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Computer Graphics from Scratch
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Computer Graphics from Scratch

by Gabriel Gambetta
May 2021
Beginner
248 pages
5h 26m
English
No Starch Press
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8SHADED TRIANGLES

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In the previous chapter, we developed an algorithm to draw a triangle filled with a solid color. Our goal for this chapter is to draw a shaded triangle—that is, a triangle filled with a color gradient.

Defining Our Problem

We want to fill the triangle with different shades of a single color. It will look like Figure 8-1.

We need a more formal definition of what we’re trying to draw. We have a base color C: for example, 0,255,0, pure green. We’ll assign a real value h to each vertex, denoting the intensity of the color at the vertex. h is in the [0.0,1.0] range, where 0.0 represents the darkest possible shade (that is, black) ...

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