We describe a hardware and software system for digitizing the shape and color of large
fragile objects under non-laboratory conditions. Our system employs laser triangulation …

Texture synthesis is important for many applications in computer graphics, vision, and image
processing. However, it remains difficult to design an algorithm that is both efficient and …

This paper introduces a simple model for subsurface light transport in translucent materials.
The model enables efficient simulation of effects that BRDF models cannot capture, such as …

Photon map**, an extension of ray tracing, makes it possible to efficiently simulate global
illumination in complex scenes. Photon map** can simulate caustics (focused light, like …

This paper introduces a shading model for light diffusion in multi-layered translucent
materials. Previous work on diffusion in translucent materials has assumed smooth semi …

This paper introduces an efficient two-pass rendering technique for translucent materials.
We decouple the computation of irradianceat the surface from the evaluation of scattering …

Computer graphics systems are capable of generating stunningly realistic images of objects
that have never physically existed. In order for computers to create these accurately detailed …

When you think about how far and fast computer science has progressed in recent years, it's
not hard to conclude that a seven-year old handbook may fall a little short of the kind of …

Historic buildings and monuments are often composed of carbonate-based stone materials,
susceptible to deterioration by the action of acidic substances on its main component, calcite …

Film and game studios can no longer meet audience demand for visual content by
increasing production budgets. Instead they are turning to procedural modeling, particularly …