README.md

The TechArt Guide 📚

👋 Welcome! This repository is a practical, to-the-point guide for tech artists looking to master topics like Houdini, OpenUSD, Math, how camera's & colors work, rendering, etc.. Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps or an experienced tech artist leveling up, you'll find extensive documentation, best practices and runnable code right here. The core philosophy is simple: learn by doing. I get straight to the point so you can spend less time reading and more time doing.

🚀 Explore Examples Explore the 📁 examples directory where you can find projects that show you how to do certain things in certain ways. For example, you can find Houdini VEX code to see how it works. Furthermore this repository is setup with a Docker DevContainer using Visual Studio Code so you can easily work within a consistent coding environment ideal for learning and experimentation. Tools like Python & OpenUSD are installed so you can get to work quickly without having the hassle to setup your environment.

🗂️ Table of Contents

Colors Understanding Light From Light To Color RGB sRGB More Color Spaces HDR File Formats	Camera's Shutter Speed Aperture ISO Lenses, Focal Length & Sensors Depth of Field	Programming (specialized guides) Python C++ Linux, Docker & Git
OpenUSD Introduction To OpenUSD Terminology Primitives Kind Purpose Layers Opinions and Overrides Composition Arcs Schemas Talks Sample Projects Scripting	Houdini USD LOP Node Overview COPS VEX Transformations	Simulations Physics Engines Solvers
Math Vectors Matrices Transformations Coordinate Systems	PBR Normal And Height Maps MaterialX Texturing Process Examples	Vulkan API About Vulkan Graphics Pipeline Vulkan Application Flow Render Pass Views And Descriptors Queues And Commands Synchronisation