# Materials

In this tutorial we learn the basics of creating material assets in Stride game studio. We create a diffuse material and a material that used both diffuse and a normal texture. Since there are so many options for materials we learn about the different properties in a general sense rather than displaying all the possibilities.

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> [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/wBNN_uSIJ-E]