material-recipes

name	material-recipes
description	PBR material recipes for BlenderWeave — ready-to-use parameter sets for common materials like wood, metal, glass, concrete, fabric, and more.

Material Recipes

Ready-to-use manage_materials parameter sets. All values are for Principled BSDF.

Metals

Polished Steel

manage_materials(action="create", name="Steel",
    base_color=[0.55, 0.55, 0.56], metallic=1.0, roughness=0.15)

Brushed Aluminum

manage_materials(action="create", name="Aluminum",
    base_color=[0.9, 0.9, 0.92], metallic=1.0, roughness=0.35)

Gold

manage_materials(action="create", name="Gold",
    base_color=[1.0, 0.78, 0.34], metallic=1.0, roughness=0.2)

Copper

manage_materials(action="create", name="Copper",
    base_color=[0.95, 0.64, 0.54], metallic=1.0, roughness=0.25)

Rusted Iron

manage_materials(action="create", name="RustedIron",
    base_color=[0.44, 0.25, 0.15], metallic=0.6, roughness=0.85)

Note: Metallic materials need HDRI or bright environment for reflections. Check MAT lines — if they say "needs env reflections", add an HDRI with manage_world(action="set_hdri").

Glass & Transparents

Clear Glass

manage_materials(action="create", name="Glass",
    base_color=[1.0, 1.0, 1.0], roughness=0.0, transmission=1.0, ior=1.45)

Frosted Glass

manage_materials(action="create", name="FrostedGlass",
    base_color=[0.95, 0.95, 0.97], roughness=0.4, transmission=1.0, ior=1.45)

Colored Glass (green bottle)

manage_materials(action="create", name="GreenGlass",
    base_color=[0.1, 0.4, 0.15], roughness=0.05, transmission=1.0, ior=1.52)

Water

manage_materials(action="create", name="Water",
    base_color=[0.8, 0.9, 1.0], roughness=0.0, transmission=1.0, ior=1.33)

Note: Glass/transparent materials need objects behind them to look correct. The MAT line will show "needs objects behind" as a reminder. Place objects behind glass, or add a background.

Wood

Light Wood (pine/birch)

manage_materials(action="create", name="LightWood",
    base_color=[0.76, 0.6, 0.42], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.5)

Dark Wood (walnut)

manage_materials(action="create", name="DarkWood",
    base_color=[0.25, 0.15, 0.08], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.45)

Varnished Wood

manage_materials(action="create", name="VarnishedWood",
    base_color=[0.4, 0.22, 0.1], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.2, coat_weight=0.7)

For realistic wood grain, use Poly Haven textures: download_polyhaven_asset(asset_id="wood_cabinet_worn_long", asset_type="textures") then set_texture.

Stone & Concrete

Concrete

manage_materials(action="create", name="Concrete",
    base_color=[0.5, 0.48, 0.45], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.85)

Marble (white)

manage_materials(action="create", name="Marble",
    base_color=[0.92, 0.9, 0.88], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.15)

Brick

manage_materials(action="create", name="Brick",
    base_color=[0.55, 0.25, 0.18], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.75)

For textured stone/concrete, use Poly Haven: search_polyhaven_assets(asset_type="textures", categories="concrete").

Fabric & Organic

Cotton/Linen

manage_materials(action="create", name="Cotton",
    base_color=[0.85, 0.82, 0.78], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.9)

Leather

manage_materials(action="create", name="Leather",
    base_color=[0.35, 0.2, 0.1], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.6)

Skin (stylized)

manage_materials(action="create", name="Skin",
    base_color=[0.8, 0.6, 0.5], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.5,
    subsurface_weight=0.3)

Plastic & Rubber

Glossy Plastic

manage_materials(action="create", name="GlossyPlastic",
    base_color=[0.8, 0.1, 0.1], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.15)

Matte Plastic

manage_materials(action="create", name="MattePlastic",
    base_color=[0.3, 0.3, 0.35], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.6)

Rubber

manage_materials(action="create", name="Rubber",
    base_color=[0.15, 0.15, 0.15], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.95)

Emissive

Neon Glow

manage_materials(action="create", name="Neon",
    base_color=[0, 0, 0], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.5,
    emission_color=[0.2, 0.8, 1.0], emission_strength=10.0)

Warm Light Bulb

manage_materials(action="create", name="WarmGlow",
    base_color=[0, 0, 0], metallic=0.0, roughness=0.5,
    emission_color=[1.0, 0.85, 0.6], emission_strength=5.0)

Color Ramp Patterns

For gradient materials, use manage_materials(action="edit_color_ramp"):

manage_materials(action="edit_color_ramp", material_name="Gradient",
    node_name="Color Ramp",
    stops=[
        {"position": 0.0, "color": [0.1, 0.05, 0.02]},
        {"position": 0.5, "color": [0.4, 0.2, 0.1]},
        {"position": 1.0, "color": [0.8, 0.6, 0.4]}
    ])

Tips

• Always check MAT lines after assigning materials — they flag issues
• Use render_region(object_name="...", resolution=512) to preview materials quickly
• Metallic + no HDRI = dull. Add environment lighting first.
• Glass + nothing behind = MAT shows "needs objects behind". Place background objects.
• For PBR textures from Poly Haven, use set_texture instead of manual material creation