Portal VFX I did as part of my internship at Secret 6 Labs. The Idea was to recreate a magic portal with little personal twist. I was trying to achieve a portal where a lovecraftian entity could emerge. I had a lot of fun experimenting with material blueprints, meshes on Houdini with custom UVs and Vertex colors to achieve the portal galaxy style.
Variations for the Galaxy Magic Portal. From left to right: Toxic, Default, Holy.