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15. Mari 4 - Creating Materials

Part of Mari 4 - Fundamentals and Best Practice.

Contents:

In the Video:

• Creating a Material node from texture files

• Exposing material properties using the Promote button

• Creating knobs in a Material node

Test Your Knowledge

1.   Name the main advantage of Material based workflow.
ClosedReveal answer

Material based workflow allows you to paint multiple channels data at once rather than painting each channel individually.

2.   Name the channels Mari's default Principled BRDF shader will generate initially.
ClosedReveal answer

Base Color, Specular, Roughness, and Bump/Normal

3.   What shortcut combination allows us to dive into the Material network?
ClosedReveal answer

Ctrl+double-click on the Material.

Exercise

1.   Click File > New to open the New Project dialog.
2.   In the Geometry tab, using the Path field select an object to be painted.
3.   In the Channels tab, click the Category dropdown and select Principled BRDF - Metallic - Games.
4.   In the Lighting tab, set Active Light Count to 0 and select an Environment Map, then click Create New Project.

The project is created.

5.   Open the Node Graph palette and press L to tidy up the Node Graph.

Observe the nodal connections created.

6.   In the Shelf palette, in the Mari Materials tab, select a material and drag it onto your object on the canvas.

Observe the changes in the Node Graph.