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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Unreal Engine 5 Materials: A Comprehensive Guide

61 ratings at Udemy

Learn PBR, Master Materials, Vertex Painting, Parallax Mapping, and More

• Udemy
• 5 hours 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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
• On-Demand
• Free Video

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
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

3ds Max features advanced material tools and techniques for physically-based rendering. Learn to design realistic shading networks in this course.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Revit 2019: New Features for Architecture

Discover the new features and enhancements in Revit 2019.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1-2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

3ds Max 2019: Advanced Materials

3ds Max features advanced material tools and techniques for physically-based rendering. Learn to design realistic shading networks in this course.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Get started with the Bitmap2Material (B2M) application. Learn how to use this software to generate physically based rendering (PBR) maps from a single-source image.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1-2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available