This document studies fast procedural texture synthesis using GPUs, focusing on the generation of textures through noise functions and other techniques. It reviews recent advances and compares established methods in the field of texture synthesis. Key topics include optimization, real-time rendering, and various procedural noise functions.

1. Fast Procedural Texture Synthesis - An Approach Based on
GPU Use
Michel Alves dos Santos ∗
January, 2014
Abstract
This theme has as main objective to provide a study of capacity of
the fastest methods of procedural texture generation using the parallel
architecture of current video cards and their respective graphical process-
ing units. In this work, the focus of study will concentrate primarily
for the generation of textures through the use of noise functions, but we
will certainly consider other well known techniques. We outline recent
advances in research on this topic, discussing and comparing recent and
well-established methods.
Keywords: texture synthesis, cellular textures, stone texture synthe-
sis, gpu texture synthesis, procedural models, natural patterns, texture
mapping, optimization, parallel computing, real-time rendering, fractal
analysis, 2D texture, 3D texture, procedural noise, solid texture synthesis,
surface texture, stochastic process, Perlin noise, wavelet noise, anisotropic
noise, sparse convolution noise, Gabor noise, spot noise, filtering, stochas-
tic modelling, reaction-diffusion, spectral analysis, power spectrum esti-
mation.
∗Michel Alves dos Santos - Alves, M. - malves@cos.ufrj.br - http://www.michelalves.com. MSc. Candidate in
Computer Graphics, Image Processing and Computer Vision. http://www.lcg.ufrj.br - Laboratory of Computer
Graphics - LCG. Graduate Program in Systems Engineering and Computing (PESC). Alberto Luiz Coimbra In-
stitute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering - COPPE. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ -
http://www.ufrj.br), Brazil - Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Phone: (21) 8204-7102.
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2. Bibliography: Fast Procedural Texture Synthesis - A Approach Based on
GPU Use
Michel Alves dos Santos
January, 2014
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