Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 4. Materials and Textures
In this chapter, we'll cover the following recipes:
• Adding depth to a mesh with a bump map
• Adding depth to a mesh with a normal map
• Using HTML canvas as a texture
• Using HTML video as a texture
• Creating a mesh with multiple materials
• Using separate materials for faces
• Setting up repeating textures
• Making part of an object transparent
• Using a cubemap to create reflective materials
• Using a dynamic cubemap to create reflective materials
• Using Blender to create custom UV mapping
• Configuring blend modes
• Using a shadow map for fixed shadows
Introduction
Three.js offers a large number of different materials and supports many different
types of textures. These textures provide a great way to create interesting effects and
graphics. In this chapter, we'll show you recipes that allow you to get the most out of
these components provided by Three.js.
