Pacific Tidepools Week 01: Inspiration

This semester we are creating a gallery piece in our common art class. We have the freedom to create a new piece or update an old one and I have chosen to create a new VFX piece in Houdini.

I went to Portland in March and we drove down to San Francisco. One stop in particular was really beautiful so I am going to completely recreate the scene in Houdini.

Here are just a few of the videos am picture I am referencing:








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