OpenGL® SuperBible, Third Edition

Chapter 9. Texture Mapping: Beyond the Basics

by Richard S. Wright, Jr.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

How To	Functions You'll Use
Add specular highlights to textured objects	glLightModel, glSecondaryColor
Use anisotropic texture filtering	glTexParameterf
Load and use compressed textures	glCompressedTexImage, glCompressedTexSubImage

Texture mapping is perhaps one of the most exciting features of OpenGL (well, close behind shaders anyway!) and is heavily relied on in the games and simulation industry. In Chapter 8, “Texture Mapping: The Basics,” you learned the basics of loading and applying texture maps to geometry. In this chapter, we expand on this knowledge and cover some of the finer points of texture mapping in OpenGL.

Secondary Color

Applying to ...