Pixar's RenderMan Courseware

Learning RenderMan® used to be a pretty daunting prospect, but no more!

Now it's easier than ever before with Pixar's new online courseware. Get instant access to a wealth of RenderMan knowledge including theory, tutorials and real world production examples from industry giants like Industrial Light and Magic, Weta Digital and Pixar Animation Studios.

Use the simple navigation or search facility to explore over 100 individual topics ranging from Rendering Fur and Motion Blur to Brickmaps and Shader Writing. All of the material is cross-referenced so that it's easy to see how the topics relate to one another, giving you freedom to extend your knowledge further.

Whether you're a student, teacher or seasoned professional the courseware is the definitive resource for RenderMan knowledge and techniques.

"Great resource! There's so much experience in here, I wish I'd spent the last 10 years at the beach and then just read this!" Martin Hill, Shader Supervisor at Weta Digital.

Click here for a complete table of contents.

Purchase Options

Take RenderMan Fundamentals and get RenderMan Courseware free.

Online Version: Served via the web - Internet connection required.

Download Version: Wiki installer provided.

Education and Commercial licenses are for an unlimited number of users for one physical site.

Freelance licenses are available served online only. Freelance licenses are not available to commercial customers.

Courseware is available to purchase from your normal RenderMan channel, and if you wish to try before you buy then please see the demo version.

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