Accurate Graphical Representation of Plant Leaves
Oliver Franzke, Oliver Deußen · KOPS (University of Konstanz) · 2003
We present a simple and practical method for rendering leaves and other translucent parts of plants. In contrast to other translucent materials, plant leaves usually are thin, though highly textured. An adaptation of rendering methods for translucent materials in combination with a set of predefined textures allows us to represent plants realistically. A hardware-based approximation of the shading-method enables us to render even highly complex plants efficiently.