Global illumination

From CGAFaq

Global illumination is the process of applying the rendering equation and the appropriate material scattering models during shading.

• Color_and_radiometry
• Tone_mapping

• Global Illumination
  • What is the rendering equation?
  • How do I render caustics?
• Ray Tracing Approaches
  • What is path tracing?
  • What is bidirectional path tracing?
  • What is photon mapping?
  • What is Metropolis light transport?
• Radiosity
  • What is radiosity?
  • How are form factors defined?
  • What is the form factor between a point and a polygon?
  • What is the form factor between a point and a disk?
  • What is the form factor between two polygons?
  • What is progressive refinement radiosity?
  • What is hierarchical radiosity?
  • What is stochastic radiosity?