Digital fur is the
rendering of
fur using
computer generated imagery techniques. The rendering of fur is technically complex, because of the geometric complexity of modelling the hair strands, the complex interplay of light within the fur volume and the effects of
subsurface scattering within the skin.
Digital fur plays a substantial part in the creation of pseudo-photorealistic films such as ''
Cats
The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of t ...
'' and ''
The Lion King''.
References
Visual effects
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