Complete guide to the Material tool in Garry's Mod - apply textures and skins to props

Material Tool

The Material tool applies custom textures to props. Give any prop a new surface appearance — metal, wood, glass, brick, or any installed material.

Basic Controls

Action	What It Does
Left-click	Apply material to prop
Right-click	Copy material from prop
Reload (R)	Reset prop to original material

The tool menu shows commonly used materials in a grid. Click to select.

Type a material path directly:

models/debug/debugwhite
phoenix_storms/stripes
metal/metalfloor001a
brick/brickwall001a

Finding Material Paths

Use the Face Poser or Material Browser to find material paths.

Material	Path
Debug White	`models/debug/debugwhite`
Debug Black	`models/debug/debugempty`
Chrome	`models/shiny`
Glass	`models/props_combine/combine_fenceglass001a`
Invisible	`models/effects/vol_light001`
PHX Metal	`phoenix_storms/metal`

Some props have multiple built-in skins. While not part of the Material tool, you can change them with:

ent_fire !picker skin [number]

Or use addons like the Skin tool.

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