faceting artifact
List of: Glossary Items
Subjects: Faceting
Contents: Glossary

The flat-faced nature of a faceted approximation to a high order surface sometimes remains evident in features of a shaded image. These features are called faceting artifacts and tend to be visually distracting. Techniques to avoid faceting artifacts include Gouraud shading and Phong shading.
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