T TouchDesigner for Beginners
01 · welcome

Real-time visuals,
from nothing.

A hands-on 15-hour workshop in TouchDesigner — the industry-standard tool for interactive installations, live visuals, and generative art.

15 hours · 5 sessions No prior experience required Free licence available
T TouchDesigner for Beginners
02 · what it is

A visual programming environment.

You build by connecting nodes — no typing code. Each node does one thing. Together they make anything.

1
Node-based
Drag, drop, connect. Logic lives in the wires between operators, not in scripts.
2
Real-time
Everything renders live — change a parameter and see it immediately. No render queue.
3
Multi-modal
Video, 3D geometry, audio, MIDI, DMX, sensors — all speak the same language.
Used by Björk, teamLab, Universal Everything, Nike, Refik Anadol — and thousands of independent artists and VJs worldwide.
T TouchDesigner for Beginners
03 · schedule

15 hours, five sessions.

Session 1 The Interface & Operators — TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs theory + hands-on
Session 2 Image pipelines with TOPs hands-on
Session 3 Signals with CHOPs — audio-reactive visuals hands-on
Session 4 Instancing hands-on
Session 5 Generative project hands-on
T TouchDesigner for Beginners
04 · curriculum

Skills built, layer by layer.

1
Orient
Interface, network editor, operator families. The logic of how TD thinks.
2
Process
Image pipelines with TOPs. Compositing, effects, and texture work.
3
Listen
Signals and data flow with CHOPs. Audio analysis as a live source driving visuals.
4
Multiply
Instancing: one geometry, thousands of variations driven by data.
5
Ship
Build and present a complete generative piece — from scratch, entirely your own.
T TouchDesigner for Beginners
05 · the offering

Built for curious makers.

Participants leave with
  • A working interactive visual sketch, built entirely by them.
  • Fluency in the operator model — TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs, DATs.
  • The ability to connect audio to visuals.
  • A foundation to continue independently with online resources.
Who it's for
  • Artists, designers, musicians — no coding background needed.
  • VJs and performers wanting real-time control.
  • Students exploring generative or installation art.
Available formats
Course 5 weekly sessions · time to practice between
Custom In-house for studios, schools, or cultural institutions
About the instructor

AI engineer and generative artist. TouchDesigner practice spans installation, performance, and weather-driven generative work. Based in Athens.

TouchDesigner for Beginners · workshop slides