texture mapping
Digital surface dressing
Texture mapping is a computer graphics technique that wraps a two-dimensional image onto a three-dimensional surface, like wallpapering a curved object.
It gives 3D models realistic surface detail—wood grain, brick patterns, skin—without modeling every bump and variation geometrically.
The game's texture mapping made the stone walls look almost photographic.
Interlocking open weave
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- polygonsClosed plane figures
- facesFront of heads
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
subdivision · topology · seams · islands · unwrapping · distortion · stretching · resolution
Budget American lager brand
- shaderGPU rendering microprogram
- reflectivityLight-bouncing capacity
- glossinessReflective surface quality
- roughnessUneven surface quality
metallic · matte · translucency · transparency · refraction · fabric · wood grain · stone
Art imitating camera accuracy
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- detailSingle small element
- believabilityCapacity to seem true
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
immersion · lifelike · verisimilitude · naturalism · tactility · materiality · graininess · weathering
mesh
Interlocking open weave
tessellation · subdivision · topology · seams · islands · unwrapping · distortion · stretching · resolution · aspect ratio
PBR
Budget American lager brand
- shaderGPU rendering microprogram
- reflectivityLight-bouncing capacity
- glossinessReflective surface quality
roughness · metallic · matte · translucency · transparency · refraction · fabric · wood grain · stone · leather
photorealism
Art imitating camera accuracy
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- detailSingle small element
- believabilityCapacity to seem true
authenticity · immersion · lifelike · verisimilitude · naturalism · tactility · materiality · graininess · weathering · imperfections