Use Background "Material"

[Miles]

Hi there, im new to this program. So ive wondered, how to make your bagground color an specefik color? Or an picture perhaps.

And then a material thats able to only reciewe shadow, and nothing else?

Thanks in advance

[stevenong]

Hi,

Can you be more specific as to which background are you referring to? The viewport or mplay?

For the second part, the VEX Shadow Matte shader should be what you're looking for.

Cheers!

steven

[Miles]

Thanks dude, and im meaning the one in the viewport, lets say i want the bagground color blue, so the object absorbs the blue, constant blue. Is it something you add in the camera? Or add an sphere, and apply an constant material?

[Mario Marengo]

Thanks dude, and im meaning the one in the viewport, lets say i want the bagground color blue, so the object absorbs the blue, constant blue. Is it something you add in the camera? Or add an sphere, and apply an constant material?

For a viewport, just set its background (Display Options > Background) to a Color COP with the color you want. But of course, this being the viewport, don't expect an object to magically "absorb" this color -- it's just a display background, not a rendered image.

[Miles]

Allright, thanks alot guys!