# Generative Art and Graphics Programming Glore
> A curated list of beginner friendly tutorials, tools, resources and shiny things to get you started.

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## Table of Contents
[Coming when I have a final strucure]

## Books
- [Generative Art: A Practical Guide](http://zenbullets.com/book.php) - A practical guide using Processing. 
- [Generative Design](http://www.generative-gestaltung.de/) - Visualize, Program, and Create with Processing.
- [The Nature of Code](http://natureofcode.com/) - Simulating natrual systems with Processing. 
- [The Book of Shaders](https://thebookofshaders.com/) - Step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders.
- [Programming Design Systems](https://programmingdesignsystems.com/) - Book that teaches a practical introduction to the new foundations of graphic design.
- [Pixel Shaders](http://pixelshaders.com/) - An Interactive Introduction
to Graphics Programming.
- [Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming](https://paroj.github.io/gltut/) - A series of tutorials on using OpenGL to do graphical rendering.
- [Scratchapixel 2.0](http://www.scratchapixel.com/) - Learn Computer Graphics From Scratch!
- [Programming Interactivity](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596154158.do) - A Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks.
- [Algorithms for Visual Design Using the Processing Language](https://www.amazon.com/gp/0470375485/) - Experiment with design problems to create 3D animations, GUIs, and more. 
- [Data-driven Graphic Design](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472578309/) - Creative Coding for Visual Communication.


# Communities
- [realtimevfx.com](https://realtimevfx.com/]) - Real Time VFX Community. 
- [r/rraytraycing](https://www.reddit.com/r/raytracing/]) - Subreddit on raytracing.
- [r/opengl](https://www.reddit.com/r/opengl/]) - News and discussion about OpenGL on all platforms.
- [r/graphicsprogramming](https://www.reddit.com/r/GraphicsProgramming/]) - Subreddit on graphics programming.
- [r/processing](https://www.reddit.com/r/processing/) - Subreddit on Processing.


# Tools
- [Processing]()- Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts.
- [three.js](https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/) - JavaScript 3D library.
- [Shadertoy](https://www.shadertoy.com/) - Build and share shaders with the world and get inspired.
- [F3](http://www.syedrezaali.com/f3-mac-app/) - Powerful 3D design app that enables you to live code 3D form.
- [Fragment](http://www.syedrezaali.com/store/fragment-osx-app) - Mac app to live code GLSL graphics.


## Learning material
- [Coding Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/user/shiffman) - 
- [Shaders](https://github.com/mattdesl/lwjgl-basics/wiki/Shaders) - Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics.
- [WebGL 2 Fundamentals](http://webgl2fundamentals.org/) - WebGL2 from the ground up. No magic.

## Math
- [Math as code](https://github.com/Jam3/math-as-code) - 
- [Coding Math](https://www.youtube.com/user/codingmath) - Video tutorials designed to teach you the math you need to understand as a programmer.

- https://paroj.github.io/gltut/Basics/Intro%20Graphics%20and%20Rendering.html
- http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~emmanuel/courses/cs543/slides/lecture04_p1.pdf

## Raytracing
- http://www.scratchapixel.com/lessons/3d-basic-rendering/introduction-to-ray-tracing/how-does-it-work
- http://jamie-wong.com/2016/07/15/ray-marching-signed-distance-functions/

## Related awesome lists:
- https://github.com/raphamorim/awesome-canvas
- http://pixelshaders.com/external.html


## Glossery
Take from here:
https://paroj.github.io/gltut/Basics/Intro%20Glossary.html

And here:
https://thebookofshaders.com/glossary/

And here:
http://www.shaderific.com/glsl/


## Shader Examples and Snippets
http://pixelshaders.com/examples/

## Shaders
https://github.com/ashima/webgl-noise Perlin Noise

## Tutorials
### Interactive
[Fragment-oundry](http://hughsk.io/fragment-foundry) - Fragment shader.
http://www.iquilezles.org/live/index.htm
http://www.iquilezles.org/www/index.htm
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xl2XWt
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XllGW4
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XlBGDW
https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Md23DV (2D!)


# Websites / Blogs
- http://abandonedart.org/


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