Light & skin interactions : simulations for computer graphics applications /

Light and Skin Interactions immerses you in one of the most fascinating application areas of computer graphics: appearance simulation. The book first illuminates the fundamental biophysical processes that affect skin appearance, and reviews seminal related works aimed at applications in life and hea...

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Main Author: Baranoski, Gladimir Valerio Guimarães, 1964-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Krishnaswamy, Aravind
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Burlington, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, ©2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Light and Skin Interactions immerses you in one of the most fascinating application areas of computer graphics: appearance simulation. The book first illuminates the fundamental biophysical processes that affect skin appearance, and reviews seminal related works aimed at applications in life and health sciences. It then examines four exemplary modeling approaches as well as definitive algorithms that can be used to generate realistic images depicting skin appearance. An accompanying companion site also includes complete code and data sources for the BioSpec model, which is considered to be the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 169 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123786449
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