Graphics Tutorial Summary - CS Girls Seminar 2003

This session is an overview of the 3D animation pipeline. We look at how computer models are created, how the models are animated, and how high quality images of an animation are produced.

photo of Theodore the dog
Tutorial Topics

3D Basics
Modelling
Animation
Raytracing
Software and Applications

Links

University of Waterloo fourth year computer graphics course CS488
University of Waterloo Computer Graphics Lab
Side Effects Houdini software
Computer Animated Music
Internet Raytracing Competition
3D Artists

Stuff to try

Houdini apprentice - a learning version of Houdini
Blender 3D - a free 3D modelling and animation package
Gimp - a free 2D image editing program
POV-Ray - a free ray tracer
MORAY - a wireframe modeller for POV-Ray