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Fractals and Formal Texture Specification

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As a rule, the surfaces of real objects are not structureless. In addition to a constant color they have further properties that are commonly summarized under the term texture. Textures are location-dependent variations in color, geometry, or even transparency or surface roughness, and give the characteristic appearance to materials like stone, sand, marble, and textile surfaces.

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  1. Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Darmstadt, Germany

    Gabriele Englert & Manfred Schendel

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  1. Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Institut für Informationsverwaltung und Interaktive Systeme, Wilhelminenstraße 7, W-6100, Darmstadt, Germany

    José L. Encarnação  & Georgios Sakas  & 

  2. Institut für Dynamische Systeme, Universität Bremen, W-2800, Bremen 33, Germany

    Heinz-Otto Peitgen

  3. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Wilhelminenstraße 7, W-6100, Darmstadt, Germany

    Gabriele Englert

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Englert, G., Schendel, M. (1992). Fractals and Formal Texture Specification. In: Encarnação, J.L., Sakas, G., Peitgen, HO., Englert, G. (eds) Fractal Geometry and Computer Graphics. Beiträge zur Graphischen Datenverarbeitung. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95678-2_7

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