Barsky, BrianPeter Hall and Philip Willis2016-02-092016-02-0920033-905673-54-1https://doi.org/10.2312/vvg.20031013Traditional computer graphics methods render images that appear sharp at all depths. Adding blur can add realism to a scene, provide a sense of scale, and draw a viewer's attention to a particular region of a scene. Our image based blur algorithm needs to distinguish whether a portion of an image is either from a single object or is part of more than one object. This motivates two approaches to identify objects after an image has been rendered. We illustrate how these techniques can be used in conjunction with our image space method to add blur to a scene.I.3.3 [Computer Graphics]Picture/Image GenerationDisplay algorithmsViewing algorithmsI.3.7 [Computer Graphics]Three Dimensional Graphics and RealismColorshadingshadowingand textureRaytracing10.2312/vvg.20031013Brian Barsky-I.3.3 [Computer Graphics]: Picture/Image Generation: Display algorithms; Viewing algorithms; I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism: Color, shading, shadowing, and texture; Raytracing;