Product Description: Andrew Glassner's computer graphics career combines renowned technical expertise with an exceptional ability to convey what he knows to professionals and hobbyists in many different fields. Reproducing and expanding almost all of his columns from IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications over the past three years, Andrew Glassner's Notebook is an eclectic, provocative, and broadly relevant book sure to entertain and inform you, regardless of the nature of your interest in graphics or the extent of your knowledge...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Image synthesis, or rendering, is a field of transformation: it changesgeometry and physics into meaningful images. Because the most popularalgorithms frequently change, it is increasingly important for researchersand implementors to have a basic understanding of the principles of imagesynthesis...read more

Product Description: An introduction to the principles and hardware used to create three dimensional images and animations.

Product Description: The Graphics Gems Package contains Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Graphics Gems Series. Started in 1990 by Andrew Glassner, the vision and purpose of the The Graphics Gems Series was - and still is - to provide tips, techniques, and algorithms for graphics programmers...read more

Product Description: "The GRAPHICS GEMS Series" was started in 1990 by Andrew Glassner. The vision and purpose of the Series was - and still is - to provide tips, techniques, and algorithms for graphics programmers. All of the gems are written by programmers who work in the field and are motivated by a common desire to share interesting ideas and tools with their colleagues...read more

Product Description: Gray explores the how's and why's of hand lettering, discussing the various styles of calligraphy, the major written alphabets, and the basic tools, materials, and techniques of the calligrapher. This book is full of solid advice, not just for beginning calligraphy students, but for anyone interested in this beautiful and challenging art...read more

Product Description: The creation of ever more realistic 3-D images is central to the development of computer graphics. The ray tracing technique has become one of the most popular and powerful means by which photo-realistic images can now be created...read more