Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

Blender Render Materials

First, you’ll learn about how to set up materials and for that, you’ll want to explore the Material tab in the Properties Editor, shown in Figure 10.1. To make Blender display these options, you’ll need to create a new material or select an existing one from the list.

Figure 10.1 The Material tab of the Properties Editor and its panels

The following list describes what all those panels in Figure 10.1 are so you can have a better understanding of how to use them and their basic options:

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