# Shadeless Model

This model represents a material which displays a solid color and offers no response to light placement. It is rather simple, only allowing for selecting and editing:

* `Diffuse Color`, `Texture`, and `Blending`.

All these **Attributes** are described in greater detail below.

![](https://2561100106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Ff6JZovzOqBctA4C1o76u%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8f3f3484c430d0febbe766e9bac5b2e515e5d9a3%2Fshadelessmodel1.png?alt=media)

## Attributes

### Material

![Material](https://2561100106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Ff6JZovzOqBctA4C1o76u%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-92f6cdf573bf9011d005e4d88a82532427766796%2Fshadelessmodelmat1.png?alt=media)

This **Attribute** provides the `Name` of the **Material** as well as the `Shading model` type. It also sets the `Alpha` value if it is toggled on.

The `Alpha` channel is additional to the RGB channels and adds a kind of transparency to the object by mixing the background and foreground colors. For example, if the `Alpha` value is set to 0.5, then this would result in a 50% mix of the object and its background, providing a somewhat see-through quality.

### Diffuse

![Diffuse](https://2561100106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Ff6JZovzOqBctA4C1o76u%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e0aff0c16a38105b75957e1177f315be98a87b0f%2Fshadelessmodel3.png?alt=media)

`Color` of `Diffuse` sets the base diffuse color of the model.

`Texture` takes any image to add any desired visual information.

Using `Blending`, the `Texture` and `Color` are combined. If `Blending` is set to 1 then 100% of the `Texture` is displayed on the **Object**. If 0.5, then it displays a 50/50 ratio of `Texture` and `Color`.

### Property Names

It is possible to hover over each **Attribute** and access their property names to be used in code or **Nodes**. A complete list of these names is as follows:

* `Use Alpha`: use\_alpha
* `Alpha`: alpha
* `Color` (Diffuse): diffuse\_color
* `Texture` (Diffuse): diffuse\_map
* `Blending` (Diffuse): diffuse\_map\_blending