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🏆 Best of Term | Effects - Pyro & Weather (Spring 2026)

“A chaotic day for an unfortunate farmer.”

Gnomon BFA student Kai Uyekawa (@kai__3d) created this piece in our Dynamics 4 course. The piece was his first full attempt at rigid body destruction using Houdini’s RBD tools. Kai shared his goal for the piece:

“I aimed to really push my pyro versatility as well as get the most out of my first try at destruction using RBD. I had a ton of fun with this one, it definitely felt like a level up! Super excited for the next one!”

Congratulations, Kai!

Gnomon Course: Dynamic Effects 4
Instructor: Helen Kwok
Software: @sidefxhoudini, @autodeskedu Maya, @substance3dart, @foundryteam Nuke
Concept: Original

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