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Experiment: Testing Houdini Karma XPU in a Big Scene

I’ve been trying some new things with SideFX Houdini’s new renderer called Karma. If you haven’t read my initial simple experiment about…

7 min readDec 16, 2021

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Experiment: Testing Houdini Karma XPU in a Big Scene

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Berk Erdag

Unreal Engine 5.3 from the Point of View of an FX Artist

If you are reading this I am sure you heard about Unreal Engine and all the cool new real time features it has. I never really dived into…

6 min readMar 30, 2024

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Experiment: Karma ROP vs Solaris Karma

This time I decided to see if using Solaris with Karma makes a difference in render time. Previously I used the regular method for…

4 min readFeb 1, 2024

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Experiment: Karma ROP vs Solaris Karma

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Berk Erdag

Tips & Trick — Simulating RBD Rocks on the Ground with Houdini

I keep seeing super complicated, strange setups for scattering rocks/pebbles on a surface geometry and simulating those rocks with RBD…

4 min readDec 12, 2023

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Tips & Trick — Simulating RBD Rocks on the Ground with Houdini

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Berk Erdag

Differences Between an FX Artist and an FX TD

In the visual effects industry I came across both roles for the effects (FX) guys. When I first started, I wasn’t sure what the differences…

5 min readOct 19, 2023

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Differences Between an FX Artist and an FX TD

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Experiment: Houdini 19.5 Karma XPU (Beta) and the Remastered Tsunami Scene

It’s been more than a year since I made my tsunami personal work scene and wrote a blog post about it. After learning new things and…

9 min readAug 3, 2023

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Experiment: Houdini 19.5 Karma XPU (Beta) and the Remastered Tsunami Scene

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Berk Erdag

How to Write a Cover Letter for VFX Jobs

For years I always had the dilemma of writing or just skipping a cover letter. I wanted to write to tell how ambitious and amazing I am but…

4 min readMay 21, 2023

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How to Write a Cover Letter for VFX Jobs

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Berk Erdag

Improving as a 3d Artist by Yourself VS Working in a VFX House

Growing as an artist is difficult, it is not directly associated with experience. There are different aspects to being a 3d artist like…

5 min readMar 3, 2023

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Improving as a 3d Artist by Yourself VS Working in a VFX House

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Communication and Teamwork in the VFX Industry

At first this might sound unnecessary after all a 3d artist should focus on their shots and deliver them to the next guy, right? Not…

4 min readDec 20, 2022

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Communication and Teamwork in the VFX Industry

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Why Does Contrast Make Art Better?

Contrast is one of the seven principles of art and is used to draw the attention of the viewer to a specific place. There are also…

3 min readOct 24, 2022

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Why Does Contrast Make Art Better?

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Berk Erdag

Berk Erdag

VFX artist writing about mostly the business side and a bit about the artistic side and some technical experiments of the VFX and CG Sector.

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