Understanding Materials and Shading

Tired of everything you make being drab and gray?

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to add color to your models using materials. First, you’ll learn about materials and how they work. Then you’ll learn about a new workspace: the Shading tab. You’ll learn how easy it is to make your own materials, and you’ll set up materials for your mushroom and your tree.

Here’s what you’ll be able to do by the end of this chapter:

• Create materials for your models
• Edit materials to get the colors you want
• Understand the basics of the Shader Editor
• Add multiple materials to one model

You’ll start by learning what a material is, and what it does. Then you’ll move on to creating your own materials.