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Building a Modern African Kitchen (and a World) in USD
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week was all about world-building—piece by piece, node by node. I took a major step forward by updating the kitchen set, reshaping it into a modern space accented with African textures and design cues.
Oluseyi Ekanem
Nov 302 min read
Synchronizing the Performance in USD
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week, I set out to achieve something ambitious — to take facial animation data from Unreal Engine’s Metahuman and apply it directly to a Metahuman rig inside Houdini, maintaining full control and editability within Apex.
Oluseyi Ekanem
Nov 22 min read
Proof of Concept: UE Metahuman Face Animation data use in Houdini
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week, I set out to achieve something ambitious — to take facial animation data from Unreal Engine’s Metahuman and apply it directly to a Metahuman rig inside Houdini, maintaining full control and editability within Apex.
Oluseyi Ekanem
Oct 222 min read
In Pursuit Of Mastery
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week we levraged Vellum and Copernicus to create accessories for our character.
Oluseyi Ekanem
Oct 32 min read
Celebrating Small Wins
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project
Oluseyi Ekanem
Sep 242 min read
No Black Boxes Here
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project
Oluseyi Ekanem
Sep 152 min read
The "APEX" of Animation
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are working on rigging our main character a UE5.6 Metahuman in Houdini using APEX.
Oluseyi Ekanem
Sep 43 min read
Girl Express Yourself
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are working on our main character. Our UE5.6 Metahuman in Houdini
Oluseyi Ekanem
Aug 262 min read
Skin in the Game
“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are working on our main character. Our UE5.6 Metahuman in Houdini
Oluseyi Ekanem
Aug 172 min read
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