List of Figures

1. Vshade
2. Using the constant shader
3. The VEX Builder
4. The hair primitive
5. Simple test scene
6. RenderMan's torus primitive
7. A canvas imager shader for BMRT
8. Test scene with imager shader and surface shader
9. Test scene with imager, surface, and light shaders
10. Test scene with bump mapping
11. Test scene with true displacement
12. Rendering the stairs with real geometry
13. Faking the stairs within the shader
14. Real geometry from different perspectives
15. Faked stairs from different perspectives
16. A simple scene in a room with a window
17. Reflections in a glass sphere (Radiance)
18. Reflections in a glass sphere (mental ray)
19. Caustics rendered with mental ray
20. Chrysler Building rendered with Lucille
21. Chrysler Building rendered with 3Delight
22. Baked normals and positions of a head
23. Use a procedural shader to grow hair