[TUTORIAL] Volumetric Rendering: Surface Shading

This third instalment on Volumetric Rendering will explain how to shade volumes in a realistic fashion. This essential step is what gives threedimensionality to the flat, unlit shapes that have been generated so far with raymarching.

• Introduction

• Step 1. Lambertian Reflectance

• Step 2. Normal Estimation

• Step 3. The Shading

• Step 4. Specular Reflections

• Conclusion

You can find here all the other posts in this series:

• Part 1: Volumetric Rendering

• Part 2: Raymarching

• Part 3: Surface Shading

• Part 4: Signed Distance Fields

• Part 5: Ambient Occlusion

• Part 6: Hard and Soft Shadows

• Part 7: Volume Raycasting

As always, thank you for your generous support! ♥