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Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation: 3DRET202A Rendering and Lighting

Weekly Readings

Solid Angle 2021, Solid Angle: history,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://www.arnoldrenderer.com/about/>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: sampling,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Sampling>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: lights,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Lights>.

Birn, J 2007, Three-point lighting for 3D renderings,
3dRender.com, viewed 11 June 2021, <http://3drender.com/light/3point.html>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: standard surface,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Standard+Surface>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: ai skydome light,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Ai+Skydome+Light>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: ai photometric light,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Ai+Photometric+Light>.
Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: atmosphere volume,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Atmosphere+Volume>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: lighting a room,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFCUG/Lighting+a+Room>.
Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: light portal,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Light+Portal>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: motion blur,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFHUG/Motion+Blur>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: cameras,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFHUG/Cameras>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: AOVs,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AF3DSUG/AOVs>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: rendering a car using an HDRI and a backplate,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Rendering+a+Car+Using+an+HDRI+and+a+Backplate>.

Solid Angle 2021, Arnold for Maya user guide: render setup,
Autodesk, viewed 8 June 2021, <https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Render+Setup>.
Autodesk Help 2020, Render setup in Maya,
Autodesk, viewed 11 June 2021, <https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya>.

Recommended Web Resources

Recommended Texts

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Digital lighting and rendering (2014) - Book by Jeremy Birn
Various editions available
Introducing Autodesk Maya 2016 (2015) - eBook and book by Dariush Derakhshani
Various editions available
Learning Autodesk Maya 2013 (2012) - DVD-ROM by Video2brain Staff; Dariush Derakhshani; Ellery Connell

Mastering Autodesk Maya 2016 (2016) - Book by Todd Palamar
Maya techniques. Polygon lighting, texturing and shading (2005) - DVD-ROM by Rob Ormond
Motion picture and video lighting for cinematographers, gaffers and lighting technicians (2019) - Book by Blain Brown
ISBN: 9780415854139
Various editions available