# An Image Synthesizer

*Source* · `src-perlin-1985-image-synthesizer` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Ken Perlin |
| venue | Computer Graphics 19(3), SIGGRAPH 1985, pp. 287-296 |
| date | 1985 |
| url | https://history.siggraph.org/?p=107418 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | Introduces gradient noise (Perlin noise), the basis of most noise-driven terrain heightmaps. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Procedural terrain](../mechanic/procedural-terrain.md)

## Citation

Ken Perlin (1985). *An Image Synthesizer*. Computer Graphics 19(3), SIGGRAPH 1985, pp. 287-296 https://history.siggraph.org/?p=107418

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