Houdini: Chocolate Between Cookies
Personal project, 2024 – simulated in Houdini, assembled and rendered in Cinema 4D/Octane, compositing in After Effects.
About the project
This personal project from 2024 is a spec ad for cookies – created without a brief, to show skills in fluid simulation. Melted chocolate flows like a thick thread between three floating cookies.
The focus was on an appetizing, advertising-ready look typical of food advertising: glossy chocolate, fine strands and drips that put the product center stage.
Technique
The chocolate simulation was built in Houdini, which computed the thick, sticky flow behavior of the chocolate. The simulation was then brought into Cinema 4D, where the cookies, lighting and camera were set up.
The scene was rendered with Octane Render, and final compositing – color correction and polish – was done in After Effects.
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