Explosion Setup in Houdini

Explosion Setup in Houdini

This product contains: 

 - The full simulation setup required to create this explosion effect. 

- The lighting/lookdev setup for Mantra required to render this result. 

- The compositing setup in Houdini's COPs, including a method for creating an Exponential Glow on the image.

- Some useful tricks in DOPs for breaking apart common "mushroom" shapes in simulated smoke. 

- An easy to read layout with each stage separated and appropriatley linked together. 

Created in Houdini 17.5.425. No other software was used in the creation of this scene.