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The Beauty of Bézier Curves

Freya Holmér · 2.2M views · 2021-08-19 · 24:26

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Overview

Freya Holmer explains how Bezier curves work, from the helper-line construction to their uses in animation, text rendering and shapes. It uses visuals from her Unity Shapes plugin and was a SoME1 contest winner.

On Hacker News

HN repeatedly calls it one of the best math and graphics explainers on YouTube, praised for bridging game dev and math.

Recommended by 16 HN people across 13 months · HN mentions 2021–2026

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Computer graphics & renderingRecreational & visual mathAnimation & visual effects
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What people said

jedimastert · 2026-04 · Strong recommendation

Related, I think Freya Holmér's "The Beauty of Bézier Curves" is in the running for one of the best educational videos on YouTube. [VIDEO]

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viggity · 2025-08 · Strong recommendation

Anytime béziers are mentioned on HN, I feel compelled to share these absolutely incredible videos from Freya Holmér [LINK] (73 minutes) [VIDEO] (24 minutes)

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amtunlimited · 2025-08 · Strong recommendation

I'm really glad the article links to Freya's "Beauty of Bezier Curves" videos, it's genuinely one of the best math/graphics/explainer videos ever made [VIDEO]

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