Key Concepts
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Texturing & Shading
Texturing involves painting details onto a 3D model. Shading involves defining how the material reacts to light, is it shiny like plastic or dull like chalk?
Together, they define the look of the object. High-quality texturing and shading add the tactile detail that makes computer graphics believable, feeding directly into the look development stage.