OK now let's talk about this shader.

Load the material BBstone01 DISP. This is a version of the shader that only does the displacement work. The color is simple white diffuse - no fancy tricks.

I did this so you can understand:

1. How important shape and texture is

2. Work with the shape and texture parameters to get a feel for them in isolation.

I'm using the word "texture" here to mean what you feel when you run your fingers over an object. I don't mean CG texture like we usually mean. I mean the word the way ordinary humans mean it - the fine bumps, ridges, wrinkles, pits, valleys, etc. that you can feel and know them without looking.

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