Here are some cool programs/ websites/ tutorials/ books I have used

~ Caitlin

3D modeling (programs):
- Zbrush (can get it free -- best for organic models)
- Maya (can get a free student account -- best for inorganic models)

- Source Filmmaker (lots of models you can animate for fun -- good practice)

Texturing (programs):
- Maya (can get a free student account)
- Mudbox (can get a free student account -- goes along w/ Maya)
- Quixel Suite ($50 for student version)

- Photoshop (use with your UV maps)

Terrain/ world generation (programs):

- Unreal Development Kit (cannot use assets in Unity -- #1 program for games)

- World Machine (only works w/ Windows)

- Vue

Sound (programs):
- Logic Pro X

- Garage Band

Sound (websites):

- Sound Cloud

- Free Sounds (https://freesound.org/

- Sound Bible (http://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html)

- Find Sounds (http://www.findsounds.com/)

Tutorials:
- Digital Tutors (can get free student account)

- Animation Mentor (pay for classes)

- Gnomon School of VFX (pay for classes)

- The Foundry (more for VFX)

- Lynda

- YouTube

- The Guerrilla CG Project on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/channels/guerrillacg)

For 3D Models/ Textures

- TurboSquid

- TF3DM (http://tf3dm.com/)

- Animium (http://animium.com/)

- CG Trader (https://www.cgtrader.com/)

- CG Textures

- Texturer (http://texturer.com/)

Cool books to buy:

- The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams (every animator in existence has/ should have this)

- Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas

- Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series

- The Alchemy of Animation

- Lovely: Ladies of Animation

- Drawn to Life

- Introducing Autodesk Maya

- Mastering Autodesk Maya