Rendering > mental ray Rendering > mental ray for Maya Shading >. Ambient occlusion refers to the blocking of indirect or diffuse light on an object. It refers to the darker areas of the object, typically creases, cracks and crevices.
Ron O'Neal, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 66, spent most of his professional life trying to live down his role of the bad-ass Youngblood Priest in Superfly (1972), one of the key blaxploitation movies of the decade.
On the Scene: Firefly SaturdayTaylor Duhe of New Orleans, Matthew McKelvey of South Jersey and Kyrie McNeal of South Jersey at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover on Saturday. M83, Death Cab for Cutie play Firefly SaturdayM83 performs on the Lawn Stage at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover on Saturday.