MatCap



Author: Daniel Brauer

Description
MatCap (Material Capture) shader, for displaying objects with reflective materials with uniform surface colouring, like Zbrush or Mudbox can. It uses an image of a sphere as a view-space environment map. It's very cheap, and looks great when the camera doesn't rotate.

Usage
Use a regular normal map for your object, and a render or a photo of a sphere for the MatCap.

License
The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2010 Daniel Brauer

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