Title :
Material Appearance
Author :
Poulin, Pierre ; Rushmeier, Holly
Author_Institution :
University of Montreal
Abstract :
This issue features four articles on material appearance, which is important in many computer graphics applications. Two articles on general methods consider two distinct issues: measurement and efficient rendering. The other articles examine two extremely different types of specialized materials, illustrating the variety of application requirements and constraints.
Keywords :
computer graphics; ellipsometry; material appearance; material models; reflectance; refraction; rendering; salt decay; scattering; surface polarization; surgery simulation;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2012.40