3D cartoon rendering has broad application
prospect in games, movies and cartoons.To this end, this paper
introduces a cartoon rendering illumination model improved
from Phong illumination model,and realizes it with 3ds Max
SDK in the form of plug-ins. By discretizing diffuse reflection
part and specular reflection part in the Phong illumination
model,surfaces of models show different blocks of color, among
which there are clear boundaries. In addition, by using linear
interpolation between different color blocks,boundaries can be
soften. The experimental results show that this cartoon
rendering illumination model can not only make a cartoon
appearance, but also mix with Phong illumination model, and
achieve a unique effect.