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Simulate solid surfaces

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Beginner

+10 XP

30 Mins

(771)

Overview

For Educators

Summary

Materials define the ways that light will behave on an object. 
In this tutorial, you’ll begin learning about materials by learning how light behaves with solid objects. Along the way, you’ll be creating materials for solid objects, and you’ll be able to simulate objects in the real world. 
By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to:
Explain specular and diffuse reflectivity
Distinguish between Specular and Metallic properties and explain how each is configured
Adjust the Base Map of a material using a color
Apply the Specular and Metallic workflows to achieve desired effects
Identify the characteristics of a real-world surface to be configured in a new material
Adjust material properties to simulate a given solid substance