Image Synthesis


CPSC 6650 Program 9

Create an image that contains both glass and metal. Use Schlick's approximation to the Fresnel Equations.

Extra Credit

Compare the caustic from a glass sphere to that from a real sphere.
  • All images have a gamma of 1.6 and refraction of 1.5 (unless otherwise noted)
    Number of SamplesMaximum Depth Allowed TimeImage Description
    100001005h 6m 31s Just added features
    160010014m 20s a piece of red glass over the light
    4001003m 12s a blue cube
    100001001h 22m 26s no back wall or big box (lines in back of images were caused from ppm->gif conversion)
    1000010031m 51s Refraction = 1.0