I have added some vertex paint and would like to see it in the render.
It looks simple enough on all the tutorials, except I don't have those options available; Having spent hours researching I am still lost, how can this be done?
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$\begingroup$ This is my 1st project so I am not sure what you are asking? I have got quite far using tutorials but now I do not have the same options for enabling the vertex paint as the tutorial. $\endgroup$ – Mikolajki Dec 2 '14 at 19:34
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$\begingroup$ I set to cycles render on one of the 1st tutorials AJWood $\endgroup$ – Mikolajki Dec 2 '14 at 19:36
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1$\begingroup$ I would send a full screen grab if there was an option? I may have to edit the question to add an image? I promise it's been set to cycles render throughout. Can you talk me through what I need to change here $\endgroup$ – Mikolajki Dec 2 '14 at 19:51
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$\begingroup$ I'd suggest editing your question with a full screenshot. Perhaps also save and post the resulting .blend file $\endgroup$ – ajwood Dec 2 '14 at 19:53
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$\begingroup$ Related: blender.stackexchange.com/q/14262/599 $\endgroup$ – gandalf3♦ Dec 2 '14 at 20:36
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You should plug your vertex colors into the color input of your shader.
- With your object selected, add a new material:
- Create a meaningful name for the new material. Next, open a node editor window. One way to do this is to create a new UI window by dragging up the triangle in the bottom-left of an existing widow:
You can change the type of your new window with the button on the bottom-left -- select "Node Editor"
- You have to type the name of your vertex color layer into the Attribute node. The default name is Col:
You can check the name of vertex color layer in the Vertex Color section of the Object Data tab in the Properties panel:
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4$\begingroup$ @Mikolajki If this post helped you, mark it as accepted (The check mark below the voting buttons on the right). $\endgroup$ – GiantCowFilms Dec 2 '14 at 20:26
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$\begingroup$ The check mark was on the left GianCowFilms so you lost me for a moment & I thought I was going to have to ask & appear even more foolish :/ $\endgroup$ – Mikolajki Dec 3 '14 at 23:02
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$\begingroup$ This answer could use some more detail -- I don't even know how you got to that screen. $\endgroup$ – BrainSlugs83 Jun 28 '15 at 5:45
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1$\begingroup$ I think it can just be Attribute Node -> Diffuse Node -> Material Output Node $\endgroup$ – MicroMachine Feb 8 '18 at 19:39
