Contact: Blaine Friedlander
bpf2@cornell.edu
607-254-8093
Cornell University
Caption: On the left, a computer-generated image of blond hair with only direct illumination. At right, the same image rendered with the new algorithm that takes into account the multiple scattering of light through the hair. Direct illumination catches the highlights but fails to show the true color.
Credit: Marschner lab/Cornell University
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