A Reflectance Model for Computer Graphics

ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 7-24

  Cook, Robert L ^a   Torrance, Kenneth E ^b  

^a Skywalker Sound   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

image synthesis; reflectance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT SOURCES; REFLECTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

DIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; IMAGE SYNTHESIS; INCIDENCE ANGLES; REFLECTANCE CHANGES; REFLECTANCE MODEL; RELATIVE BRIGHTNESS; SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHESIZED IMAGES;

COLOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84942063973     PISSN: 07300301     EISSN: 15577368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/357290.357293     Document Type: Article

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