Avid Redshift Aficionado Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TheArtofSaul Github: https://github.com/TheArtofSaul Instagram: https://instagram.com/theartofsaul/https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mwwbsa6ob22m🌳🪾 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.02 Oct 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwbsa6ob22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mufzaqdm2s22This 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. 🌿🌳31 Aug 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufzaqdm2s22https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mrvkswakxk26Savanna 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/theartofsaul30 Jul 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvkswakxk26https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mphnd2xbek2tPatreon 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. ⛰️🌲29 Jun 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphnd2xbek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mmzsgtdrac2wHey 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/theartofsaul30 May 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzsgtdrac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mkqwzwde6k22This 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. 💫01 May 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqwzwde6k22https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mif5j2gg3224This 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. 😎31 Mar 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif5j2gg3224https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mhc2y4qqu22qGreat 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. 😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc2y4qqu22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mfuw5mkf2c2yHey 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! 🎉27 Feb 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuw5mkf2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mdly2stzp22yPatreon 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. 🔧29 Jan 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdly2stzp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mdizjoubmc2eAmazing sunset #cloud photos, love the deep rich orange hues—excellent reference for #artists, makes me want to make something like this... 🌥️28 Jan 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdizjoubmc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mckz2nol3k27Forgot 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. 🎨🖌️16 Jan 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckz2nol3k27https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3mb3h4ergds2iA 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/TheArtofSaul28 Dec 2025 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb3h4ergds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m7nxhzkkjc2p🌎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 #3DArt10 Dec 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nxhzkkjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m7maa27wuk26Nice cloud #cloud photos from r/Clouds, really nice shapes and peach color hues. ☁️10 Dec 2025 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7maa27wuk26https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m6xkycv26c2wPatreon 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 #displacement01 Dec 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xkycv26c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m4hcdg33vk2rPatreon 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! 🎨31 Oct 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hcdg33vk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m3sn633sjc24Forgot 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 🎨22 Oct 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sn633sjc24https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3m26bpkn67s22This 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 #3d02 Oct 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26bpkn67s22https://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lyoijsn36c2wHey 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 https://youtu.be/NSxXxqXJQEU13 Sep 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyoijsn36c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lyj46ybzok2iHappy 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 #3d10 Sep 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyj46ybzok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lyge4ixmos2kSome 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. ☁️09 Sep 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyge4ixmos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lxisihoni22sPatreon 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 #Houdini29 Aug 2025 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxisihoni22shttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lvmbmbre7k2bHoudini 21 inbound...🔥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq7JQCV51CY04 Aug 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmbmbre7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartofsaul.bsky.social/post/3lv52umyrys2wPatreon 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 #Houdini29 Jul 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:ridjrnaw2z6752t2bkon54pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv52umyrys2w