Hyena groom techniques in Houdini

Review the hyena reference to study fur flow across the face, chest, body, tail, and crest, using guides to capture direction, length, and contraction details for Houdini grooming.

Verify the hyena model's topology for quads, confirm UVs and scale, center the pivot, and export for ZBrush to generate a displacement map, then export USD to Houdini.

Export the model to USD, merge nails and parts, import into Houdini, unpack USD, convert and separate geometry, adjust scale to 0.002, and prepare BDV/PDV groom and render-ready geometry.

Create and organize groups for a hyena model in houdini by naming face, ears, body, legs, and tail groups, then paint attributes efficiently using these groups.

Create guides with the guide groom tool and organize skin attributes for face and body in Houdini. Shape the guides using brushes, masks, and length and influence to refine parts.

Direct and modify guides in Houdini with guide processes, bend, set length, wave, freeze, masking, and density adjustments for hyena grooming.

Master hyena grooming in Houdini by refining guides with resample, adjusting clump density and length, and applying noise and curve masks to shape fur and control face details.

Learn basic texturing in Mari by setting up a new project, selecting geometry, managing channels, painting masks, and exporting diffuse textures with aces lighting.

Integrate zbrush textures and displacement in Houdini with Karma and Solaris, set up hdrI lighting and a camera, and assign udim textures to body and eyes for realistic grooming.

Practice shading and texturing a hyena model in Houdini, applying eye, teeth, and tongue textures, creating materials and masks, and setting up a look-dev rig for a turntable render.