Houdini Taster Evening Tonight 27 January 2026

We're hosting a Houdini Taster at Escape Studios today Tuesday 27th January at 5.30pm. 

There's still time to sign up and find out more about one of the fastest-growing areas of software expertise in the world of VFX.

SideFX Houdini is a digital tool that allows users to create FX work such as smoke, fire and water.  Come along tonight at 5.30pm to find out more.

Using Houdini to Generate an Animation Path

 

In this video tutorial and blog post, Escape Studios tutor Simon Browne explains how to use Houdini to generate an animation path.  One common computer animation technique is to use a path to control the motion of a subject, commonly a vehicle.  Many animators may not know that there is a tool in Houdini that can generate an animation path automatically from features and attributes present in the scene environment.  To find out more about Houdini, follow this link to the Houdini tutorials at our Vimeo Tutorial Channel.

Houdini Tutor Simon Browne "Escapes To The Cape"

Houdini Tutor Simon Browne "Escapes To The Cape"

Escape Studios' Houdini tutor Simon Browne was in South Africa recently, at The Cape Town International Animation Festivaol, representing Escape Studios with an in-person "taster" tutorial in Houdini.

Houdini is a software package which is increasingly dominant in creating physics-based VFX such as fire, smoke and water. 

Meet The Houdini Tutors at Escape Studios

Houdini Team: Simon, Dan & Mark

Meet the Houdini Team at Escape Studios - Head of Industry Training Mark Spevick and veteran VFX artist Simon Browne teach Houdini to our VFX students at Escape Studios. 

SideFX Houdini is an increasingly useful digital tool that allows users to create FX work such as smoke, fire and water with much less difficulty than with traditional software packages.

Simon Browne to Teach Houdini at Escape Studios

Simon Browne Teaches Houdini

Escape Studios welcomes veteran VFX artist Simon Browne in early January 2023 to Teach Houdini to our second year undergraduate VFX students, as part of their Specialism Module CR5001. 

Simon Browne has worked in TV, advertising and corporate media. He specialises in simulation-based animation,  but he is also an experienced 3D animator with over 20 years of experience.

Simon has experience with Matchmove, Coding, and is skilled in Maya, Houdini, 3DSMax, Redshift, After Effects and Unity.