SHADOWPIX: Multiple images from self shadowing

Amit Bermano, Ilya Baran, Marc Alexa, Wojciech Matusk

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Abstract

SHADOWPIX are white surfaces that display several prescribed images formed by the self-shadowing of the surface when lit from certain directions. The effect is surprising and not commonly seen in the real world. We present algorithms for constructing SHADOWPIX that allow up to four images to be embedded in a single surface. SHAD-OWPIX can produce a variety of unusual effects depending on the embedded images: moving the light can animate or relight the object in the image, or three colored lights may be used to produce a single colored image. SHADOWPIX are easy to manufacture using a 3D printer and we present photographs, videos, and renderings demonstrating these effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)593-602
Number of pages10
JournalComputer Graphics Forum
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event33rd Annual Conference on European Association for Computer Graphics, EUROGRAPHICS 2012 - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Duration: 13 May 201218 May 2012

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Commission
Seventh Framework Programme259550

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