
3D Animation & Visual Effects: Home
MFA Computer Art Department Representative
Library Resources
- Prism CatalogSearch for books, ebooks, movies, articles, magazines, images and more in the SVA Library.
- A-Z DatabasesFind millions of articles and images using our e-resources.
- Research Tools & Information LiteracyA guide to doing research, evaluating sources, writing, citing, plagiarism, and copyright.
Related Guides
Books
The library owns many "art of" books for video games and animated films. Browse titles in our catalog:
- SVA Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Search for physical items, like books, DVDs, Blurays, comics, and magazines in the SVA Library.
3D Animation Essentials by
Publication Date: 2012Anatomy for 3D Artists by
Publication Date: 2015The Animator's Survival Kit by
Publication Date: 2001Timing for Animation by
Publication Date: 2009Digital Character Animation 3 by
Publication Date: 2006The Art and Science of Digital Compositing by
Publication Date: 2008The Art of Film Magic by
Publication Date: 2014Art of Nekro by
Publication Date: 2015The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniv by
Publication Date: 2011Creativity, Inc by
Publication Date: 2014Digital Lighting and Rendering by
Publication Date: 2013The Digital Matte Painting Handbook by
Publication Date: 2011Matchmoving by
Publication Date: 2006Production Pipeline Fundamentals for Film and Games by
Publication Date: 2014
The Art of Titanfall 2 by
Publication Date: 2016The Art of Video Games by
Publication Date: 2012Physics for Game Developers by
Publication Date: 2002Videogames and Art by
Publication Date: 200721st Century Game Design by
Publication Date: 2006Inside Game Design by
Publication Date: 2007
The VES Handbook of Visual Effects by
Publication Date: 2015The Visual Effects Producer by
Publication Date: 2010Maya Visual Effects the Innovator's Guide by
Publication Date: 2013The Complete Guide to Photorealism for Visual Effects Visualization and Games by
Publication Date: 2021
Introducing Autodesk Maya 2016 by
Publication Date: 2015Mastering Autodesk Maya 2016 by
Publication Date: 2016Practical Maya programming with Python by
Publication Date: 2014The Art of Maya by
Publication Date: 2007Introducing ZBrush by
Publication Date: 2012ZBrush Characters and Creatures by
Publication Date: 2015Pro tools 101: an Introduction to Pro tools 12 by
Publication Date: 2015Processing for Visual Artists by
Publication Date: 2010Web Animation Using JavaScript by
Publication Date: 2015
The History of Motion Graphics by
Publication Date: 2013Ars Electronica 1979-2004 by
Publication Date: 2004Code: The Language of Our Time: Ars Electronica 2003 by
Publication Date: 2003Telematic Embrace: Visionary Theories of Art, Technology, and Consciousness by
Publication Date: 2003
Computer Art Journals
- 3D WorldCurrent plus last 4 years in print; 2016-present digitally in Flipster.
- Animation MagazineFall 1988-present in print; 2016-present digitally in Flipster.
- AspectPrint: no.1(2003)- present
- CinefexPrint: no.14(1983:Oct.)-no.51(1992:Aug.) (incomplete)
no.61(1995:Mar.)- present (incomplete)
Current plus last 6 issues located in Periodicals Display area. - Computer ArtsSeptember 2010 - present in print; 2016-2020 digitally in Flipster.
- Computer Graphics WorldFull-text access: 1988 to present
Print: Library retains current plus last 4 years only. - Journal of Digital ImagingPubMed Central (PMC) Open Access 1997 to present (Embargo: 1 year)
- LeonardoFull-text access: 1997 to one year ago
Print: v.21:no.1(1988)-v.24:no.5(1991)
v.26:no.1(1993)- - PostLibrary retains current plus last 3 years.
- Stashno.58(2009)- After issue 67, issues released online. See record for link.
- Step Inside DesignPrint: v.18:no.4(2002:July/Aug.)-v. 25, no. 2 (2009 Mar-Apr)
- WiredMay/June 1993 - present in print; 2015 - present digitally in Flipster.
Databases
Full-text Articles & Ebooks:
- Oxford Grove Art Online This link opens in a new window
Grove Art is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, offering global coverage of visual culture, composed and expanded regularly in collaboration with thousands of scholars and specialists around the world.
- Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Formerly Art Source. Offers broad coverage of art topics, including painting, photography, sculpture advertising art, art history, film, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design archaeology, architecture, decorative arts, folk art, textiles and more. Full text access to over 630 art and design journals with coverage from 1929 to the present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full text scholarly database of 2,800 multidisciplinary journal titles focused on the arts, humanities and social sciences. **Artstor has moved to the JSTOR platform as of August 1, 2024** Artstor images document artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images. Users must create a personal account.
- Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 12,000 periodicals with millions of articles available in full-text covering the arts, sciences and humanities.
- Flipster This link opens in a new window
Flipster is a web and app solution for reading complete digital surrogates of magazines. The SVA Library subscribes to 25 current titles in Flipster: 3D World, American Craft, Animation, Aperture, ArtAsiaPacific, Art in America, Artforum International, The Atlantic, Bon Appetit, Ceramics: Art & Perception, Communication Arts, Cuartoscuro, Diva, Edge, Elle, Frame, ImagineFX, Juxtapoz, National Geographic, New American Paintings, New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Poets and Writers, Rolling Stone, Thrasher.
Images & Sounds:
- Artstor on JSTOR This link opens in a new window
**Artstor has moved to the JSTOR platform as of August 1, 2024** Documents artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images. Users must create a personal account.
- Colourbox This link opens in a new window
Stock image source with hundreds of thousands of royalty-free photographs, vector images, and videos for use in your projects. Create an account with your SVA email address. Contact library@sva.edu for the current educational key.
- Westar Music & Sound Ideas This link opens in a new window
Westar Music allows you to download over 300,000 tracks of Production Music, Production Elements and Sound Ideas sound effects in your choice of mp3 and Broadcast WAV files. All new releases are immediately posted on the site and we release thousands of new tracks every year.
Sound Ideas offers sound effects and production elements for television, film sound design, game development, post-production, interactive media and any other professional or educational audio production use you can imagine.
Film & Video:
- Swank This link opens in a new window
Swank is a streaming film platform with a curated list of available films from major motion picture studios.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is a streaming video platform with a "Netflix-like" user experience and a broad, curated selection of documentaries, indie movies, classics, feature films and training videos. Films can be watched from anywhere, anytime by current students, faculty, and staff.
- EAI Educational Streaming This link opens in a new window
Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) is a nonprofit arts organization that is a leading international resource for video and media art. Full-length streaming videos are available for over 60 artists, with more being added.
- LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Thousands of video courses for software, creative, and business skills.