Chapter 1
The illusion of life
Chapter 2
Deep space on a flat screen
Chapter 3
Math meets imagination
Chapter 4
The modern hybrid
YOUR GOAL
Master of How to make a drawing breathe
Ch 3 · Math meets imagination
disney Volumetric glowing particles and swirling dust show light rays refracting through deep water
disney Swirling stardust trails and glowing magical beams illuminate a mystical forest.
Fun Fact
Render time: To render a single frame of Woody's complex hair and fabric in Toy Story 4, computers sometimes took up to 30 hours.
Glossary
parabola (noun)
A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. Pixar animators used this mathematical curve to model millions of individual grass blades for the film Brave.
A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. Pixar animators used this mathematical curve to model millions of individual grass blades for the film Brave.
Quiz
Which Pixar film used path-tracing technology to realistically render water, glass, and octopus skin?
Quiz
In what year did Pixar release Toy Story, the world's first fully computer-animated feature film?
Quiz
How many individual digital controls did Woody's character rig have in Toy Story 4?
Quiz
Why did Pixar spend three years developing a new physics engine for the movie Brave?
Quiz
What is the term for the digital skeleton built inside a 3D character model to allow movement?