Matte object

Let us now turn to a Lambertian surface. A Lambertian surface reflects the incident light equally in all directions. The radiance given off by matte objects can be approximated using the BRDF of a Lambertian surface. If the irradiance is reflected equally in all directions,... 

The irradiance E falling onto the receptor when viewing a matte surface can be considered to be the product between the reflectance of the object R (the percentage of incident light that is reflected by the object) and the irradiance L falling onto the object. 

The objective measure in this case is the intensity and kind of reflectance. Only for highly polished metal mirrors the reflectance may be nearly total if the specular reflectance is almost nil, the surface is totally matt. In between, the material is glossy or sheeny. Gloss is the reflectance of a surface responsible for its lustrous appearance, commonly at maximum near the specular direction, i.e. the direction of pure mirror reflection. 

As has already been mentioned, nickel cannot, like copper, be obtained from its sulphide by mere oxidation of matte, since nickel sulphide and oxide do not interact to yield the free metal. Several processes have therefore been invented with this object in view, the oldest of which is known as ... 

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Sheen shen n (1602) An attribute of object mode of appearance which is similar to luster gloss with poor distinctness-of-image reflectance. Frequently, in the paint industry, sheen is used synonomously with low-angle sheen a characteristic where a material appears to be matte when illuminated and viewed near to the perpendicular, but appears to be glossy when illuminated and viewed at an angle near to the grazing angle, such as 85° off the perpendicular. Sheen is therefore... 

Reflective haze is the difluse reflection of light at angles that are not equal to the angle of incident. Reflective haze is responsible for the reduction in contrast that we observe when viewing objects by reflection. Non-directional reflection of light by the surface of a polymer gives rise to the phenomenon that we know as sheen, which is most noticeable when we view a matte surface at very shallow angles. 

On the other hand, in rough surfaces the light is diffusely scattered in all directions. In consequence of scattering, a reflected object does not appear brilliant, but blurred, resulting in matte to semigloss surface. The more uniform the light... 

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