Abstract Recent work on Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) showed how neural networks can
be used to encode complex 3D environments that can be rendered photorealistically from …

This paper reviews the use of Monte Carlo (MC) methods in optical canopy reflectance
modelling. Their utility, and, more specifically, MC ray tracing for the numerical simulation of …

Three dimensional scenes are typically modeled using a single, fixed resolution model of
each geometric object. Renderings of such a model are often either slow or crude, however …

High dynamic range (HDR) imaging comprises a range of techniques for capturing, storing,
editing, transmitting, and displaying images and video with an extended range of values …

We prove that the set of all Lambertian reflectance functions (the mapping from surface
normals to intensities) obtained with arbitrary distant light sources lies close to a 9D linear …

The third edition of this classic tutorial and reference on procedural texturing and modeling
is thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's 3D graphics professionals and students …

We consider the rendering of diffuse objects under distant illumination, as specified by an
environment map. Using an analytic expression for the irradiance in terms of spherical …

We present a new, real-time method for rendering diffuse and glossy objects in low-
frequency lighting environments that captures soft shadows, interreflections, and caustics …

A new BRDF model is presented which can be viewed as an kind of intermediary model
between empirism and theory. Main results of physics are observed (energy conservation …

In this paper we present a new form of texture mapping that produces increased
photorealism. Coefficients of a biquadratic polynomial are stored per texel, and used to …