Materials, Lighting, and Effects

Choosing a material finish

The right panel's Material section controls how the surface of your card looks. Pick from six ready-made finishes:

Finish	Best for
Flat	Uncoated cardstock look
Holographic	Rainbow holographic trading cards
Gold Foil	Premium gold-stamped cards
Matte	Soft-touch matte finish
Glossy	High-gloss UV-coated look
Frosted	Frosted / soft-gloss hybrid

The same card shown with each of the 6 material presets — Flat, Holographic, Gold Foil, Matte, Glossy, Frosted

Want full control? Choose Custom to manually adjust metalness, roughness, clearcoat, and iridescence with individual sliders.

Custom material selected with metalness, roughness, clearcoat, and iridescence sliders

Turn on the Glow slider to make your card emit light — great for neon or backlit effects. You can also pick a glow color to tint the effect.

Card with glow enabled showing a neon/backlit look on the 3D canvas

The card's edge (the thin side between front and back) has its own finish: Solid, Metallic, or Holographic.

Card edge close-up showing Solid, Metallic, and Holographic finishes side by side

The Lighting section in the right panel controls a three-light setup:

Lighting section in the right panel showing Key/Fill/Rim intensity sliders and color pickers

Key Light — Your main light source. Drag the interactive direction sphere to aim it. Adjust intensity and color.
Fill Light — A softer secondary light that reduces harsh shadows
Rim Light — A back-edge light that makes your card pop against the background

Interactive direction sphere showing the draggable indicator dot and crosshairs

Play with the intensity sliders and colors to get the mood you're going for.

Same card with default lighting vs a dramatic custom lighting setup

Three toggle-able effects in the right panel:

Drop Shadow — Adds a soft shadow beneath the card
Float Animation — Makes the card gently hover up and down
Light Parallax — Subtle highlight shifts as you move the camera, mimicking how real foil cards catch light