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  1. Introduction to How 3-D Graphics Work
  2. What Makes a Picture 3-D?
  3. What Are 3-D Graphics?
  1. How to Make It Look Like the Real Thing
  2. Lighting and Perspective
  3. Depth of Field
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    1. Realistic Examples
    2. Making 3-D Graphics Move
    3. Fluid Motion for Us Is Hard Work for the Computer
    4. Transforms and Processors: Work, Work, Work
    5. How Graphics Boards Help
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  1. Introduction to How 3-D Graphics Work
  2. What Makes a Picture 3-D?
  3. What Are 3-D Graphics?
  4. How to Make It Look Like the Real Thing
  5. Lighting and Perspective
  6. Depth of Field
  7. Realistic Examples
  1. Making 3-D Graphics Move
  2. Fluid Motion for Us Is Hard Work for the Computer
  3. Transforms and Processors: Work, Work, Work
  4. How Graphics Boards Help
  5. Lots More Information
  6. See all Graphics & Video articles
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