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The paper proposes a method for rendering realistic images of outdoor scenes taking into account both direct sky light and reflected sky light caused by specular surfaces, such as windowpanes. In the proposed method, objects reflected in windowpanes of buildings can be also rendered considering the effect of sky light. The proposed illumination model for sky light reflected by specular surfaces makes the rendered images more realistic. The proposed method can also generate images quickly, even when a viewpoint, solar position and/or weather conditions are altered, using basis functions to express sky light illuminance. Several images of outdoor scenes demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed method.
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Environment, S., Manabe, T. (2002). A sky Light Lllumination Model in. In: Vince, J., Earnshaw, R. (eds) Advances in Modelling, Animation and Rendering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0103-1_26
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