Mar 08

Houdini Smoke Effect help needed – “Patronus spell”

Posted in: Professional Talk
Hi,
I would need some Houdini advice on how to create a smoke-effect similar to the “Patronus spell” in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; swirling smoke turning into a shape.

In my project I will have the smoke coming out of a bottle and turn into a man.
I am thinking of using an object shaped like a human, and emit smoke from this object.
Then set up some kind of goal or aim for the smoke to go to.

In Houdini 11 there is Pyro FX -> Wispy Smoke. Would it be the best way to create this effect?
And how to get the nice swirling movements one can see in the HP “Patronus spell”?
Leading the smoke with curves somehow?

Any tips or ideas would be great! (Step-by-step tutorial would be the best, but haven’t found any).

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