Material controls

Overview
Material controls overview The preset or custom materials you apply to 3D text are made…
Substance controls
Use the in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to modify the basic surface…
Paint controls
Use the in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to create the effect of…
Finish controls
Use the in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to create the effect of…
Distress controls
Use the in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to create the effect of…
Emit controls
Use the in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to add a radiance effect…
Placement controls
Many material layers use graphic images with fixed dimensions that are “mapped” to the 3D…
Example: Customize a metal gradient
Each of metal materials in the Motion Library has a default reflection gradient governing how…