General 3D and Animation information

Modeling

• Building a Monkey candle - Box Modeling Example, in Ligntwave.
• Notes on Poly Modeling

Animation

• Principles of Animations:
  • Article in the Animation Toolworks Library
  • 12 Principles on Wikipedia
  • Principles of Traditional Animation Applied to 3D Computer Animation on Hypergraph
• Movement: Walk Cycle
• Moving Hold
• Wagon Wheel Effect (external link)

Shading / Lighting / Rendering

• UV Texture Test Images
• Common Shading Algorithms on Wikipedia

Post Production

• Node based compositing example (Blender)
• Finishing your Animation (using Premiere Pro)