Animation & Game Art
天美传媒&D AGA Recommended Software List
Computer Graphics Software
- 3D software package
- Industry standard
Autodesk Maya
Free for students
Official Autodesk Maya Learning Channel
- 3D software package
- Free alternative to Maya
Blender
Free
Official Blender Channel
- Basic 3D modeling software
Google SketchUp
Free (for non-commercial use)
- Learn about computer graphics
The Science Behind Pixar
Free
Recommended
Student Resources
AGA Department Calendar
(Must sign in with 天美传媒&D email)
天美传媒&D SIGGRAPH CHAPTER
Computer graphics club
Related Clubs
- Tabletop Games
- ESports
- Smash Bros
Books
David B. Levy, Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive, 2nd Edition, 2021.
Find it in the Learning Commons!听
Call number NC1765 .L48 Y68 2021
Digital Drawing Software
- Industry standard
- Software package
Adobe CC
Free trial, student discount
$$
- Digital photo manipulation, drawing, painting
Adobe Photoshop
Included with CC, student discount
$$
- 3D texturing
Adobe Substance
Included with CC, free for students
- Digital drawing, painting
- Low cost alternative to Photoshop
Procreate
Low cost, $
IOS/iPad only
- Digital drawing, painting
- Free alternative to Photoshop
Krita
Free
Digital Sculpting Software
- High poly sculpting software
ZBrush
$$$
Official Pixologic Livestreams
- Free “trial size” version of ZBrush
ZBrushCoreMini
Free
- High poly sculpting app
- Alternative to ZBrush
Nomad Sculpt
iPad/Android Tablet only
$, low cost
Game Design Software
- 2D and 3D game engine
Unity
Free (for non-commercial use)
- 2D and 3D game engine
Unreal
Free (for non-commercial use)
- Text-based game engine
Twine
Free
- World’s largest free coding community for kids
Scratch
Free
- Learn to code
Codecademy
Free/paid content