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Functions: Mix
An overview of the mix function, how it works and some unusual uses
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Modeling the World in 280 Characters
An exploration of the mindset, methods, and motivations behind crafting tiny, expressive shaders that combine code, art, and constraint
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Mini: Design Choices
The guidelines I use to visually improve my shader art
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Common Shader Mistakes
Avoiding the most common problems in graphics programming
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Combining Shaders
How and when to combine shaders into a single shader pass.
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Vis Dev
Doctoring programmer art up with visual design techniques
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Vertex Shaders
An introduction to vertex shaders: when and how to use them
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Mipmaps
How to downsample textures for quality and performance
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Mini: Tonemaps
How to conquer washed out lights and ugly color banding
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Mini: Limits
The limits of shaders
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Mini: Common Formulas
Common math used in shader programming
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Mini: Imagination
Tips and tricks for thinking more clearly about shaders
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