Viz Artist User Guide

Version 3.12 | Published October 17, 2019 ©

Lighting Shader

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The Lighting Shader plug-in performs per-pixel lighting, as opposed to default per-vertex lighting in Viz.

Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Shader -> Material

Lighting Properties

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  • Specular Type: Shows the color that appears when light comes from a particular direction and bounces back from the surface in a mirrored direction. The specular color is the direct reflection of a directional light source. This is the typical effect of shiny metal and plastic. Specular color can be understood as a kind of shininess of color.

    • Static:

    • Phong:

    • Blinn:

    • Lambert: