Rune wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> I'm pretty sure there isn't. You never see highlights on materials that
> reflects mirror-like, only on materials which have "blurred reflection".
> You also don't see highlights on surfaces that don't reflect at all.

This of course depends on how you define 'highlight', but you can surely
see a bright spot on a mirror ball when illuminated by a light source like
the sun.

The reason for using specular/phong models to simulate the highlight
effect is not only to avoid calculating blurred reflection but also
because you commonly use invisible light sources.

Christoph

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