A number of technical Pixar papers and videos have been published.
Tag: Pixar
How MIDI files, Houdini and the art of animation made piano play possible in Pixar’s ‘Soul’
I mean, have you ever *tried* to animate a pianist playing the right notes?
You definitely want to see these old-school ‘Toy Story’ featurettes
A look at Pixar’s animation and modeling process from ‘back in the day’.
Retro RenderMan: ‘Children of Men’
How Framestore made a baby.
Retro RenderMan: King Kong’s giant fur challenges
‘wmFur’, the Marschner Model and more.
Retro RenderMan: ILM’s stunning Davy Jones
The rendering advancements made for the extremely memorable character.
Retro RenderMan: shading on ‘Finding Nemo’
How RenderMan was used for the film’s coral reef.
Retro RenderMan: shading food for ‘Ratatouille’
How Pixar made cheese and bread and grapes look good enough to eat.
See Pixar’s Dylan Sisson in a new PreVIEW of VIEW Conference (and RenderMan!)
I’ll be joining him for a chat about the latest RenderMan tech, including NPR.
Retro Renderman: Reflections in ‘Ratatouille’
A look back at brick maps and radiance caches.
Pixar is breaking down some key scenes from its films
Starting with the final Omnidroid fight in ‘The Incredibles’.
Pixar did some greenscreen experiments for ‘Onward’s’ Dad character
A new behind the scenes video.
‘Parasite’ VFX breakdown: you have to watch this
Watch the video and read the RenderMan story.
The FX magic of ‘Onward’
2D, 3D and confidence arcs.
USD: what it is and why it matters
Pixar’s Bob Moyer explains what all the fuss is about.
Pixar has launched RenderMan 23
Duke Caboom shows you what’s new.
Some of your favorite CG ‘Toy Story’ characters actually began as clay sculpts
Inside the old-school modeling process with Pixar’s Bill Reeves.
What Brad Bird is watching (and thinks you should, too)
The director shares a bunch of his favorite live action films, animated features and musicals.
The making of Pixar short ‘Purl’
The film won Best in Show at this year’s SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater.
Pixar’s CG dust bunnies in ‘Toy Story 4’ made the filmmakers sick (in a good way)
Dust, rain, cobwebs, and Bo Peep’s porcelain surface are just some of the film’s incredible CG feats.
Behind that GOT/Monsters, Inc. mash-up from Pixar to demo latest RenderMan release
Sulley will never be the same again.