shading
Sign in to saveShading refers to the depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying the level of darkness. Shading tries to approximate local behavior of light on the object's surface and is not to be confused with techniques of adding shadows, such as shadow mapping or shadow volumes, which fall under global behavior of light.
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- In drawing
- In computer graphics
- Surface angle to a light source
- Types of lighting
- Ambient lighting
- Point lighting
- Spotlighting
- Area lighting
- Directional lighting
- Distance falloff
- Calculation
- Shading techniques
- Flat shading
- Smooth shading
- Gouraud shading
- Phong shading
- Deferred shading
- Other approaches
- Flat vs. smooth shading
- Computer vision
- See also
- References
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Shading refers to the depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying the level of darkness. Shading tries to approximate local behavior of light on the object's surface and is not to be confused with techniques of adding shadows, such as shadow mapping or shadow volumes, which fall under global behavior of light.
==In drawing== Shading is used traditionally in drawing for depicting a range of darkness by applying media more densely or with a darker shade for darker areas, and less densely or with a lighter shade for lighter areas. Light patterns, such as objects having light and shaded areas, help when creating the illusion of depth on paper.