TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial #5: MAT – Make planet MARS to learn MATerial operators Step-by-Step

In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, you learn how to use MAT operators (Materials) by building the planet Mars.

Step 1) First we create the shape of Mars by adding a Sphere SOP.

Step 2) Then we use a typical GCL setup (Geometry, Camera, Light) to prepare the project for Rendering.

Step 3) Then we use a Render TOP to render everything.

Step 4) Finally, we use a Phong (MAT) operator in combination with an image file to apply a surface to our sphere Geometry.