Hi! I'm Jakob, I like to make pretty pictures, mostly using computers

I am a technical artist specializing in Houdini.
My free time is dedicated to exploring algorithms, programming languages, and experimenting with software.
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COPs 2d Global Illumination - free file

Houdini COPs - Watercolor Solver

Houdini COPs Datamoshing HDA

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Latest Projects

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2D Global Illumination in COPs

Screen-space 2D Global Illumination setup in Copernicus (COPs) using OpenCL and SDFs

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Watercolor Simulation in COPs

Simulating watercolors in COPs based on a 1999 paper on cellular automata

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Datamoshing in COPs

A full motion-based pixel advection pipeline in Houdini COPs featuring three effect nodes and two motion extraction methods

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HouMIDI

MIDI Toolkit for Houdini — import, export, and generate MIDI directly from geometry

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Latest Blog Articles

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Mild Slope Equation in COPs

Mar 24, 2026

simulating ocean waves in COPs

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Building an Edge-Aware Cell Mapper for Houdini COPs

Feb 22, 2026

Learn how to create an edge aware cell mapper in houdini cops

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Sampling 3d vdbs in COPs

Feb 10, 2026

Learn how to sample 3d vdbs in cops to create effects like slitscanning

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Pixel Pandemonium

Dec 10, 2025

exploring traditional algorithms in search of Emergent behaviour in COPs

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