Bump-Mapping is a process of using a texture (typically called a [[Bump Map]]) to add higher complexity surface details to a mesh without increasing the complexity of the geometry itself, typically done through lighting. A [[Bump Map|Bump Map Texture]] is one that is sampled not for the albedo of the output, but instead as a [[Normal Vector]] for the [[Fragment]] when being rendered, which leads to more pleasing / detialed lighting. ![[Pasted image 20251105163816.png]] It is important to note that Bump Mapping can be considered *legacy*, and most people now use [[Normal Mapping]].