Physically-Based Rendering Courses and Certifications

FlippedNormals

PBR Explained for 3D Artists - Physically Based Rendering

Demystifies Physically Based Rendering for 3D artists, explaining key concepts, texture maps, and material properties to enhance shader and texture development without complex technicalities.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Cherno

Physically-Based Rendering in Sparky Engine - Development Log

Explore physically-based rendering in game engine development, covering cube maps, material creation, specular mapping, and normal mapping techniques for realistic graphics.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Andreas Geiger

Physically-Motivated Learning of Shape, Material and Lighting in Complex Scenes

Explores physically-motivated learning for shape, material, and lighting recovery in complex scenes using differentiable rendering layers and parsimonious representations, enabling augmented reality applications with single or few images.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Three PBR Workflows for Sketchfab in iClone 7 - Tutorial

Learn to adapt three PBR workflows from Sketchfab to iClone 7's metallic/roughness system. Covers file conversion, material adjustments, and practical examples using various 3D models.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

iClone 7 PBR New Render System - July 13, 2017

Explore iClone 7's new Physically-Based Rendering system. Learn about real-world material simulation, content importing, and working with PBR to enhance your 3D animations and visualizations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

Finding Harmony in Anime Style and Physically Based Rendering

Explore rendering techniques for creating physics-based anime-style worlds in games. Learn about deferred rendering, lighting, shadowing, and post-processing to blend modern graphics with toon shading.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Cherno

Sparky Engine Dev Log 3 - The Start of Physically Based Rendering

Explore the implementation of Physically Based Rendering in game engine development, focusing on key techniques and their impact on realistic graphics in real-time applications.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Cherno

Materials and Physically Based Rendering - Ray Tracing Series

Explore materials and physically based rendering in ray tracing. Learn about material systems, accumulation, and optimization techniques for efficient rendering in C++.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computer Graphics II: Rendering

Learn to create realistic 3D computer-generated images using ray and path tracing techniques. Master high-quality physically-based rendering for movies, games, and visualization.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Packt

From Zero to Unity Shader Developer - Unity 6 Compatible

Master Unity shader development from fundamentals to advanced volumetric rendering, creating stunning visual effects with vertex, fragment shaders, and ray marching techniques.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Your Ultimate Guide to Shader Graph for Beginners

650 ratings at Udemy

Learn the ins and outs of the Unity Engine's Visual Shader Programming Tool for Non-Programmers

• Udemy
• 14 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Blender Guru

How to Make Photorealistic PBR Materials - Part 1

Learn to create realistic PBR materials in Blender, focusing on advanced shading techniques and node setups for photorealistic renders. Improve your 3D modeling skills with expert guidance.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

The Lighting Technology of Detroit - Become Human

Explore Quantic Dream's transition to photometric lighting in Detroit: Become Human, covering PBR, material calibration, volumetric lighting, and irradiance techniques for enhanced realism.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Freya Holmér

Healthbars, SDFs and Lighting in Shaders for Game Development - Part 2

Learn advanced shader techniques for game development, including healthbars, SDFs, lighting models, and PBR, with practical assignments and in-depth explanations of key concepts.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Android Developers

Building AR Apps with the Sceneform SDK - Google I/O 2018

Learn to create AR experiences using Sceneform SDK, combining ARCore and 3D rendering. Explore material systems for seamless virtual object integration in Android apps.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video