CG Animation
What is CGI? [YouTube] (FREE) Learn VFX, Game Dev, 3D Animation - CG Forge
What is BLENDER?! [YouTube] (FREE) (Crash Course). Good intro to areas of CGI at 28 minutes in.
History
A Critical History of Computer Graphics and AnimationCGI Historical Timeline
The Pixar Story + ILM
Computer Graphics in Film
Organizations
SIGGRAPHVES Handbook 3rd Edition, Visual Effects Society
Software
SideFX Houdini [Software Win mac Linux] (FREE+$) best leverage, traditionally effects. ResourcesBlender (OSS) [Software Win mac Linux] (FREE) very competitive with commercial tools. Resources
CLAVICULA [Software Win+VR mac Linux] (FREE)
newest.
Autodesk Maya Indie [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$) industry standard for characters. Resources
Autodesk 3D Max Indie [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$) standard in Architecture.
Maxon Cinema 4D" [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$) standard in motion graphics.
Foundry Modo [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$) best modeler.
Art Principles
Art : Make Digital Media - hereThe Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure 3rd Edition by Bruce Block [Book] ($$$)
Cinematography Principles
Cinematography & Directing [Book] ($$$)Storyboarding
Film Directing: Shot by Shot [Book] ($$$)Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques [Book] ($$$)
Pre-vis
Modeling
Poly & SubdivThe Pushing Points Topology Workbook: Volume 01 [Book] ($$$)
Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right 2nd Edition [Book] ($$$)
NURBS
Creature
Organic
Hard surface
Sculpting
MAXON ZBrush [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$)3D Coat [Software Win mac Linux] ($$$) also UVing and Painting
Rigging
Rig it Right! 3rd Edition [Book] ($$$) Maya
Animation
Character Animation
Cascadeur (AI)-ASSISTED KEYFRAME ANIMATION [Software Win Linux] (FREE+$)
Runway ML [Web] (FREE+$) (AI)
foreground removal,clean plate, video actor motion capture.
CG-CHAR FAQ [Web] (FREE)
Digital Character Animation 3 [Book] ($$$)
Keith Lango [YouTube] (FREE) very detailed videos.
Jeff Lew Character Animation Part 1 [YouTube] (FREE)
Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right 2nd Edition [Book] ($$$)
Splinophilia Part 1 [Web] (FREE)
Spline Hygiene Part 2" [Web] (FREE)
Surfacing
Texturing & PaintingInstaMAT [Software Win mac Linux coming] (FREE+$)
Adobe Substance [Software Win mac] ($$$)
ArmorPaint [Software Win mac Linux Android] (FREE) (OSS)
TEXTURING FOR DUMMIES (LIGHTWAVE) Leigh Van Der Byl [PDF] (FREE)
Procedural Shading
Shader Writing
UV Mapping
Lighting
Illuminated Pixels: The Why, What, and How of Digital Lighting 1st Edition by Virginia Wissler [Book] ($$$) out of print?Foundations of Lighting (practical) - Lowel [Web] (FREE)
Lighting Handbook(practical) - ARRI [PDF] (FREE)
Lighting and Rendering in Maya [Web] (FREE) old 3 hours of video training.
Effects
Rendering
Physically Based Rendering: From Theory To Implementation [Web] (FREE)Compositing
DaVinci Resolve [Software Win mac Linux] (FREE+$) Compositing & Editing[digital] Visual Effects and Compositing [Book] ($$$)
HandBrake (OSS) video transcoder [Software Win mac Linux] (FREE)
Editing
DaVinci Resolve [Software Win mac Linux] (FREE+$) Editing & CompositingTechnical Directing
Pipeline
Production Pipeline Fundamentals for Film and Games by Renee Dunlop [Book] ($$$)
Scripting
Essential Programming for the Technical Artist by Chris Roda" [Book] ($$$) Houdini.
Career
How to Get a Job in Animation [Book] ($$$)Resources
Animator Airtable resources list [Web] (FREE)Hardware Laptop PC macOS
Most pro applications require a dedicated graphics card. Blender.org is very forgiving and runs without a dedicated graphics card.
nVidia is historically the GPU of choice as you can use a consumer Geforce model and not a professional Quadro. Autodesk still lists an artifact with AMD ATI consumer cards. Apple now have their own graphics GPU in 'M' silicon and the professional apps have mostly been ported.
Houdini Resources
SideFX Foundation Book [PDF] (FREE)SideFX Tutorials database [Web] (FREE)
CG Forge Houdini For The New Artist [YouTube] (FREE)
Tim van Helsdingen Houdini 101 [YouTube] (FREE)
Blender Resources
Blender 2.7 Fundamentals (Legacy) [YouTube] (FREE)Maya Resources
Autodesk Maya Learning Channel [YouTube] (FREE)Autodesk Area [Web] (FREE)
Gnomon INTRODUCTION TO MAYA 2023: VOLUME 1 [video] ($$$)
News
CGPress [Web] (FREE)cg channel [Web] (FREE)