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title: "R.F. - Materials - Lama"
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Get started with MaterialX Lama, a production-ready material layering system developed by Industrial Light & Magic.

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### <span style="color: #4c9aff">Lama Basics</span>


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<summary>Lama Overview</summary>

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This intro will give you an overview of the forthcoming lessons on Industrial Light & Magic's cutting-edge layered material system.
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<summary>Lama Surface</summary>

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In this lesson, we'll be taking a first look at the MaterialX Lama Surface node and how it should be used as the base of all your Lama layered materials.
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<summary>Lama Surface - 2 Sided</summary>

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Expanding on the first lesson, we'll learn to create two-sided Lama layered materials.
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<summary>Lama Diffuse</summary>

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Learn how to use this fundamental building block for Lama material networks.
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<summary>Lama Dielectric</summary>

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Create layer coatings, glass, plastics, diamonds, and other materials using Lama Dielectric.
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<summary>Lama Emission</summary>

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Learn the basics of using material emission with MaterialX Lama.
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<summary>Lama Sheen</summary>

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This lesson will introduce you to the LamaSheen node, typically used to simulate cloth, velvet, or layers of dust.
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<summary>Lama Conductor</summary>

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In this lesson you'll learn the fundamentals of the Lama Conductor node and how it can be used to create beautiful and realistic metals.
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<summary>Lama SSS</summary>

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In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of the LamaSSS and LamaTriColor nodes for simulating subsurface scattering, an effect needed for candles, chocolate, skin, and other surfaces that scatter light.
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<summary>Lama Layer</summary>

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In this lesson you'll learn how to use the Lama Layer node as the building blocks to your Material X Lama materials.
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### <span style="color: #4c9aff">Next Steps</span>

Ready for the next step in your RenderMan Fundamentals learning path?

Let’s move on to learning the beautiful shaders that ship with RenderMan and are used by Pixar Animation Studios themselves.


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