A rediscovery of Math And Coding
Christmas 2016, while visiting family in Spain, I stumbled upon my old university math books at my mum's house. It sparked a desire to refresh my knowledge, so I brought the books back to the U.S. and started revisiting algebra and calculus. After a few months of studying, I decided to take on a project I had in mind for some time: developing a real-time viewport in C++ and OpenGL to visualize and play with textures.
Often, when painting seamless textures for terrains or walls in Photoshop or Mari, it's a lengthy process to view the final result, requiring a lot of guesswork. To address this, I began creating a simple tool as an exercise—something useful for previewing textures in real time.
Though it's still a work in progress, I’m excited to share a first glimpse of what I’ve been working on over the last four months. The tool features OpenGL-based physically-based shaders (GGX), HDR lighting, and the ability to manage lights (spotlight, directional, omni) within the viewport. It’s been a tough but rewarding journey, and I'm thrilled with how it’s coming together.
Libraries Used:
Assimp for mesh import
ImGui for the user interface
This project wouldn’t exist without the invaluable LearnOpenGL tutorials, which have been a significant source of inspiration and guidance.
Look Development Viewport
This is a personal project developed in C++ and OpenGL, featuring a real-time viewport for previewing and tweaking textures. The tool supports HDR lighting, physically-based shaders (GGX), and allows you to manage lighting (spotlight, directional, omni). Inspired by the LearnOpenGL tutorials, I created this to streamline the process of working with seamless textures. Though still in progress, it’s designed to help artists visualize textures in real-time. Libraries used include Assimp for mesh import and ImGui for the user interface.