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Houdini Lion Hair Groom and Simulation

Lion Groom Study in Houdini. This was my first attempt at hair grooming and simulation. For this project, I wanted to test Houdini’s grooming toolset on a lion character. The lion base model and rig was created by Truong CG Artist and the walk cycle animation by Amitesh Nandan.

Hair Gen Process: Guide Groom -> Hair Gen -> Clumps and other Attributes

Groom Variant 1 - Grown Lion

Groom Variant 1 - Grown Lion

Groom Variant 2 - Young Lion

Groom Variant 2 - Young Lion

The different Guide Groom nodes visualized

The different Guide Groom nodes visualized

Hair Sim Process

(Walk Cycle Animation by Amitesh Nandan)