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A material is what the Source engine uses to define which textures (.vtf) and shaders (function which defines how materials are rendered to the screen) are used on a surface (models, world surfaces, sprites, etc). This information is stored in a Valve Material (.vmt) file.

For a quick overlook on the entire process of creating a material from scratch, see Material Creation.

For a more lengthy tutorial on this process, see Creating a Material.

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 A '''material''' is what the [[Source]] engine uses to define which [[texture]]s ([[VTF|.vtf]]) and [[shader]]s (function which defines how materials are rendered to the screen) are used on a surface ([[:Category:World Models|models]], [[Brush|world surfaces]], [[env_sprite|sprites]], etc). This information is stored in a [[VMT|Valve Material (.vmt)]] file.
+For a quick overlook on the entire process of creating a material from scratch, see [[Material Creation]].
+For a more lengthy tutorial on this process, see [[Creating a Material]].
-== Summary of creating materials ==
-[[Image:TextureFlowchart.jpg]]
-Here is a brief summary of the steps necessary to create a material for the Source engine:
-# Create the source texture as [[TGA|a valid targa (.tga) image]] (using graphics software such as MSPaint).
-# (Optional) Write the [[Vtex compile parameters|compile parameters]] for [[Vtex]] to use.
-# Use the [[Vtex]] tool to compile the targa image into a [[VTF|Valve Texture File (.vtf)]].
-# Create a [[VMT|Valve Material (.vmt)]] file, where you refer to the Valve Texture File (.vtf) you've created. (See [[#Creating a Valve Material (.vmt) file|below]].)
-# Launch the Hammer editor (or model viewer) and check that the new material works properly.
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 [[Category:Material System]]
-[[Category:Tutorials]]
 [[Category:Glossary]]