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The Orbolt Smart 3D Asset Store
This forum is a place to discuss the Orbolt Smart 3D Asset store.
Post your tips, tricks, upload issues, asset requests.
Licensing
This forum will provide you with handy info and tips about licensing Houdini. It is read only and not intended for reporting licensing issues. If you have a licensing issue, please contact support@sidefx.com.
How to Houdini Tutorial Contest
SideFX is pleased to announce the first ever How To Houdini Tutorial Contest where artists & educators can share their Houdini 21 knowledge and win prizes.
2025 Game Art Challenge
Welcome to the 2025 Game Art Challenge which gives artists the chance to compete for cool prizes by creating Art and Assets for use in realtime game engines.
Mardini 2025
Get Ready for the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge - your chance to compete for cool prizes by creating images or animations! With a different challenge every day during the month of March, you'll have 31 chances to enter and win. This year, each week features a different Houdini focus area – with a daily prompt to inspire your artwork. As usual, the judges will be looking at the aesthetics of your artwork.
Mardini 2024
Welcome to the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge - your chance to compete for cool prizes by creating images or animations! With a different challenge every day during the month of March, you'll have 31 chances to enter and win.
H20 Tech Art Challenge
Welcome to the H20 SIDEFX LABS Tech Art Challenge which gives tech artists the chance to compete with the rest of the Houdini Community for cool prizes by creating Houdini Digital Assets for use in game engines, or as utilities inside Houdini itself.
Mardini 2023
Welcome to the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge - your chance to compete for cool prizes by creating images or animations! With a different challenge every day during the month of March, you'll have 31 chances to enter and win.
SideFX Labs Tech Art Challenge 2022
Welcome to the SIDEFX LABS Tech Art Challenge 2022 which gave tech artists the chance to compete with the rest of the Houdini Community for cool prizes by creating Houdini Digital Assets for use in game engines, or as utilities inside Houdini itself.
MARDINI Daily Art Challenge 2022
Welcome to the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge - your chance to compete for cool prizes by creating images or animations! With a different challenge every day during the month of March, you'll have 31 chances to enter and win.
SideFX Labs Tech Art Challenge 2021
Welcome to the SIDEFX LABS Tech Art Challenge which gives you the chance to compete with the rest of the Houdini Community for cool prizes by creating Houdini Digital Assets for use in game engines, or as utilities inside Houdini itself.
MARDINI Daily Challenge 2021
Welcome to the MARDINI Daily Art Challenge which gives the Houdini community the chance to compete for cool prizes by creating a new image or animation every day during the month of March 2021. Each week has a theme and each day has a prompt which is designed to inspire the artwork that you submit.
Nodevember 2020
Nodevember is a yearly event to encourage and promote procedural art. The perfect fit for Houdini artists, SideFX is pleased to be participating in this industry-wide event.
HOULY Daily Challenge
The HOULY Daily Challenge where Houdini artists can compete for cool prizes by creating a new image or animation everyday during the month of July 2020. Each week has a theme and each day has a topic to help inspire you on your journey.
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