Virtually measuring layered material appearance.

This paper describes the design and the implementation of a virtual gonioradiometer dedicated to the analysis of layered materials BSDF. For a given material sample, interfaces between layers are represented by geometric meshes, associated with elementary reflectances. Light scattering is performed using path tracing.

Editorial for the Special Issue on "Geometry Reconstruction from Images".

This special issue on geometry reconstruction from images has received much attention from the community, with 10 published papers [...

Visibility Evaluation in Microfacet Theory.

Reflectance models capture many types of visual appearances. The most plausible reflectance models follow the Microfacet theory, which is specifically based on statistical representations, with an analytic visibility term. This visibility term has a significant impact on appearance.

Design of rough microgeometries for numerical simulation of material appearance.

Microfacet-based material appearance models are commonly considered as a physical plausible representation of matter-light interaction. With such models, the microgeometry of a surface element is defined by a statistical distribution of microfacets. The mathematical formulation ensures physical plausibility, such as energy conservation and reciprocity.

Modeling, measuring, and using BRDFs: significant French contributions.

The scattering of light by a surface is described by the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). Unfortunately, this function cannot be straightforwardly acquired or modeled. French researchers have proposed interesting contributions to the field, with several models and accurate experimental systems.

Rendering Rough Opaque Materials with Interfaced Lambertian Microfacets.

Specular microfacet distributions have been successfully employed by many authors for representing glossiness of materials. They are generally combined with a Lambertian term to account for the colored aspect. These representations make use of the Fresnel reflectance factor at the interface, but the transmission factor at the interface should also be managed.