The Book of Shaders

« The Book of Shaders » by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo and Jen Lowe, 2015–ongoing ►https://thebookofshaders.com

A gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders.

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The Book of Shaders
►http://thebookofshaders.com

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by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo and Jen Lowe

This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders.

Contents

About this book

Getting started

What is a shader?
“Hello world!”
Uniforms
Running your shader
Algorithmic drawing

Shaping functions
Colors
Shapes
Matrices
Patterns
Generative designs

Random
Noise
Cellular noise
Fractional brownian motion
Fractals
Image processing:

Textures
Image operations
Kernel convolutions
Filters
Others effects
Simulation

Pingpong
Conway
Ripples
Water color
Reaction diffusion
3D graphics

Lights
Normal-maps
Bump-maps
Ray marching
Environmental-maps (spherical and cube)
Reflect and refract
Appendix: Other ways to use this book

How can I navigate this book offline?
How to run the examples on a Raspberry Pi?
How to print this book?
How can I collaborate?
An introduction for those coming from JS by Nicolas Barradeau
Examples Gallery

Glossary

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