Computer Graphics

University of California - Berkeley

A Compact Factored Representation of Heterogeneous Subsurface Scattering


Abstract

Heterogeneous subsurface scattering in translucent materials is one of the most beautiful but complex effects. We acquire spatial BSSRDF datasets using a projector, and develop a novel nonlinear factorization that separates a homogeneous kernel, and heterogeneous discontinuities. This enables rendering of complex spatially-varying translucent materials.

Citation

Pieter Peers, Karl vom Berge, Wojciech Matusik, Ravi Ramamoorthi, Jason Lawrence, Szymon Rusinkiewicz, and Philip Dutré. "A Compact Factored Representation of Heterogeneous Subsurface Scattering". ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 25(3), July 2006.