Enter the “Flow” with Nobutaka Kitahara

Tokyo CG artist and visual programmer Nobutaka Kitahara creates a fascinating alien world of floating geometric structures in “Flow,” his captivating 60-second 3D short that I wish was many times longer.

Kitahara: “Many points on the fluid were done in Houdini flip [fluid simulation tools].
 

Flow by Nobutaka Kitahara animated short film Houdini Flip | STASH MAGAZINE

Flow by Nobutaka Kitahara animated short film Houdini Flip | STASH MAGAZINE

Flow by Nobutaka Kitahara animated short film Houdini Flip | STASH MAGAZINE

Flow by Nobutaka Kitahara animated short film Houdini Flip | STASH MAGAZINE

Flow by Nobutaka Kitahara animated short film Houdini Flip | STASH MAGAZINE

Director: Nobutaka Kitahara