Introduction to Toric Varieties. (am 131)

In this Live Class, NMA instructor Sheldon Borenstein will host an overview of his 8-week course Stress-Free Sketching. You will watch the lesson chapters for each week, complete the assignments and submit them. Each week Sheldon will go through and give live critiques of the submitted assignments and discuss the important principles covered in that week.

Get ready for computer science. Create graphical programs, learn computing mathematics, develop mental models of computer systems.

Modeling, painting, animation, simulation, rendering…is there anything you CAN'T do in Blender? The possibilities are seemingly endless, and 3D tools like Blender have made visual storytelling even more attainable for artists, while also giving artists the tools they need to be able to create the high-level 3D art that creative industries seek today. In this course, 3D generalist, lead environment artist, and matte painter, Sonja Christoph, will teach you all the tools and techniques you need to get started in creating your own 3D art in Blender!

The art of VFX (visual effects) and CGI (computer-generated imagery) allows you to create seamless and mind-bending scenes thanks to software like Maya and After Effects. For renowned digital artist and director John Bashyam, this art form has led him to create striking visuals for Coachella’s top musical acts, as well as for Hollywood feature films.

Learn how to model, texture and render your first car with Maya, Substance Painter and Keyshot

The goal of this book is to provide an introduction to algebraic geometry accessible to students. Starting from solutions of polynomial equations, modern tools of the subject soon appear, motivated by how they improve our understanding of geometrical concepts. In many places, analogies and differences with related mathematical areas are explained.