A few weeks ago I finished the SideFX Mardini Challenge, a month long marathon to submit a new Houdini artifact daily. Each submission was developed and rendered in less than a day – the same as last year’s HOULY challenge.

You can findĀ  last year’s HOULY submissions here!

Submission Contact Sheet

Since I submitted something on time (before midnight EST) I qualify as an iron heart winner, woo!

Here’s a contact sheet showcasing my submissions:

Daily Winner for Day 28 – Earth

I was surprised to be the 3rd place entry for Earth, shown below:

Technical Breakdowns

I’ve made breakdowns for the most popular/interesting setups,

The vast majority of my submissions were rendered with Renderman in Solaris, so here’s the obligatory watermark!