Comparison of embossing techniques used in 3D visualization

3D (three dimension) visualization is widely used in many fields today. 3D visualization, one of the newest branches of visual arts, has in recent years offered the opportunity to create beautiful images that are inseparable from reality. New developments that accelerate visual-ization processes, both in software and hardware, are added every day. In terms of hardware, graphics cards have been developed that can perform instantaneous calculations much faster. Likewise, 3D modeling software, rendering engines and game engines have been constantly renewed and developed tools that provide many conveniences to their users. In the light of all these developments, photorealistic visuals can be obtained in the presentation of 3D objects with the help of many maps such as main texture map, relief map, reflection map. In this study, relief techniques, one of the most basic topics of 3D visualization, will be examined using 3ds Max and Vray software, which are widely used today. Special textures will be created for a 3D model on a simple scene, and rendering times and visual effects will be evaluated. Additional-ly, Bump Mapping, Normal Mapping and Displacement Mapping techniques will be discussed separately. The usage areas, creation methods, development processes, advantages and disad-vantages of each technique will be compared with applied examples.