The following links contain RenderMan info.. Pl. note that there might be broken links - sorry I'm not keeping this page up-to-date :(
The following links contain RenderMan info.. Pl. note that there might be broken links - sorry I'm not keeping this page up-to-date :(
Links to books, SIGGRAPH course notes, shaders (extensive collection!) etc.
Well-crafted tutorials organized into Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and Senior categories..
Companion site to the RenderMan Shading Language Guide book.
News, links to software downloads, etc.
Usenet newsgroup (forum), includes RenderMan FAQ posts by the incomparable Larry Gritz.
A fantastic CG 'portal' site. Contains news, forum, a set of juicy R'Man tutorials, etc.
Lots of PRMan/RAT articles - most are in Thai, some have English versions too.
Has a RenderMan forum. Content is in Italian. Search for RenderMan in the 'Chiavi di ricerca:' search box.
A promising new blog (launched 1/05) by John Lai.
Goal (from the site): to establish the Blender to Renderman pipeline as a viable computer animation option for individuals, students, small studios, universities and the curious alike without having to invest thousands of dollars into software alone.
Forums, news, etc.
Sudhir Kaushik's notes on the 'C' API and shading language.
Prof. Malcolm Kesson's awesome pages on RenderMan/other CG software and programming.
Material from the incomparable ZJ :) Excellent notes, pretty diagrams/imagery, and good code.
Pixar's RenderMan forums - (free) registration required.
Steve May's 'RManNotes' - layering methodology applied to shader writing.
Jan Walter's wonderful shader writing notes.
Course notes from a class at BYU.
From the 'RenderMan for Everyone' course at SIGGRAPH 2006. The whole set of notes is here.
Shaders, tutorials, etc.