[TUTORIAL] Volumetric Rendering: Surface Shading (Patreon)

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! ♥