HELENA LENNHOLM
Morphing Candle
The original project was created in 2019 as my first project using Houdini. I have now (2021) updated the project using the skills I learned in the last two years. I animated the bird (model and rig provided by Victoria Hollingsworth) and added the liquid candle wax using a fluid sim, as well as adding particles when the bird transforms to create an addded magical effect.
2021 Version
Contact Sheet
2019 Version
2019 - Breakdown
Morphing Candle - 2019
My first go at Houdini in second year (2019). The wax was done using the lava function from the shelf tools, using multiple different heat emitters to achieve the melting I wanted.
The flame was also created using the shelf tool and a piece of VEX code to morph the particles from the normal flame to a bird.
I am also planning on reworking this project, adding more layers to the wax as well as fixing the wick to make it look more realistic and animate the bird flying away.