SketchpunkLabs | WebGL2 : 087 : Bump mapping with Height Maps @SketchpunkLabs | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 2 days ago
Today we explore bump mapping but no, not with normal maps. Instead with the idea of using a height map to generate normals per pixel that you can use with your lighting shader to create the illusion of depth, texture or detail.

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Links of Interest

http://learningthreejs.com/blog/2013/09/16/how-to-make-the-earth-in-webgl/

http://planetpixelemporium.com/planets.html

http://api.unrealengine.com/attachments/Engine/Rendering/LightingAndShadows/BumpMappingWithoutTangentSpace/mm_sfgrad_bump.pdf

https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/dev/src/renderers/shaders/ShaderChunk/bumpmap_pars_fragment.glsl

http://cpetry.github.io/NormalMap-Online/



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