HYPERLOTUS II*

In the year 2037, advances in plant biology have rendered normal flowers to be mutated into new, highly-efficient, organisms. Flowers that have taken on these new found traits have been termed "Hyperlotus" flowers — due to their vibrant aesthetics and great need for water.

HYPERLOTUS II is the sequel to a personal project I completed a few years ago titled HYPERLOTUS. The original project was a showcase of my skills in Cinema 4D through abstract digital flora — but shortly after that project I found myself wanting to push my 3D limit further, beyond the scope of Cinema 4D.

This challenge began with the discovery of Houdini — a node based program that allows artists to manipulate individual attributes in 3D at a very low level. HYPERLOTUS II is the showcase project for what I have learned in Houdini — covering my knowledge of SOPs, KineFx, Vellum DOPs, and other fun Houdini techniques.

The following artworks were created in Houdini, rendered in Redshift, and post processed in After Effects.