Adding material to the ground

Now that we have created the ground, let us make the ground look more realistic by applying a material to it.

Go to Content Browser | Content | StarterContent | Materials. Type wood into the Filters box. The following screenshot shows the walnut polished material that we want to use for the ground's material:

Adding material to the ground

Click, hold, and drag M_Wood_Floor_Walnut_Polished into the viewport area and drop it on the top surface of the ground. The resulting effect should look like this:

Adding material to the ground

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