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Dec 16, 2021

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…

Experiment: Testing Houdini Karma XPU in a Big Scene

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Jun 28

Experiment: Using Claude AI until I make a proper Motion Graphic render inside Blender

On my previous experiment with Claude, I looked into the very basics of using AI with Blender. You can read about it and how to install…

Experiment: Using Claude AI until I make a proper Motion Graphic render inside Blender

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May 30

Comparison between VFX Studios 2026 edition

What is happening with the industry? How are all the VFX companies doing? Writers strike finished, some companies went bankrupt, industry…

Comparison between VFX Studios 2026 edition

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May 4

Experiment: Using Claude AI with Blender

On April 29th Anthropic’s Claude was integrated into Blender with an MCP connector. So this means now anyone can tell what they want to do…

Experiment: Using Claude AI with Blender

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Apr 12

Why Helldivers 2 Always Looks Like a Movie?

Have you ever played or seen clips from the popular game called Helldivers 2? I have been enjoying that game for years and have always been…

Why Helldivers 2 Always Looks Like a Movie?

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Dec 26, 2025

Uncommon Houdini Shortcuts

I’ve been discovering some Houdini shortcuts lately and wanted to make a little post about them. I might add new ones if I discover more…

Uncommon Houdini Shortcuts

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Sep 1, 2025

Tips & Tricks — How to keep particles or points on an object in Houdini

I don’t know about you but I always found stabilizing particles on a geometry in Houdini, especially deforming ones challenging. Over the…

Tips & Tricks — How to keep particles or points on an object in Houdini

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May 25, 2025

History of SideFX Houdini

Ever wondered where and how was this crazy software created? I was wondering myself and decided to do some research and share what I found…

History of SideFX Houdini

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Feb 9, 2025

Tips & Tricks — Simulating Trees and Plants with Houdini Vellum

A few months ago I came across two nuclear explosion test videos that were conducted back in 1955 in Nevada Desert. I decided to try to…

Tips & Tricks — Simulating Trees and Plants with Houdini Vellum

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Nov 13, 2024

VFX Roles and What They Do

If you have read my previous articles you might know by now that I am an FX Artist. And that is why most of my ideas and examples are very…

VFX Roles and What They Do

Berk Erdag

Berk Erdag

FX artist writing about all things VFX, mainly Houdini, Blender and Unreal. Sometimes technical, other times VFX sector and creative things or tips and tricks

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