The majestic hand

Proposal Due: Friday May 19th, 11:59PM

Rendering Competition (Demo Day): Friday June 9th, 2nd floor of Sweet Hall (time TBD)

Write-up Due: Monday June 12th, 11:59PM

We propose to model, render and animate (time permitting) the multi-layered reflectance, transmission and absorption of light through human skin.

The proposal should contain a picture of a real object or scene that you intend to reproduce. We suggest that you first pick something that you would like to simulate, and then investigate what techniques need to be used. A real object that you can carry around with you is best, but a good photograph or painting is almost as good. In addition to having illustrative pictures, your proposal should state the goal of your project, motivate why it is interesting, identify the key technical challenges you will face, and outline briefly your approach. If you are implementing an algorithm described in a particular paper, provide the reference to the paper. Please list all group member's names clearly at the top of the page, and if you plan on collaborating with others, briefly describe how each person's piece relates to the others. Here is an example project page. The purpose of the proposal is to get everyone organized early, and it will give us the opportunity to provide feedback as to whether we think your idea is reasonable, and to offer some technical guidance, e.g. papers you might be interested in reading.