There are many books on graphics programming and also books that teach OpenGL. This book, based on a tremendously popular and valuable course taught at SIGGRAPH for many years, focuses on a void in the information available.
This book brings the computer graphics enthusiast, whether professional or amateur, beyond the basics covered in computer graphics texts and professional books, and introduces them to techniques that are hard to obtain outside of an intensive computer graphics work environment.
Part I Concepts
Chapter 1 Geometry Representation and Modeling
Chapter 2 3D Transformations
Chapter 3 Color, Shading, and Lighting
Chapter 4 Digital Images and Image Manipulation
Chapter 5 Texture Mapping
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Part II Basic Techniques
Chapter 9 Multiple Rendering Passes
Chapter 10 Antialiasing
Chapter 11 Compositing, Blending, and Transparency
Chapter 12 Image Processing Techniques
Chapter 13 Basic Transform Techniques
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Part III Advanced Techniques
Chapter 16 CAD and Modeling Techniques
Chapter 17 Scene Realism
Chapter 18 Natural Detail
Chapter 19 Illustration and Artistic Techniques
Chapter 20 Scientific Visualization
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