Light Scattering from Human Hair Fibers

July 2003

Steve Marschner, Henrik Wann Jensen, Mike Cammarano, Steve Worley, Pat Hanrahan

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Studysummary This study introduced a new hair shading model that more accurately simulates light scattering on hair fibers, capturing effects not predicted by previous models.

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