Download or read book Essential RenderMan® written by Ian Stephenson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a straightforward and easy-to-follow introduction to the basic techniques involved with using Renderman. Packed with illustrations and hands-on examples, it will serve as an excellent foundation, a good first step and overview of the program. The book explains how scenes are described; illustrates how to create surfaces, color, lighting, shadows, and depth of field using RIB and the C API; and introduces the techniques involved in creating shaders and applying textures. This second edition includes a new chapter on global illumination.