On the rendering of surfaces
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics
- Vol. 13 (2) , 253-259
- https://doi.org/10.1145/965103.807453
Abstract
Despite the relative sophistication of modern surface design systems, many graphical renderings of surfaces are rather crude. The paper discusses several possible renderings, including various line drawings methods, realistic and functional shading, and combinations of line drawings and smooth shading. It concludes that a good choice is the superposition of contours or sections on either realistic or Gaussian curvature shading.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- A scan line algorithm for displaying parametrically defined surfacesPublished by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ,1978
- A scan line algorithm for computer display of curved surfacesPublished by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ,1978
- Hidden surface removal using polygon area sortingPublished by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ,1977
- Illumination for computer generated picturesCommunications of the ACM, 1975