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Graphics basics
16UC San Diego via edX · intermediate
Computer Graphics (UCSanDiegoX CSE167x)
University course from UC San Diego.
University of Tokyo via Coursera · beginner
Interactive Computer Graphics
University of Tokyo course (not the Angel WebGL course; that was not found).
Udacity · intermediate
Interactive 3D Graphics
WebGL and three.js fundamentals course; free status not confirmed from the page.
UC Berkeley · intermediate
CS184/284A Computer Graphics and Imaging
Public university course site with lectures and assignments.
Stanford · intermediate
CS148 Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging
Stanford intro graphics course materials.
MIT OpenCourseWare · intermediate
MIT 6.837 Computer Graphics
MIT OCW course with lecture notes and assignments.
University of Utah · intermediate
Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cem Yuksel)
Full Fall 2020 lecture recordings from Utah School of Computing.
Cornell · intermediate
CS4620 Introduction to Computer Graphics
Course site taught by Abe Davis and Steve Marschner (Fall 2020 offering).
Carnegie Mellon · intermediate
CMU 15-462 Computer Graphics
Live Fall 2026 course site.
UC San Diego · intermediate
UCSD CSE167 Computer Graphics (Winter 2018)
Course page taught by Ben Ochoa.
CU Boulder · intermediate
CSCI 5229 Computer Graphics
Syllabus page only, not a full online course.
Columbia · intermediate
COMS 4160 Computer Graphics
University course site.
UC Santa Barbara · intermediate
GAMES101 Intro to Computer Graphics (Lingqi Yan)
Page is in Chinese; English subtitles NOT confirmed.
raytracing.github.io · beginner
Ray Tracing in One Weekend Series
Widely used free path tracer series.
Scratchapixel · intermediate
Scratchapixel
Free graphics theory and implementation lessons.
learnopengl.com · beginner
LearnOpenGL
Standard free modern OpenGL tutorial.
Animation basics
7Gnomon · advanced
Gnomon School of VFX, Games and Animation
Specialized CG degree and certificate school for the entertainment industry.
CG Master Academy · intermediate
CG Master Academy
Online mentor-led courses in art, games and VFX taught by industry artists.
iAnimate · advanced
iAnimate Workshops
Online character animation workshops led by working feature animators.
Blender Studio · intermediate
Blender Studio Training
Production-based training from the Blender open movie team.
Blender Studio · beginner
Blender Studio Animation Fundamentals
Animation principles taught by the Blender Studio production team.
Wingfox · intermediate
Wingfox
Large CG training platform; price model not confirmed from the page.
Richard Williams (Faber) · intermediate
The Animator's Survival Kit Animated
Official masterclass video edition by Richard Williams.
Rendering theory
2Houdini
6Gnomon · advanced
The Gnomon Workshop
Training library of recorded lessons by working film and games artists.
SideFX · intermediate
SideFX Houdini Learn
First-party learning path from Houdini's maker.
SideFX · intermediate
SideFX Houdini Tutorials Library
Official Houdini tutorial library.
Entagma · advanced
Entagma
Advanced Houdini resources from a motion design and VFX focused team.
Rebelway · advanced
Rebelway
Online VFX and Houdini courses taught by working artists.
Think Tank · advanced
Think Tank Training Centre
Vancouver CG school with online, campus and Houdini programs.
Look dev and lighting
1Motion graphics
1YouTube creators
26 channelsblender · lighting
Gleb Alexandrov (Creative Shrimp)
Blender lighting, lookdev and composition
blender
Andrey Lebrov
Blender geometry nodes and procedural 3D
houdini · motion-graphics
Entagma
Houdini and procedural motion graphics
blender · compositing
Ian Hubert
Blender VFX and compositing workflows
blender · animation-basics
Blender Studio
Blender open movie production
rendering-theory
Two Minute Papers
Research paper summaries in graphics and AI
real-time
Acerola
Real-time graphics and shader techniques
real-time · graphics-basics
Sebastian Lague
Graphics and simulation coding experiments
rendering-theory · real-time
Inigo Quilez
Shader maths and SDF techniques
real-time · graphics-basics
Freya Holmer
Shader and graphics maths
real-time
SimonDev
Real-time graphics programming
graphics-basics · rendering-theory
Cem Yuksel
University of Utah graphics lectures
rendering-theory
Disney Research Hub
Disney Research publication videos
graphics-basics
ACM SIGGRAPH
Conference and community videos
houdini
SideFX
Houdini tutorials (channel titled 'sideFX'; handle SideFX)
real-time
Unreal Engine
Official Unreal Engine talks and tutorials
real-time · rendering-theory
NVIDIA Developer
GPU and rendering technical talks
lookdev · lighting
The Gnomon Workshop
Previews and free lessons from the Gnomon library
motion-graphics
School of Motion
Motion design education
blender
Rohan Dalvi
Blender and CG tutorials (focus from channel title only, unreviewed)
lookdev
Kevin Kopp
CG tutorials (focus unreviewed)
lookdev
Jesse Burdick
CG tutorials (focus unreviewed)
lookdev
Maxime Marcoux
CG tutorials (focus unreviewed)
houdini
Wayne Dixon
CG tutorials (focus unreviewed)
lookdev
Ben Marriott
CG tutorials (focus unreviewed)
motion-graphics
Greyscalegorilla
Motion design and 3D tutorials
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