Blender Day 38 : Blender38 duplication and well example

Alright, guys, let's continue now that you know how to create new materials and apply them to objects. We can play around with our previous project, which included the stairs. So, let's start with the stairs.

I'll provide you with the stairs model. This looks like a good set of stairs. Now, let's create the material for the ground. I'll click on it and create a new material. For now, let's keep it simple and just change the color. Maybe something like this brownish shade. Okay, there we go. I think I've created a new material.

Oh, wait! I forgot to switch to the material preview. Silly me! That's why the color didn't change. Let me fix that. Alright, let's not use this dramatic color. Instead, I'll choose a dark brownish shade. That looks better.

Now, if you don't want to apply the original material to the stairs, I'll show you how to change it. I'll create a new material for the stairs, let's call it "Stone." I'll change the base color to a stone-like shade. Something like that.

Okay, so now we need to apply this material to all the stairs, not just one step. You can hold down Shift and select each step individually. Alternatively, you can select everything and then deselect the ground. Once everything is selected, you can apply the material. I believe it's Shift + L or maybe Ctrl + L. Let me try it. Ah, it's Shift + L. You can link the material to all the selected objects.

Oh, wait a minute! It seems like it's not working. Strange. Let me try that again. Maybe it's Ctrl + L. Yes, it is. You need to select one of the stairs, like the pole, for example, and highlight it. Then, you can link the material. Make sure you tell Blender which material you want to use as the original material.

Let's say you want to apply this material to two specific steps. You can hold Shift and select those two steps, making sure the one you want to apply the material to is highlighted. Then, you can use Ctrl + L to unlink the material from the rest of the stairs and link it to the selected ones. This way, the rest of the stairs will have the same material you made.

If you want to change the material, let's say to a different stone texture, you can create a new material called "Stone." Then, you can hold Shift and click on it to highlight it. After that, you can use Ctrl + L to link the material to the ground. That way, the ground will have the new stone material.

I hope this helps you apply and change materials effectively.