Chapter 22: Adding a Background

Understanding Backgrounds

Sky Colors

Ground Colors

Panorama Images

Understanding Background Binding

The Background Stack

Background Binding

The Background Node Syntax

Experimenting with Backgrounds

Coloring the Sky

Figure 22.1


A sky sphere with multiple colors.

Coloring the Ground

Figure 22.2


A background with multiple ground and sky colors.

Adding a Panorama

Figure 22.3c


A mountain-panorama background created with the color and pixel transparency parts of a mountain image.

Binding and Unbinding Backgrounds

Figure 22.4


Backgrounds bound and unbound by touching a red cube or a blue sphere.

Summary