Visual Effects of Surface Tension on the Appearance of Wet Surfaces

Pascal Barla (1, 2) , Loic Lachiver (1, 2) , Gaël Guennebaud (1, 2)

1 Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
2 MANAO - Melting the frontiers between Light, Shape and Matter

Some of the most interesting visual aspects of our environment often go unnoticed because of their familiarity. We are so much accustomed to them that we hardly pay attention to their intricacies, even less to our ability to rely on them in everyday behaviors. A convincing example is how water affects the appearance of surfaces, through both microscopic and macroscopic effects. Virtually everything changes: colors, shadows, gloss, geometry, etc., in ways that depend on the type of surface that is wet. Why is that so?

Mots clés: materials; wetness; appearance; reflectance

Domaines: Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]

Pascal Barla, Loic Lachiver, Gaël Guennebaud. Visual Effects of Surface Tension on the Appearance of Wet Surfaces. Lionel Simonot (Publication director). RADIOMETRY OF WET SURFACES - When Water Matters, 2023. ⟨hal-03977621⟩