Table of Contents

General Resources

• Autodesk Arnold (YouTube)
• Arnold Support Corner
• alShaders - Wonderful 3rd party Physically-Based Shaders by Anders Langlands.

Maya to Arnold

• User Guide
• Tutorial
• Video Tutorials

Tips & Tricks

• Render Tips for MtoA
• Using “Min Pixel Width” with Care for Hair/Fur Rendering
• Removing Noise

Case Studies

• How Arnold was used on Gravity - An exclusive interview with Martin Preston.

Articles & Interviews

• Marcos and Arnold, by Eric Haines and Marcos Fajardo. Ray Tracing News, July 20, 2010
• The State of Rendering Part2 @fxguide
• VFX Tiger and Tips Using The Arnold Renderer @Animation Mentor

Research

• Arnold Research Papers
• Publications from Christopher Kulla
• GPU Ray Tracing for Film and Design, Adrien Herubel, SIGGRAPH 2019 Course Notes.
• My Favorite Samples, Alexander Keller et al., SIGGRAPH 2019 Course Notes.
• Sony Pictures Imageworks Arnold, Christopher Kulla et al., TOG 2018.
• Physically Based Shader Design in Arnold, Anders Langlands, SIGGRAPH 2014 Course Notes.
• Changes In The Workflow: The transition to raytracing at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Jesse Andrewartha, SIGGRAPH 2014 Course Notes.
• Ray Tracing Solution in Film Production Rendering, Marcos Fajardo, SIGGRAPH 2010 Course Notes.