In this second DVD in our HLSL Creation series, Ben Cloward explores how you can create the main building blocks of a lighting and shading system in HLSL. He shows how you can build s to represent the Ambient, Diffuse and Specular components of surface shading. How to enhance your Ambient shading by using a combination of convolved HDRI environment maps and baked Ambient Occlusion. Ben also shows you how to create Point, Directional and Spot light sources. And we wrap up with a practical exploration of some of today

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In this third tutorial in our HLSL Creation series, Ben Cloward will show you had to create the final elements you will need for a complete shading . This includes high quality reflections, refractions and combining both to create water or glass like materials using the Fresnel term. Ben will also show you how to further enhance your normal maps using offset mapping, giving the appearance of depth. Also how to add detail to your normal maps. How to use vertex colour and alpha values in your s. How to animate the meshes vertices using only the . And the series wraps up with an animated transparency effect.

In this third tutorial in our HLSL Creation series, Ben Cloward will show you had to create the final elements you will need for a complete shading . This includes high quality reflections, refractions and combining both to create water or glass like materials using the Fresnel term. Ben will also show you how to further enhance your normal maps using offset mapping, giving the appearance of depth. Also how to add detail to your normal maps. How to use vertex colour and alpha values in your s. How to animate the meshes vertices using only the . And the series wraps up with an animated transparency effect.

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