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  • Introduction

Environment modeling

Explore how blades of grass in Brave were created using parabolic arcs.
  • Modeling grass with parabolas
  • Calculating parabolas

Character modeling

Explore how clay models are transformed into digital characters using weighted averages.
  • Modeling with subdivision surfaces
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Animation

Explore how animators bring characters to life using different kinds of animation curves.
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Explore how swarms of robots in Wall-E were made using combinatorics.
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Explore how virtual sets are constructed using geometric transformations.
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Rendering

Explore how pixels are painted digitally using algebra.
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