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.. _class_Material:

Material
========

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`ParticlesMaterial<class_particlesmaterial>`, :ref:`ShaderMaterial<class_shadermaterial>`, :ref:`SpatialMaterial<class_spatialmaterial>`, :ref:`CanvasItemMaterial<class_canvasitemmaterial>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Abstract base :ref:`Resource<class_resource>` for coloring and shading geometry.

Member Variables
----------------

  .. _class_Material_next_pass:

- :ref:`Material<class_material>` **next_pass**

  .. _class_Material_render_priority:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **render_priority**


Numeric Constants
-----------------

- **RENDER_PRIORITY_MAX** = **127**
- **RENDER_PRIORITY_MIN** = **-128**

Description
-----------

Material is a base :ref:`Resource<class_resource>` used for coloring and shading geometry. All materials inherit from it and almost all :ref:`VisualInstance<class_visualinstance>` derived nodes carry a Material. A few flags and parameters are shared between all material types and are configured here.