A method and apparatus for synthesizing and expressing multiple effects
and textures in a 3-dimensional graph image. The method includes:
defining nodes in VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), the nodes
being used to express multiple effects; inputting VRML files
corresponding to the defined nodes, the VRML files having information on
the 3-dimensional image and the multiple effects to be expressed in the
3-dimensional image; generating the 3-dimensional image by using the
input VRML files; and expressing the multiple effects in the generated
3-dimensional image by using the information on the multiple effects in
the input VRML files. Accordingly, the VRML nodes and fields are defined
to synthesize multiple effects and multiple textures in the 3-dimensional
image, so that it is possible to effectively apply the multiple effects
and multiple texture effects in the 3-dimensional image in cooperation
with a conventional 3-dimensional image expression method and apparatus.
Accordingly, it is possible to apply the multiple effects or the multiple
texture effects in the 3-dimensional image by a user simply designating
the multiple effects or the multiple texture effects.