Use material and light to separate shapes

Use material and light to separate shapes — guided practice

Give objects distinct surface colors and a simple light setup.

Use Box, Sphere, Pedestal and ground. Materials: box warm orange, sphere teal, pedestal light gray. Use built-in materials only.

1. 1. Step 1

   For each object open Material Properties > New. In Principled BSDF set Base Color to the chosen color and Roughness around 0.6. Use Material Preview to compare.

   You should see: Materials distinguish three surfaces.

   Establish explicit scene settings.

2. 2. Step 2

   Delete the default light if it confuses the setup. Add > Light > Area; set location(−3, −4, 6), rotationX 25, Y0, Z−30 degrees, power 700 W and size 5.

   You should see: One broad light creates a simple shadow pattern.

   Preserve editable geometry and controls.

3. 3. Step 3

   In World Properties set Background Strength to 0.2 if using the standard world surface. Switch to Rendered view to assess shadows; use a supported render engine such as Cycles CPU when available.

   You should see: The scene has visible surfaces in rendered view.

   Inspect the actual visual result.

4. 4. Step 4

   Check that the sphere and box remain distinguishable in grayscale by looking at their silhouettes and lightness; adjust one material if needed. Save.

   You should see: Shape and value support the color differences.

   Save a reproducible version.