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Chapter 18: Creating Compound Materials and Using Material Modifiers

Composite
The Composite material mixes up to ten different materials by adding, subtracting, or mixing the opacity.
The Composite Basic Parameters rollout, shown in Figure 18.2, includes buttons for the base material and
nine additional materials that can be composited on top of the base material. The materials are applied from
top to bottom.

FIGURE 18.2
Composite materials are applied from top to bottom, with the last layer placed on top of the rest.

You enable or disable each material using the check box to its left. The buttons labeled with the letters A, S,
and M specify the opacity type: Additive, Subtractive, or Mix. The Additive option brightens the material by
adding the background colors to the current material. The Subtractive option has the opposite effect and
subtracts the background colors from the current material. The Mix option blends the materials based on
their Amount values.
To the right of the A, S, and M buttons is the Mix amount. This value can range from 0 to 200. At 0, none
of the materials below it will be visible. At 100, full compositing occurs. Values greater than 100 cause
transparent regions to become more opaque.

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