Shading Nodes
Method #
These nodes change the ways that material nodes apply to an objects, and how their materials are shaded on the object surface.
By connecting these nodes as children to a material node, various material channels can then be altered.
![Fractal Noise Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/fractal-noise-shading-node/img/fractal-shading_v1.jpg)
Apply fractal noise shading to a material.
![Gradient Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/gradient-shading-node/img/gradient-shading_v1.jpg)
Apply gradient shading to a material.
![Grid Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/grid-shading-node/img/grid-shading.jpg)
Apply a grid pattern shading to a material.
![Noise Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/noise-shading-node/img/shading-noise.jpg)
Apply simple noise shading to a material.
![Null Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/thumbPlaceholder.jpg)
Empty shading node for combining other shading nodes.
![Procedural Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/procedural-shading-node/img/procedural-shading-node-example.jpg)
Uses a procedural system to shade a material.
![Texture Shading Node](https://manual.notch.one/0.9.23/en/docs/nodes/shading-nodes/texture-shading-node/img/texture-shading.jpg)
Use a texture to apply shading to a material.