Abstract
All scene examples in the preceding Surface Shading chapter defined light sources that illuminate objects in certain ways. A light source provides light whose effect is taken into account when illuminating surfaces or volumes. Two main kinds of illumination are distinguished:
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Driemeyer, T. (2001). Light and Shadow. In: Rendering with mental ray®. mental ray® Handbooks, vol 1. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3809-0_6
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