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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.
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 For a more lengthy tutorial on this process, see [[Creating a Material]].
+== See also ==
-==See Also==
 * [[Shader Types and Parameters]]
 * [[Half-Life 2 Shader Fallbacks]]
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 * [[Parallax mapping]]
 * [[:Category:Third Party Tools|Third Party Tools]]
 == External links ==
+<!--* [http://www.sourcemapping.org/akg/tutorials/wisePSPtrans.asp] -->
-* [http://www.sourcemapping.org/akg/tutorials/wisePSPtrans.asp
+* [http://www.type3studios.com/SdkNutsTutorials/Effects3_wisePSPtrans.php Creating materials with transparency in Paint Shop Pro]
-http://www.type3studios.com/SdkNutsTutorials/Effects3_wisePSPtrans.php
- Creating materials with transparency in Paint Shop Pro] - {{todo|Old akg link that doesn't work. Update, please!}}
 [[Category:Material System]]
 [[Category:Glossary]]