{
 вы знаете что такое карта высот?
 можно создать супер эффект на простом Canvas
 к сожалению мой код моргает при перерисовке,
 но вы уж поковыряйтесь.... :)
}
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
 Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
 ExtCtrls, StdCtrls, ExtDlgs, math, ComCtrls, ShellApi;
type
 TForm1 = class(TForm)
  Image1: TImage;
  OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
  Timer1: TTimer;
  PageControl1: TPageControl;
  Specular: TTabSheet;
  sRed: TEdit;
  Label1: TLabel;
  ScrollBar1: TScrollBar;
  Label2: TLabel;
  sGreen: TEdit;
  ScrollBar2: TScrollBar;
  ScrollBar3: TScrollBar;
  sBlue: TEdit;
  Label3: TLabel;
  Label4: TLabel;
  Edit1: TEdit;
  ScrollBar4: TScrollBar;
  Diffuse: TTabSheet;
  Ambient: TTabSheet;
  Label5: TLabel;
  Label6: TLabel;
  Label7: TLabel;
  dGreen: TEdit;
  dBlue: TEdit;
  dRed: TEdit;
  ScrollBar5: TScrollBar;
  ScrollBar6: TScrollBar;
  ScrollBar7: TScrollBar;
  Label8: TLabel;
  Label9: TLabel;
  Label10: TLabel;
  aBlue: TEdit;
  aGreen: TEdit;
  aRed: TEdit;
  ScrollBar8: TScrollBar;
  ScrollBar9: TScrollBar;
  ScrollBar10: TScrollBar;
  Label11: TLabel;
  Label12: TLabel;
  Edit2: TEdit;
  Label13: TLabel;
  procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  procedure Image1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
  Y: Integer);
  procedure ScrollBarChange(Sender: TObject);
  procedure Label11Click(Sender: TObject);
  procedure Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
 private
  { Private declarations }
 public
  { Public declarations }
 end;
type
 normal = record
  x: integer;
  y: integer;
 end;
type
 rgb32 = record
  b: byte;
  g: byte;
  r: byte;
  t: byte;
 end;
type
 rgb24 = record
  r: integer;
  g: integer;
  b: integer;
 end;
var
 Form1: TForm1;
 bumpimage: tbitmap;
 current_X, Current_Y: integer;
var
 Bump_Map: array[0..255, 0..255] of normal;
 Environment_map: array[0..255, 0..255] of integer;
 Palette: array[0..256] of rgb24;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
type
 image_array = array[0..255, 0..255] of byte;
var
 x, y: integer;
 Buffer: image_array;
 bump_file: file of image_array;
 ny2, nx, nz: double;
 c: integer;
 ca, cap: double;
begin
 assignfile(bump_File, 'bump.raw');
 reset(Bump_File);
 Read(Bump_File, buffer);
 for y := 1 to 254 do
 begin
  for x := 1 to 254 do
  begin
  Bump_Map[x, y].x := buffer[y + 1, x] - buffer[y + 1, x + 2];
  bump_map[x, y].y := buffer[y, x + 1] - buffer[y + 2, x + 1];
  end;
 end;
 closefile(bump_File);
 for y := -128 to 127 do
 begin
  nY2 := y / 128;
  nY2 := nY2 * nY2;
  for X := -128 to 127 do
  begin
  nX := X / 128;
  nz := 1 - SQRT(nX * nX + nY2);
  c := trunc(nz * 255);
  if c < = 0 then
  c := 0;
  Environment_Map[x + 128, y + 128] := c;
  end;
 end;
 nx := pi / 2;
 ny2 := nx / 256;
 for y := 0 to 255 do
 begin
  ca := cos(nx);
  cap := power(ca, 35);
  nx := nx - ny2;
  palette[y].r := trunc((128 * ca) + (235 * cap));
  if palette[y].r > 255 then
  palette[y].r := 255;
  palette[y].G := trunc((128 * ca) + (245 * cap));
  if palette[y].g > 255 then
  palette[y].g := 255;
  palette[y].B := trunc(5 + (170 * ca) + (255 * cap));
  ;
  if palette[y].b > 255 then
  palette[y].b := 255;
 end;
 bumpimage := TBitmap.create;
 bumpimage.width := 255;
 bumpimage.height := 255;
 bumpimage.PixelFormat := pf32bit;
 Image1.Picture.Bitmap := bumpimage;
 image1mousemove(self, [], 128, 128);
 application.ProcessMessages;
end;
procedure TForm1.Image1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
 Y: Integer);
begin
 Current_X := x;
 Current_Y := y;
end;
procedure TForm1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
var
 x, y, x2, y2, y3: integer;
 Scan: ^Scanline;
 bx, by: longint;
 c: byte;
begin
 x := Current_X;
 y := Current_Y;
 for y2 := 0 to 253 do
 begin
  scan := image1.Picture.Bitmap.ScanLine[y2];
  y3 := 128 + y2 - y;
  for x2 := 0 to 253 do
  begin
  bx := bump_Map[x2, y2].x + 128 + x2 - x;
  by := bump_Map[x2, y2].y + y3;
  if (bx < 255) and (bx > 0) and (by < 255) and (by > 0) then
  begin
  c := Environment_Map[bx, by];
  scan^[x2].r := palette[c].r;
  scan^[x2].g := palette[c].g;
  scan^[x2].b := palette[c].b;
  end
  else
  begin
  scan^[x2].r := palette[0].r;
  scan^[x2].g := palette[0].g;
  scan^[x2].b := palette[0].b;
  end;
  {image1.Canvas.Pixels[x,y] := rgb(r,g,b);}
  end;
 end;
 image1.Refresh;
end;
procedure TForm1.ScrollBarChange(Sender: TObject);
var
 ny2, nx: double;
 c: integer;
 ca, cap: double;
begin
 sRed.Text := inttostr(scrollbar1.position);
 sGreen.Text := inttostr(scrollbar2.position);
 sBlue.Text := inttostr(scrollbar3.position);
 edit1.Text := inttostr(scrollbar4.position);
 dRed.Text := inttostr(scrollbar5.position);
 dGreen.Text := inttostr(scrollbar6.position);
 dBlue.Text := inttostr(scrollbar7.position);
 aRed.Text := inttostr(scrollbar8.position);
 aGreen.Text := inttostr(scrollbar9.position);
 aBlue.Text := inttostr(scrollbar10.position);
 nx := pi / 2;
 ny2 := nx / 256;
 for C := 0 to 255 do
 begin
  ca := cos(nx);
  cap := power(ca, scrollbar4.position);
  nx := nx - ny2;
  palette[c].r := trunc(scrollbar8.position + (scrollbar5.position * ca) +
  (scrollbar1.position * cap));
  if palette[c].r > 255 then
  palette[c].r := 255;
  palette[c].G := trunc(scrollbar9.position + (scrollbar6.position * ca) +
  (scrollbar2.position * cap));
  if palette[c].g > 255 then
  palette[c].g := 255;
  palette[c].B := trunc(scrollbar10.position + (scrollbar7.position * ca) +
  (scrollbar3.position * cap));
  ;
  if palette[c].b > 255 then
  palette[c].b := 255;
 end;
 image1mousemove(self, [], Current_X, Current_Y);
 application.ProcessMessages;
end;
procedure TForm1.Label11Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
 ShellExecute(handle, 'open', 'http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/daniel.davies/',
  nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
end;
end.