{"id":3532,"date":"2014-04-30T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T08:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.book.artbeeweb.nl\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2014-05-07T13:37:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T11:37:26","slug":"how-do-i-access-a-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.book.artbeeweb.nl\/?p=3532","title":{"rendered":"How do I access a Material?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The straightforward way is to use the Material tab to enter the Material Room. An object or part of it already can have been selected, or can be selected from within the room itself. The Material Room offers a Simple <\/a><\/strong>User Interface, as well as an Advanced<\/strong> <\/a>one.<\/p>\n

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Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Next to that, there are some additional ways into Material Room, for the \u2018material properties\u2019 of Lights, Atmospheres, Backgrounds, and for some specific surface properties:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When a Light is selected, its Properties tab offers an [Advanced material properties] button which brings me into the Material Room, for the coloring properties of that light<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With menus File > Import > Background Picture or \u2026 > Background Footage,<\/p>\n

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\"\"and with the Shadow Color picker just right\/below the Document window one affects the contents of the background material<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From within Material Room some buttons on the right affect the object surface material at hand:\"\"<\/p>\n