toolbox-touchdesigner
🌀 TouchDesigner Fundamentals Workshop
🎯 Overview
Welcome to the TouchDesigner Fundamentals Workshop, a 3-day hands-on learning experience designed to introduce beginners to the world of real-time visuals, generative art, and interactive media. This course is inspired by the TouchDesigner 100 Series and will guide you through the essentials of node-based programming, 3D rendering, interactivity, and Python scripting.
📅 Workshop Structure
Day 1: Introduction & Core Concepts
- Understanding the TouchDesigner Interface
- Working with TOPs (Texture Operators) for image and video processing
- Basics of compositing, masking, and effects
Day 2: Signal Processing & 3D Rendering
- Exploring CHOPs (Channel Operators) for signal control
- Introduction to SOPs (Surface Operators) and 3D geometry
- Basic lighting, cameras, and rendering techniques
Day 3: UI, Python & Advanced Topics
- Creating interactive UI elements using COMPs
- Writing Python scripts for automation and interactivity
- Performance optimization and best practices
📂 Folder Structure
To help you navigate through course materials, the repository is structured as follows:
├── 📜 README.md # This file
├── 📁 assets/ # Images, videos, and other media files
├── 📁 references/ # Articles, links, and additional readings
├── 📁 examples/ # Example TouchDesigner projects (.toe files)
├── 📁 exercises/ # Hands-on challenges and practice tasks
├── 📁 presentations/ # Slides and PDFs used in the workshop
└── 📁 notes/ # Summary notes and key takeaways from sessions
🎨 What You’ll Learn
✅ Real-time visual programming with TouchDesigner
✅ Working with images, video, and generative visuals
✅ Interactivity using sensors, MIDI, and data inputs
✅ 3D rendering, lighting, and materials
✅ Basic Python scripting for automation
✅ Best practices for performance optimization
📂 Workshop Resources
🚀 Get Started
- Download and install TouchDesigner
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/digitalideation/toolbox-touchdesigner.git