdini Certified School 2025

Escape Studios is proud to announce that SideFX Houdini have confirmed Escape Studios as an approved Houdini Certified School for 2025.  

Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by SideFX,  and is widely used in the VFX industry for procedural animation such as smoke, fire, water and other effects. 

Being a Houdini Certified School means a deepening relationship with SideFX, an ever-closer partnership in which our students benefit from being taught by expert tutors and exclusive access to Houdini technology, webinars and presentations.  

Escape Studios is also an Unreal Engine Authorised Training Centre (ATC). 

Houdini Evening Class is Back on 24 Sept 2024

VFX work in Houdini created at Escape Studios

Our next Evening Class in Houdini starts again on 24 September 2024. 

SideFX Houdini is the leading software for the creation of digital FX, such as smoke, fire, water and - in Houdini 20 - clouds and feathers.  

Escape Studios is a Houdini Certified School.

Escape Studios Houdini Reel

Above is the latest Houdini Reel from Escape Studios, a selection of the very best work done by our students over the past year.  SideFX Houdini is the leading software for the creation of digital FX, such as smoke, fire, water and - in Houdini 20 - clouds and feathers.  SideFX are one of our key industry partners, and contributed to the development of this course to make it as industry-relevant as possible.  Our next evening class in Houdini starts on 9 January 2024. 

Free Houdini Tutorials from Mark Spevick

Free Houdini tutorials from Mark Spevick

Mark Spevick, our Head of Industry Training (and in-house Houdini expert) has created a series of free tutorials in Houdini, hosted at the official SideFX website.

Mark's Houdini tutorials include beginner tutorials such as the destruction of a brick wall, and how to create fire and smoke, progressing to more advanced subjects such as how to create a crashing wave effect.

Escape Studios Houdini Certified School

Escape Studios is proud to announce that we are now an approved Houdini Certified School.  

Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by Toronto-based developer SideFX,  and is widely used in the VFX industry for procedural animation such as smoke, fire, water and other effects. 

Becoming a Houdini Certified School means opening a new chapter in our relationship with SideFX, an ever-closer partnership in which our students will benefit from being taught by expert tutors and exclusive access to Houdini technology, webinars and presentations. 

This latest partnership comes after our recent official certification by Epic Games as an Unreal Engine Authorised Training Centre (ATC).