The influence of lighting on visual perception of material qualities

Fan Zhang; Huib De Ridder; Sylvia Pont

doi:10.1117/12.2085021

The influence of lighting on visual perception of material qualities

Fan Zhang, Huib De Ridder, Sylvia Pont

Delft University of Technology

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Abstract

We studied whether lighting influences the visual perception of material scattering qualities. To this aim we made an interface or "material probe", called MatMix 1.0, in which we used optical mixing of four canonical material modes. The appearance of a 3D object could be adjusted by interactively adjusting the weights of the four material components in the probe. This probe was used in a matching experiment in which we compared material perception under generic office lighting with that under three canonical lighting conditions. For the canonical materials, we selected matte, velvety, specular and glittery, representing diffuse, asperity, forward, and specular micro facet scattering modes. For the canonical lightings, we selected ambient, focus and brilliance lighting modes. In our matching experiment, observers were asked to change the appearance of the probe so that the material qualities of the probe matched that of the stimuli. From the matching results, we found that our brilliance lighting brought out the glossiness of our stimuli and our focus lighting brought out the velvetiness of our stimuli most similarly to office lighting. We conclude that the influence of lighting on material perception is material-dependent.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX
Editors	Bernice E. Rogowitz, Thrasyvoulos N. Pappas, Huib de Ridder
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628414844
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085021
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX - San Francisco, United States Duration: 9 Feb 2015 → 12 Feb 2015

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9394
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	9/02/15 → 12/02/15

Keywords

Lighting perception
Material perception
Material qualities
Optical mixing

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Zhang, F., De Ridder, H., & Pont, S. (2015). The influence of lighting on visual perception of material qualities. In B. E. Rogowitz, T. N. Pappas, & H. de Ridder (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX Article 93940Q (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9394). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085021

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Zhang, F, De Ridder, H & Pont, S 2015, The influence of lighting on visual perception of material qualities. in BE Rogowitz, TN Pappas & H de Ridder (eds), Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX., 93940Q, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9394, SPIE, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX, San Francisco, United States, 9/02/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085021

The influence of lighting on visual perception of material qualities. / Zhang, Fan; De Ridder, Huib; Pont, Sylvia.
Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX. ed. / Bernice E. Rogowitz; Thrasyvoulos N. Pappas; Huib de Ridder. SPIE, 2015. 93940Q (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9394).

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