The Evil Bush - Combining Sculpting and Procedural modeling
References
For the ground and rock, I wanted to create full procedural elements following a precise art direction defined by references - which is much more difficult than just random stuff !
I also created all textures procedurally in Redshift.
Animation (space colonisation algorithm implemented in VEX)
Sculpting in Zbrush
UV for basemesh in Blender
houdini making of
houdini making of
I combine Houdini with Zbrush in most of my work.
To showcase why this makes sense - despite most studios looking for either a Zbrush or a Houdini artist... - I created this personal project combining 4 environment modeling (Houdini VEX) with a sculpt (Zbrush).
The bush is procedural, created with a space colonisation algorithm combined with volume avoidance.
The ground is procedural, including the animal footsteps.
The rock is procedural, including uv creation.
The grass is procedural (+ super-fast wind animation, not using any particle system!).
All shaders are procedural, custom made.
The horse statue is sculpted in Zbrush (base mesh UVed in Blender)