CGHero is a fast growing collaborative marketplace dedicated to CGI content creation. We aim to connect companies of all sizes with the world’s top digital artists to provide blockbuster quality visuals and seamless delivery of 2D, 3D, Animation and VFX from industry pros. As a Freelance Artist, or "Hero", on our platform, your profile will be publicly accessible to clients all around the world.
 

 
We are thrilled to already have over 2,700 talented artists signed up to our platform and working on exciting projects with clients from small studios to well known brand names like Epic Games and Sega. Our Hero Search enables clients to browse through the arrange of talent we have at CGHero by viewing portfolio work based on various categories available. This allows for a much more targeted search, and heroes can then be invited directly to a project if the client likes the portfolio.
 
 
At CGHero we work with clients who understand and respect the work that goes into producing awe-inspiring content. Our clients are professional and serious about building lasting relationships with our Heroes, and so are we. Unlike other freelance sites, we have no restriction on direct communication with the clients and we only host CG projects that are relevant to the skills of our approved Heroes.
 

 
We're passionate about building not only a platform but a community with our artists and our clients. Some of the exciting new features to our Community section includes the latest industry news, along with helpful tutorials, how-to and best practices to help you become a master in a range of CG tools and processes.
 

 
Additionally, with so much talent in one place, there is no doubt to us that there are some incredible stories to be told. We regularly conduct artist interviews with our top heroes to learn about their journey, that are then featured on our platform and across our social channels. Ready to go from zero to CG Hero? Take a look for yourself & join our community today >> Click to Learn More!

This topic will serve those who are interested or just curios about Houdini. I myself started with Houdini adventures one month ago and still going strong. I will share some of the work I did with it and info as I go. Other can join me in sharing and discussing. If you are curios, have a question, feel free to ask and I will try to answer, others are also more than welcome to answer if they want. This topic is for everyone and please feel free to join me in Houdini adventures if you feel its for you. 
 
Houdini Tips, Tricks & Shortcut Sheet (I will update those gradually)
Motion Graphics Operator for Artists (free)(shared by @thanulee)
Tutorials: https://www.hipflask.how/

I finally put some time into Blender to see how the new version stacks up to C4D on a small test animation. I made everything in blender but did do a pass with some motion blur in After Effects as well. It was much easier than before to learn but that's not saying it's easy... just better than before. I have 20+ years in Cinema so it's not going to be easy to figure out by comparison. I did get something accomplished though and  that's something. 
Cycles is pretty slow! I'll be using C4D and my 80+ plugins for it in the near future for most things but there is potential with Blender. 
 
My blog post on the subject
 
 

Jet Fluids 0.10 is now out.

A whole bunch of fixes as well as a new PCI SPH solver. More info about what is new can be found on the main website.

CollieSymmetryHelper creates a mapping of "right" and "left" points internally by comparing the geometric positions at initialization, and then applies positional changes from one side to the other. This allows me to correct points after the symmetry object itself is gone. I can swap the active side, and work with selections and even UV maps in a symmetric way.

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope! Watch The Mitchells vs. The Machines only on Netflix on April 30. Directed by Michael Rianda (Gravity Falls), produced by Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and Kurt Albrecht, and featuring the voices of Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Beck Bennett, Fred Armisen, Eric Andre, and Oscar winner Olivia Colman, The Mitchells vs. The Machines is about embracing the things that make us unique, learning what it means to be human in a world increasingly filled with technology, and holding tight to the people most important to you when the unexpected hits.