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beaumartinez on Sept 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Realistic Skin Rendering in WebGL

There's a certain "plasticity" to the skin—very uncanny valley.

tsumnia on Sept 7, 2011 | [–]

I think the plasticity comes from the ears and eyes, which to me seem a bit doctored.

I think the uncanny valley could be overcome with some subtle rigging to simulate a person's micro-gestures. Its not often you look at a human completely motionless, sans a wake.

zephjc on Sept 7, 2011 | [–]

Its the bloom shader if I get what you mean

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