👋 Welcome!

This repository is a practical, to-the-point guide for tech artists looking to master topics like Houdini, OpenUSD, Math, how camera's & colors work, rendering, etc.. Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps or an experienced tech artist leveling up, you'll find extensive documentation, best practices and runnable code right here.

The core philosophy is simple: learn by doing. I get straight to the point so you can spend less time reading and more time doing.

🚀 Explore Examples

Explore the 📁 examples directory where you can find projects that show you how to do certain things in certain ways. For example, you can find Houdini VEX code to see how it works.

Furthermore this repository is setup with a Docker DevContainer using Visual Studio Code so you can easily work within a consistent coding environment ideal for learning and experimentation. Tools like Python & OpenUSD are installed so you can get to work quickly without having the hassle to setup your environment.

Colors

• Understanding Light
• From Light To Color
• RGB
• sRGB
• More Color Spaces
• HDR
• File Formats

Camera's

• Shutter Speed
• Aperture
• ISO
• Lenses, Focal Length & Sensors
• Depth of Field

Programming

(specialized guides)

• Python
• C++
• Linux, Docker & Git

OpenUSD

• Introduction To OpenUSD
• Terminology
  • Primitives
  • Kind
  • Purpose
  • Layers
  • Opinions and Overrides
  • Composition Arcs
  • Schemas
• Talks
• Sample Projects
• Scripting

Houdini

• USD
  • LOP Node Overview
• COPS
• VEX
  • Transformations

Simulations

• Physics Engines
• Solvers

Math

• Vectors
• Matrices
• Transformations
• Coordinate Systems

PBR

• Normal And Height Maps
• MaterialX
• Texturing Process Examples

Vulkan API

• About Vulkan
• Graphics Pipeline
• Vulkan Application Flow
• Render Pass
• Views And Descriptors
• Queues And Commands
• Synchronisation