heavy normalization is avoided. Flat vs. smooth shading Computer vision In computer vision, some methods for 3D reconstruction are based on shading, or shape-from-shading. Based on an image's shading, a three-dimensional model can be reconstructed from a single photograph. See also Computer graphics lighting Lambertian reflectance List of art techniques List of common shading algorithms Shader Zebra striping to visualize curvature References Further reading Introduction to Shading. Virtual reality