Watch This Gorgeous 3D Fish Pond In The Rain

As the artist explained, he used Houdini's Ripple Solver to create the waves, along with a boids algorithm to control the fish, which were also generated procedurally in Houdini. All lighting, shading, rendering, and compositing were done in Blender, using just one HDR and a single spotlight for illumination. Paulo also used the Kuwahara filter in compositing, which, in his opinion, is what really carries the scene.

Here's a closer look at this pond:

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