3D Artist Pranav Pradi showcased this mind-blowing visualization of paper lines following the pen, which was created using Blender.

The artist drew inspiration from a similar Houdini work by Artist Aidiniotisv, crafted using Vellum and COPs, and recreated it in Blender. Pradi shared that they enjoyed figuring out how to "translate that node logic into Blender" to replicate that stunning effect.

Houdini is considered an industry-standard software for procedural visualizations, and recreating its flowing, mesmerizing effects might be a hard task. Pradi explains that the main principle of creating the setup was "to think in terms of Houdini." "Proceduralism is key," he said, and called Blender's procedural modifier system, Geometry Nodes, a "mini Houdini."

Pranav Pradi previously showed other stunning Blender works, such as this time-lapse with Blender's default cube transforming into a realistic 3D model of an American retro car and a cute visualization of sentient rickshaws, inspired by Pixar's Cars series:

To learn more about creating procedural setups in Blender, check out a breakdown of making a fly swarm from ibotpl, a tutorial on creating a procedural ice cube material from Ryan King, and lassyla's guide to creating a painterly-style EEVEE shader:

Blender 5.3 is currently in Beta until November 4. The release is planned for November 10. The new 5.3 version will add several new options, including native Gaussian Splatting support, native dispersion support, new nodes for creating custom material lighting, and more. 

For a closer look at 3D tools, check out our guide to the best 3D modeling software, in which we compare prices, free options, pros and cons, and main features. Also, you might be interested in reading what is new in the latest releases of Maxon's software, including Cinema 4D and ZBrush, and the 3D modeling and CAD software Plasticity 2026.2.

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