Hi guys, i was trying to create some materials, but when i open (or dive in) the basic displacement i got SO lost! is there a tutorial for that?

i am comming form XSI, so basicly if you need bump, there you go connect the node plug, want displacement just plug it, and same with colors, and just a few nodes. maybe seeing all the conections for the first time its scarme me a little bit, also in modo you just stack layers of things you want kinda photoshop.

i am asking this because i want a material with displacement, bump, several layers of colors, and some SSS. and i would like to know how or if we have procedural materials. where can i begin my training on houdini materials? so i can start from scratch?

thanks .