Colors vs Materials in Foxel

This tutorial explains one of the most important Foxel concepts. Color and material are separate. A voxel can have a visible color, but its material still controls how that surface reacts to light.

Why This Matters

A lot of beginner confusion comes from expecting one paint action to define the full look of a voxel. In Foxel, that is split into two parts.

Color

Color controls the visible color of the voxel surface.

When you change the color, you are changing what color the surface appears to be.

Material

Material controls how the surface reacts to light.

That means the material affects the way the surface looks under lighting, even if the color stays the same.

Why this is important

Two voxels can share the same color but still look different if they use different materials.

That is why Foxel treats these as separate systems.

What To Remember

• color changes the visible color
• material changes how the surface reacts to light
• these are separate systems
• the final look depends on both