Illumination for computer generated pictures
@article{Phong1975IlluminationFC, title={Illumination for computer generated pictures}, author={Bui Tuong Phong}, journal={Commun. ACM}, year={1975}, volume={18}, pages={311-317} }
The quality of computer generated images of three-dimensional scenes depends on the shading technique used to paint the objects on the cathode-ray tube screen. [...] Key Method Several shading techniques corresponding to different methods of object modeling and the related hidden surface algorithms are presented here. Human visual perception and the fundamental laws of optics are considered in the development of a shading rule that provides better quality and increased realism in generated images.Expand Abstract
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