Image synthesis theory

[Bowcat]

Hi,

I´m trying to study on my own everything concerning image synthesis. I do have some books includeing "advanced Global Ilumination" by Dutre, Bekaert and Bala, "an introduction to ray tracing" and "radiosity" by Cohen and Wallace.
But they all have too much of a mathematical aproach.
Does someone know resources to get a general knowledge about these subjects?

Thanks in advanced,

Guido.

[ihavenofish]

the principles of digital image synthesis by andrew glassner is very nice. focusses on theory, rather than coding. does have alot of math though too.

[Bowcat]

mmm Actually I was looking something more like an explanation on the internet, about ray tracing, irradiance, brdf, etc.

[matt]

have a look at Henrik Wann Jensen's web site :

http://graphics.ucsd.edu/~henrik/

[Trapezium]

maybe this will help.

http://scholar.google.com/

--Jon