“Volumetric modeling with implicit functions: a cloud is born” by Ebert
Conference:
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Interest Area:
- Production & Animation and Technical
Title:
- Volumetric modeling with implicit functions: a cloud is born
Session/Category Title: Simulation and Natural Phenomena
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Abstract:
A new, flexible, natural, intuitive, volumetric modeling and animation technique that combines implicit functions with turbulence-based procedural techniques. A cloud is modeled to demonstrate its advantages.
References:
1 David Ebert, Ken Musgrave, Darwyn Peachey, Ken Perlin, and Steve Worley. Texturing and Modeling: A Procedural Approach, Academic Press,October 1994, ISBN 0-12-228760-6.
2 David S. Ebert. Advanced Modeling Techniques for Computer Graphics. In CRC Handbook of Computer Science and Engineering, chapter 56, CRC, 1997.
3 Gardner, Geoffrey. Visual Simulation of Clouds, In B.A. Barsky, editor, Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH ’85 Proceedings), volume 19, pages 297-303, July 1985.
4 Andrew Guy and Brian Wyvill. Controlled Blending for Implicit Surfaces, In Implicit Surfaces ’95, April 1995.
5 Ken Perlin. An Image Synthesizer, In B. A. Barsky, editor, Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH ’85 Proceedings), volume 19, pages 287-296, July 1985.
