VFX fractal toolkit: integrating fractals into VFX pipeline

Abstract

This paper proposes an innovative industry practice regarding fractal geometry generating and rendering processes. VFX Fractal Toolkit (VFT) aims to provide powerful, yet intuitive and artist-friendly workflows for exploration and generating of vast amounts of fractals. VFT allows for node-based description of fractals implemented in SideFX Houdini. VFT is built specifically for Visual Effects (VFX) pipelines and employs standard practices. It aims to provide artists with a toolset which would help them explore fractal forms of generative art directly in VFX applications.