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Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist
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Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist

by Chris Roda
March 2022
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
410 pages
12h 39m
English
CRC Press
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Chapter 5 Material Effects

DOI: 10.1201/9781003009795-6

Introduction

As introduced in Chapter 4, all computer-generated objects must be rendered within the rendering pipeline. To satisfy all possible demands of the rendering pipeline, the real-time rendering engine must be dynamic, interoperable, and extensible. Interfacing with the engine can be a challenging endeavor. Within the real-time production environment, this interface is typically a customizable material which empowers artists, designers, and other non-technical individuals to interact with the engine without extensive understanding of its inner mechanics.

This chapter introduces the essence of materials and identifies several strategies how they may be exploited to produce extraordinary ...

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ISBN: 9781000551570