Anistropic and Isotropic materials in computer graphics

Question

But don’t use the Tree® example because I just don’t get it if everyone and every article uses the same example

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Answer 1

Isotropic means same appearance from any angle. Label text is usually rendered isotropicly so you can read it. Anisotropic means different based on viewing angle. Minecraft block looks different if ur beside vs on top vs under is rendered anistropically.