Fancy yourself the creator of the next Toy
Story or The Incredibles? Now you can get
one step closer to animation glory, as Pixar has made
its RenderMan software free to use.
As the name implies, the program is specifically a 3D
rendering tool, pushing character and object models closer to
photo-realism through powerful lighting and detail-adding
abilities. Although it’s predictably used in all of Pixar’s films,
RenderMan is also industry standard software, used for special
effects in live action films as much as feature
length animation.
By: Matt Kamen,
