First Material

• Basic Material Channels

• Base color (diffuse/albedo)

• Metallic (0-1)

  • “Use 0/1 for realism”
  • “Can vary for stylized”

• Roughness (0-1)

  • “0 = mirror, 1 = matte”
  • “Never use exact 0/1”

• Specular (usually 0.5)

• Quick Tips

• Add nodes:

  • Hold 3 for RGB vector
  • Hold 1 for single value

• “Save & Apply both needed”

  • Star = unsaved changes
  • Apply = updates viewport
  • Save = stores to project