Light Source Dependent Models

What an object looks like depends on

• Properties of the light source such as color, distance from object, direction from object, intensity of source
• Surface characteristics of object such as color and reflectance properties
• Location of the observer

Light striking a surface of an object can be

• Reflected (Diffuse reflection & Specular reflection)
• Absorbed
• Transmitted (Translucent or transparent)
• Combination of all three