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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌳🪾 Patreon Tutorial Preview #66 pt. 7-8 drops Oct 5! Final hero terrain build, UDIM-tiled terrain exports, Houdini assembly, and Redshift performance optimization workflows for our heavy assets.

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This month’s Patreon tutorial is all about procedural trees! Learn The Grove 3D basics, generate your assets, export geometry, & shade everything in Houdini using OpenPBR + Redshift. Perfect for building out our new environment project-based series. 🌿🌳

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Savanna Environment tutorial series Parts 3–4 will arrive on August 4th. Covers generating custom Gaea masks, building terrain variations, & importing it all into Houdini for proper heightfield setup + more. Huge thanks to everyone for the support on Patreon. 💛 Patreon.com/theartofsaul

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Patreon Tutorial #66 drops July 4th! Kicking off a new Environment Project series, starting inside Gaea building terrains, shaping river paths, & exploring Gaea's tools to craft a riverland from scratch. Perfect for artists who love digging into worldbuilding. ⛰️🌲

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Hey guys! My new Patreon tutorial lands June 4th. Exploring #Maxon #Redshift new Hex‑Tiling system, how it works & how to control the chaos to push your seamless textures further + Solaris updates, new Light attributes, RS Quick Material, & Render Pass LOP workflows. www.Patreon.com/theartofsaul

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This month’s Patreon tutorial continues our Houdini MPM sim project. We bring the particles into a POPNET, add curve‑guided forces, masking, and wind variation, then move into Solaris for motion blur, shading, and USD asset setup. 💫

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Red Giant @maxonredgiant.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We are thrilled to announce the return of Autograph; and it's FREE for individuals! Try it out and let us know what you think. We look forward to continuously evolving and growing to best serve our community. Get it now, for free! maxonvfx.com/autograph

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

✨ Redshift 2026.5.0 has arrived! Enjoy a new night‑sky model featuring the moon, stars, & Milky Way across every Redshift plugin. UDIM texture‑displacement support, better UV Context Projection tiling, Windows ARM compatibility, AMD HIP hardware‑raytracing, & more!

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

✨ Redshift 2026.5.0 is out! This update brings a brand‑new night sky model, including a moon, stars, & the Milky Way across all Redshift plugins. You’ll also find UDIM support for texture displacement, improved UV Context Projection tiling, & more. 🔗 www.maxon.net/redshift

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This month’s Patreon tutorial drops on April 4th. Continuing the project-based series, carving shapes, adding details, building rock assets, and pushing our MPM sim toward a fully shaded #Redshift render inside of #Houdini's Solaris. 😎

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Great to see the Redshift 2026.4.0 release is finally out. I had a great time working together with the dev team to get a fun artist-friendly and robust night sky system added to our sun & sky. More fun stuff in the works. Shoutout 2 @sergeneren.com , for the new sky. 😎

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hey guys! Patreon tutorial #64 will be starting a new project-based series exploring Houdini's MPM simulation tools, Substance Painter Texture Painting, and Solaris. Thank you for the support! 🎉

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Somebody turn this dang thing on. Photo from my collection, 1956.

Black and white photo of a scruffy little longhaired tuxedo tabby kitten, it looks ginger to me. It is sitting close in front of an enormous old television set with its head turned back toward the camera as if waiting for someone to turn the tv on. This is taking place in a living room type setting, the kitten sitting on a throw rug on a wooden floor.

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Patreon Tutorial #63 will cover some of the new quality-of-life features + improvements, in particular for Solaris's Hydra v2, Texture Displacement & UV Context Shader. 🔧

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Amazing sunset #cloud photos, love the deep rich orange hues—excellent reference for #artists, makes me want to make something like this... 🌥️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Forgot to post the finished render for my Patreon tutorial #61 covering an interior art studio render still-life using many different tools including #Houdini, #SubstancePainter, #Redshift, #Plasticity & #RizomUV. 🎨🖌️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

A big thank you to my Patreon supporters! I hope you all had a great 2025! 🙌, I will be releasing an upgraded #Redshift 2026 material pack for #Houdini. 240+ Shaders, #OpenPBR & Scene Units ready. Both Material Gallery & ODTools are supported. Available January 4th. ✨ - www.Patreon.com/TheArtofSaul

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🌎Patreon #Gaea 2 deep-dive series Preview! Covering nodes, import/export, & everything you need—perfect for new users or those coming from Gaea 1. Thanks for the support on YouTube + Patreon! #Quadspinner #TerrainGeneration #WorldBuilding #3DArt

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Nice cloud #cloud photos from r/Clouds, really nice shapes and peach color hues. ☁️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Patreon tutorial #62 will cover some powerful new displacement & texture transform features in Redshift, along with some cool new tricks that are now possible, including Tri-Planar randomization and a pseudo-decal shader. 😎 #Redshift #3d #render #Houdini #SideFX #Maxon #displacement

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Patreon Tutorial #61 Parts 7-8 lands Nov 5 on Patreon! Solaris Still Life Series finale 🎉 We’re laying out the scene, managing assets, instancing, physics-based placement, rendering with Redshift & more. This series has been a blast. Thank you for all the support! 🎨

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

✏️ Toon shading wizards, show us what you’ve got! Got a dream feature for your toon workflow? Drop it in the comments below 👇 🎨 by : Theo Daley (@theodoredaley.bsky.social)

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Forgot to post these #Houdini #Redshift renders from last months Solaris Patreon tutorial. Building up the asset library for this still life project. #3d #art #digitalart #SideFX #Maxon 🎨

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

This month's Patreon tutorial will be covering retopology, #RizomUV, & Adobe Substance Painter texturing for our USD Assets as part of the #Houdini Solaris Still-Life project-based series. Available Oct. 4th. 🎨🖌️✏️ www.Patreon.com/TheArtofSaul #Redshift #MadeWithSubstance #3d

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Hey guys, now that #Maxon #Redshift 2026 has been released, I decided to make a detailed tutorial covering the awesome new Procedural Clouds Object. These tips apply to all DCC, not just #SideFX #Houdini.☁️ youtu.be/NSxXxqXJQEU

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Redshift 2 Houdini - Tutorial #31 - New Redshift 2026 Procedural Clouds

YouTube video by Saul Espinosa

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Happy to help out again on the new #Maxon #Redshift3d 2026 feature reel. I am excited to see what the community makes with these new features. The procedural clouds are really cool. 👍 #render #redshift #cgi #mograph #motiongraphics #cinema4d #c4d #sidefx #houdini #3d

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Some really nice looking cumulus #clouds from r/Clouds I grabbed for future reference. I had to re-share these. Really nice sense of scale and form. ☁️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Patreon Tutorial #61 continues our new project series! We will dive into Solaris & Redshift Lookdev & prep for our USD asset collection. Tutorial available September 4th! 🖌️🎨 patreon.com/theartofsaul #Redshift3d #Maxon #SideFX #Houdini

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Patreon Tutorial #61 kicks off a new project series! Starting with Plasticity, an artist-friendly CAD tool. Then we will be diving into Solaris & Redshift. Tutorial drops August 4th! 🖌️🎨 patreon.com/theartofsaul #Redshift3d #Maxon #SideFX #Houdini

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The Clouds Reddit page had some amazing cumulus clouds shared in the group today. I had to re-share these for artists looking for awesome reference images. 🌥️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The popular open-source image sequence playback tool DJV has just been updated to v3, and some great new features have been added. 💪 darbyjohnston.github.io/DJV/

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DJV

DJV is an open source application for playback and review of image sequences

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Red Giant @maxonredgiant.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The making of SKETCH maxonvfx.com/3GQVhPA

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Theo Daley @theodoredaley.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Cool off this summer and get 30 dollars off the YMA Toon Studio! youmeacademy.gumroad.com/l/jbamei or thepixellab.net/toon-studio-... 30 dollars off the full collection for @sidefx.bsky.social or @maxonvfx.bsky.social + @maxonredshift.bsky.social #houdini #cinema4d #toon #redshift

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Patreon Tutorial #60 will be covering new USD Workflows. Including the new Redshift USD Procedural, USD Variants, USDZ, Solaris Layout + Asset Manager & more! Available July 4th. 🔧🪛 patreon.com/theartofsaul #Redshift3d #Maxon #SideFX #Houdini

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Stephen Hill @selfshadow.com · 10/06/2025

The SIGGRAPH Physically Based Shading course is back this year: blog.selfshadow.com/publications...

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SIGGRAPH 2025 Course: Physically Based Shading in Theory and Practice

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Sneak peek at our demo booth of our new tool for #architects at #AIA25. 👀 Visit www.maxon.net/archviz to sign up for updates and join our beta pool. #ArchitectureInnovation #DesignTools #AEC #rtrender #Vectorworks

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Attention Architects! We have a sneak peek of our powerful new architectural visualization tool. Visit maxon.net/archviz to sign up for updates and join our beta pool. #AIA25 #architects #ArchitectureInnovation #DesignTools #AEC #rtrender #Vectorworks

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Patreon Tutorial #59 dives deep into #Gaea v2.1 with a multi-part series exploring its latest features & updates. Parts 11–13 cover the Derive, Colorize, & Utility nodes & more! The grand finale drops June 4th.⛰️ patreon.com/theartofsaul #Quadspinner #Houdini #Redshift3d #render

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

High ☁️ 20000+ ft - Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus – thin, wispy, ice crystals Middle ☁️ 6,500–20000 ft - Altostratus, Altocumulus – thicker, can block sunlight Low ☁️ 0 to 6500 ft - Stratus, Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus – gray, dense Cumulus & Cumulonimbus span all layers - fluffy or towering.

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Ran into this epic cumulonimbus #cloud on #Wikimedia Commons, I had to share it... gorgeous colors and formations, an excellent reference for artists. ☁️

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Patreon Tutorial #59 covering in-depth #Gaea v2.1 in a multi-part series, detailing new features & changes. Surface & Simulation covered in Parts 7-10. Available March 4th - ⛰️ patreon.com/theartofsaul #Quadspinner #Houdini #Redshift3d #render

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Maxon Redshift @maxonredshift.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🚀 Redshift 2025.4 is here! Upgrades include the all-new #OpenPBR material, Per-Vertex Hair Shading, Improved 3ds Max Shader Converter, USD + Alembic Procedurals in Maya & more! 🎉 More info 👉 youtu.be/EtQOvAjQ2O4

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand. You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Some nice cumulus #clouds I ran into yesterday. Interesting to see how dark certain areas get.

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Happy to help out again on the new #Maxon #Redshift3d feature reel, I am excited to see what the community makes with these new features. 👍

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Patreon Tutorial #59 covering in-depth Gaea v2.1 in a multi-part series, detailing its new features and changes. Parts 4-6 Available April 4th - ⛰️ www.Patreon.com/theartofsaul #Quadspinner #Houdini #Redshift3d #render

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Interesting discovery by JWST. Little by little, recent discoveries seem to be pointing towards a black hole universe which carries some fascinating implications. ⚫️ www.space.com/space-explor...

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Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind

"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole."

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TheArtofSaul @theartofsaul.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Awesome #cumulus #clouds in the area recently. I got some great photos of them. Excellent references for the future. ☁️

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MOPs @motionoperators.com · 11/03/2025

A new release of MOPs+ is now available! This adds the new MOPs+ Rig Aim node, as well as a new streamlined version of MOPs+ Collision Geo. More details on the MOPs Blog: motionoperators.com/blog/index.p...

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