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+---
+title: Materials
+slug: /materials
+section: Graphics
+---
+
+import SimpleMaterial from '!!raw-loader!./examples/simple-material.ts';
+import OutlineMaterial from '!!raw-loader!./examples/outline-material.ts';
+import ScreenMaterial from '!!raw-loader!./examples/screen-material.ts';
+
+```twoslash include ex
+/// <reference path="../src/engine/excalibur.d.ts" />
+declare const game: ex.Engine;
+```
+
+Sometimes you need even more control about how your graphics render in your game! For example you might want a custom blend, a reflection effect, or a warping effect. With this api you can provide custom shaders to graphics.
+
+:::warning
+
+Materials are only supported in WebGL mode, this is the default mode for Excalibur but if you switch or fallback to 2D Canvas materials will not have an effect.
+
+:::
+
+## Creating Materials
+
+We recommend using the [[ExcaliburGraphicsContext.createMaterial]] method to create materials. 
+
+```ts twoslash
+// @include: ex
+// ---cut---
+
+const actor = new ex.Actor({
+  pos: ex.vec(200, 200),
+  width: 100,
+  height: 100,
+  color: ex.Color.Blue // Default graphic will be modified by the material
+});
+
+// Simple material that colors every pixel red
+const material = game.graphicsContext.createMaterial({
+  name: 'custom-material',
+  fragmentSource: `#version 300 es
+  precision mediump float;
+  out vec4 color;
+  void main() {
+    color = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  }`
+});
+
+// Material applied to the actor's graphics
+actor.graphics.material = material;
+
+```
+
+:::note
+
+Excalibur only supports GLSL ES 300 shaders `#version 300 es`, this version declaration must be the very first thing. No spaces or newlines before it or WebGL will not compile it.
+
+:::
+
+Once a [[Material|material]] is created it can be added/removed from the [[Actor|actor's]] [[GraphicsComponent|graphics component]] by accessing the [[GraphicsComponent.material]] property.
+
+## Passing parameters to Materials
+
+To pass data to [[Material|materials]] we use a concept called "uniforms", you can think of these as global variables that are the same for each pixel during a draw.
+
+To update a materials uniform we recommend using [[Material.update]], this will automatically set up the shader context for you so it is ready for you to use. You get passed the excalibur [[Shader]] instance and you can set uniforms from there! There are a number of `trySet*` prefixed methods we recommend you use, these methods will attempt to set a uniform if it exists.
+
+
+```ts twoslash
+// @include: ex
+// ---cut---
+
+const actor = new ex.Actor({
+  pos: ex.vec(200, 200),
+  width: 100,
+  height: 100,
+  color: ex.Color.Blue // Default graphic will be modified by the material
+});
+const material = actor.graphics.material = game.graphicsContext.createMaterial({
+  name: 'custom-material',
+  fragmentSource: `#version 300 es
+  precision mediump float;
+
+  uniform vec2 iMouse;
+
+  out vec4 color;
+  void main() {
+    // Change the color based on mouse position
+    vec2 mouseColor = iMouse / 800.0;
+    color = vec4(mouseColor, 0.0, 1.0);
+  }`
+});
+
+game.input.pointers.primary.on('move', evt => {
+  actor.pos = evt.worldPos;
+  material.update(shader => {
+    shader.trySetUniformFloatVector('iMouse', evt.worldPos);
+  });
+});
+
+```
+
+<GameCodeBlock live 
+  title="Simple Material"
+  code={SimpleMaterial}
+/>
+
+
+## Material Built In Uniforms
+
+Materials come with a lot of built in uniforms you can use!
+
+* `float u_time_ms` - This is `performance.now()` a ms timestamp that starts from initial navigation to the page
+
+* `float u_opacity` - Current opacity of your graphic, [[Graphic.opacity]]
+
+* `vec2 u_resolution` - Current screen resolution
+
+* `vec2 u_graphic_resolution` - Current graphic's resolution
+
+* `vec2 u_size` - Current destination draw size
+
+* `mat4 u_matrix` - Excalibur's current orthographic projection matrix
+
+* `mat4 u_transform` - Excalibur's current world transform
+
+* `sampler2D u_graphic` - Current graphic's texture
+
+* `sampler2D u_screen_texture` - Current excalibur screen texture just before rendering the material
+
+## Material Built In attributes
+
+* `v_uv` - Current UV coordinate of the graphic
+* `v_screenuv` - Current Screen UV coordinate behind the graphic
+
+## Outline Material Example
+
+One common use case for materials is to apply an effect to your [[Actor|actors]], a not uncommon ask is to create an outline. This can be useful for selections, attacks, etc.
+
+Here is the shader code for a rainbow outline. Change `outlineColorHSL` to a constant if you don't want a rainbow effect 🌈
+
+The theory behind this shader is we sample up, down, left, and right of the current pixel in the graphic and color it.
+
+```shader
+#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+uniform float u_time_ms;
+uniform sampler2D u_graphic;
+
+in vec2 v_uv;
+in vec2 v_screenuv;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+
+vec3 hsv2rgb(vec3 c){
+  vec4 K=vec4(1.,2./3.,1./3.,3.);
+  return c.z*mix(K.xxx,clamp(abs(fract(c.x+K.xyz)*6.-K.w)-K.x, 0., 1.),c.y);
+}
+
+void main() {
+  const float TAU = 6.28318530;
+  const float steps = 4.0; // up/down/left/right pixels
+  float radius = 2.0;
+  float time_sec = u_time_ms / 1000.;
+
+  vec3 outlineColorHSL = vec3(sin(time_sec/2.0) * 1., 1., 1.);
+  vec2 aspect = 1.0 / vec2(textureSize(u_graphic, 0));
+
+  for (float i = 0.0; i < TAU; i += TAU / steps) {
+    // Sample image in a circular pattern
+    vec2 offset = vec2(sin(i), cos(i)) * aspect * radius;
+    vec4 col = texture(u_graphic, v_uv + offset);
+
+    // Mix outline with background
+    float alpha = smoothstep(0.5, 0.7, col.a);
+    fragColor = mix(fragColor, vec4(hsv2rgb(outlineColorHSL), 1.0), alpha); // apply outline
+  }
+
+  // Overlay original texture
+  vec4 mat = texture(u_graphic, v_uv);
+  float factor = smoothstep(0.5, 0.7, mat.a);
+  fragColor = mix(fragColor, mat, factor);
+}
+```
+
+Here is the code in action!
+
+<GameCodeBlock live 
+  title="Outline Material"
+  code={OutlineMaterial}
+/>
+
+## Using the Screen Texture Example
+
+The screen texture gives you access to the texture right before the material is drawn, this allows you to do some cool compositing effects like creating a reflected water material!
+
+This shader is adapted from this tutorial in Godot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32jdNLTJ3zY
+
+The theory is sample the screen texture with a reflected coordinate, apply noise distortion to make the wobble, and some sin/cos sdf magic to create the crest at the top.
+
+```shader
+#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+#define NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES 20
+
+// Precision-adjusted variations of https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4djSRW
+float hash(float p) { p = fract(p * 0.011); p *= p + 7.5; p *= p + p; return fract(p); }
+float hash(vec2 p) {vec3 p3 = fract(vec3(p.xyx) * 0.13); p3 += dot(p3, p3.yzx + 3.333); return fract((p3.x + p3.y) * p3.z); }
+
+float noise(float x) {
+    float i = floor(x);
+    float f = fract(x);
+    float u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+    return mix(hash(i), hash(i + 1.0), u);
+}
+
+
+float noise(vec2 x) {
+    vec2 i = floor(x);
+    vec2 f = fract(x);
+
+	// Four corners in 2D of a tile
+	float a = hash(i);
+    float b = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 0.0));
+    float c = hash(i + vec2(0.0, 1.0));
+    float d = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 1.0));
+
+    // Simple 2D lerp using smoothstep envelope between the values.
+	// return vec3(mix(mix(a, b, smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.x)),
+	//			mix(c, d, smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.x)),
+	//			smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.y)));
+
+	// Same code, with the clamps in smoothstep and common subexpressions
+	// optimized away.
+    vec2 u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+	return mix(a, b, u.x) + (c - a) * u.y * (1.0 - u.x) + (d - b) * u.x * u.y;
+}
+
+float fbm(float x) {
+	float v = 0.0;
+	float a = 0.5;
+	float shift = float(100);
+	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES; ++i) {
+		v += a * noise(x);
+		x = x * 2.0 + shift;
+		a *= 0.5;
+	}
+	return v;
+}
+
+
+float fbm(vec2 x) {
+	float v = 0.0;
+	float a = 0.5;
+	vec2 shift = vec2(100);
+	// Rotate to reduce axial bias
+    mat2 rot = mat2(cos(0.5), sin(0.5), -sin(0.5), cos(0.50));
+	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES; ++i) {
+		v += a * noise(x);
+		x = rot * x * 2.0 + shift;
+		a *= 0.5;
+	}
+	return v;
+}
+
+
+
+uniform float u_time_ms;
+uniform vec4 u_color;
+uniform sampler2D u_graphic;
+uniform sampler2D u_screen_texture;
+
+uniform vec2 u_resolution; // screen resolution
+uniform vec2 u_graphic_resolution; // graphic resolution
+
+in vec2 v_uv;
+in vec2 v_screenuv;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+void main() {
+  float time_sec = u_time_ms / 1000.;
+  float wave_amplitude = .525;
+  float wave_speed = 1.8;
+  float wave_period = .175;
+  vec2 scale = vec2(2.5, 8.5);
+
+  float waves = v_uv.y * scale.y + 
+        sin(v_uv.x * scale.x / wave_period - time_sec * wave_speed) *
+        cos(0.2 * v_uv.x * scale.x /wave_period + time_sec * wave_speed) *
+        wave_amplitude - wave_amplitude;
+
+  
+  float distortion = noise(v_uv*scale*vec2(2.1, 1.05) + time_sec * 0.12) * .25 - .125;
+
+  vec2 reflected_screenuv = vec2(v_screenuv.x - distortion, v_screenuv.y);
+  vec4 screen_color = texture(u_screen_texture, reflected_screenuv);
+
+  vec4 wave_crest_color = vec4(1);
+  float wave_crest = clamp(smoothstep(0.1, 0.14, waves) - smoothstep(0.018, 0.99, waves), 0., 1.);
+
+  fragColor.a = smoothstep(0.1, 0.12, waves);
+  vec3 mixColor = (u_color.rgb * u_color.a); // pre-multiplied alpha
+  
+  fragColor.rgb = mix(screen_color.rgb, mixColor, u_color.a)*fragColor.a + (wave_crest_color.rgb * wave_crest);
+}
+```
+
+<GameCodeBlock live 
+  title="Reflection Material"
+  code={ScreenMaterial}
+/>
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diff --git a/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/outline-material.ts b/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/outline-material.ts
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+const sword = new ex.ImageSource('https://cdn.rawgit.com/excaliburjs/Excalibur/7dd48128/assets/sword.png', false, ex.ImageFiltering.Pixel);
+const loader = new ex.Loader([sword]);
+
+const outline = `#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+uniform float u_time_ms;
+uniform sampler2D u_graphic;
+
+in vec2 v_uv;
+in vec2 v_screenuv;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+
+vec3 hsv2rgb(vec3 c){
+  vec4 K=vec4(1.,2./3.,1./3.,3.);
+  return c.z*mix(K.xxx,clamp(abs(fract(c.x+K.xyz)*6.-K.w)-K.x, 0., 1.),c.y);
+}
+
+void main() {
+  const float TAU = 6.28318530;
+  const float steps = 4.0; // up/down/left/right pixels
+  float radius = 2.0;
+  float time_sec = u_time_ms / 1000.;
+
+  vec3 outlineColorHSL = vec3(sin(time_sec/2.0) * 1., 1., 1.);
+  vec2 aspect = 1.0 / vec2(textureSize(u_graphic, 0));
+
+  for (float i = 0.0; i < TAU; i += TAU / steps) {
+    // Sample image in a circular pattern
+    vec2 offset = vec2(sin(i), cos(i)) * aspect * radius;
+    vec4 col = texture(u_graphic, v_uv + offset);
+
+    // Mix outline with background
+    float alpha = smoothstep(0.5, 0.7, col.a);
+    fragColor = mix(fragColor, vec4(hsv2rgb(outlineColorHSL), 1.0), alpha); // apply outline
+  }
+
+  // Overlay original texture
+  vec4 mat = texture(u_graphic, v_uv);
+  float factor = smoothstep(0.5, 0.7, mat.a);
+  fragColor = mix(fragColor, mat, factor);
+}
+`
+
+const outlineMaterial =  game.graphicsContext.createMaterial({
+  name: 'outline',
+  fragmentSource: outline
+});
+
+
+const actor = new ex.Actor({ x: 100, y: 100, width: 50, height: 50 });
+actor.onInitialize = () => {
+  var sprite = new ex.Sprite({
+    image: sword,
+    destSize: {
+      width: 300,
+      height: 300
+    }
+  });
+  actor.graphics.add(sprite);
+};
+actor.graphics.material = outlineMaterial;
+
+
+game.add(actor);
+game.input.pointers.primary.on('move', evt => {
+  actor.pos = evt.worldPos;
+});
+
+game.start(loader);
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diff --git a/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/screen-material.ts b/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/screen-material.ts
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+const sword = new ex.ImageSource('https://cdn.rawgit.com/excaliburjs/Excalibur/7dd48128/assets/sword.png', false, ex.ImageFiltering.Pixel);
+const loader = new ex.Loader([sword]);
+
+const waterFrag = `#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+#define NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES 20
+
+// Precision-adjusted variations of https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4djSRW
+float hash(float p) { p = fract(p * 0.011); p *= p + 7.5; p *= p + p; return fract(p); }
+float hash(vec2 p) {vec3 p3 = fract(vec3(p.xyx) * 0.13); p3 += dot(p3, p3.yzx + 3.333); return fract((p3.x + p3.y) * p3.z); }
+
+float noise(float x) {
+    float i = floor(x);
+    float f = fract(x);
+    float u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+    return mix(hash(i), hash(i + 1.0), u);
+}
+
+
+float noise(vec2 x) {
+    vec2 i = floor(x);
+    vec2 f = fract(x);
+
+	// Four corners in 2D of a tile
+	float a = hash(i);
+    float b = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 0.0));
+    float c = hash(i + vec2(0.0, 1.0));
+    float d = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 1.0));
+
+    // Simple 2D lerp using smoothstep envelope between the values.
+	// return vec3(mix(mix(a, b, smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.x)),
+	//			mix(c, d, smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.x)),
+	//			smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, f.y)));
+
+	// Same code, with the clamps in smoothstep and common subexpressions
+	// optimized away.
+    vec2 u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+	return mix(a, b, u.x) + (c - a) * u.y * (1.0 - u.x) + (d - b) * u.x * u.y;
+}
+
+float fbm(float x) {
+	float v = 0.0;
+	float a = 0.5;
+	float shift = float(100);
+	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES; ++i) {
+		v += a * noise(x);
+		x = x * 2.0 + shift;
+		a *= 0.5;
+	}
+	return v;
+}
+
+
+float fbm(vec2 x) {
+	float v = 0.0;
+	float a = 0.5;
+	vec2 shift = vec2(100);
+	// Rotate to reduce axial bias
+    mat2 rot = mat2(cos(0.5), sin(0.5), -sin(0.5), cos(0.50));
+	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_NOISE_OCTAVES; ++i) {
+		v += a * noise(x);
+		x = rot * x * 2.0 + shift;
+		a *= 0.5;
+	}
+	return v;
+}
+
+
+
+uniform float u_time_ms;
+uniform vec4 u_color;
+uniform sampler2D u_graphic;
+uniform sampler2D u_screen_texture;
+
+uniform vec2 u_resolution; // screen resolution
+uniform vec2 u_graphic_resolution; // graphic resolution
+
+in vec2 v_uv;
+in vec2 v_screenuv;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+void main() {
+  float time_sec = u_time_ms / 1000.;
+  float wave_amplitude = .525;
+  float wave_speed = 1.8;
+  float wave_period = .175;
+  vec2 scale = vec2(2.5, 8.5);
+
+  float waves = v_uv.y * scale.y + 
+        sin(v_uv.x * scale.x / wave_period - time_sec * wave_speed) *
+        cos(0.2 * v_uv.x * scale.x /wave_period + time_sec * wave_speed) *
+        wave_amplitude - wave_amplitude;
+
+  
+  float distortion = noise(v_uv*scale*vec2(2.1, 1.05) + time_sec * 0.12) * .25 - .125;
+
+  vec2 reflected_screenuv = vec2(v_screenuv.x - distortion, v_screenuv.y);
+  vec4 screen_color = texture(u_screen_texture, reflected_screenuv);
+
+  vec4 wave_crest_color = vec4(1);
+  float wave_crest = clamp(smoothstep(0.1, 0.14, waves) - smoothstep(0.018, 0.99, waves), 0., 1.);
+
+  fragColor.a = smoothstep(0.1, 0.12, waves);
+  vec3 mixColor = (u_color.rgb * u_color.a); // pre-multiplied alpha
+  
+  fragColor.rgb = mix(screen_color.rgb, mixColor, u_color.a)*fragColor.a + (wave_crest_color.rgb * wave_crest);
+}`;
+
+const waterMaterial =  game.graphicsContext.createMaterial({
+  name: 'water',
+  fragmentSource: waterFrag,
+  color: ex.Color.fromRGB(55, 0, 200, .6)
+});
+
+
+const actor = new ex.Actor({ x: 100, y: 100, width: 50, height: 50 });
+actor.onInitialize = () => {
+  var sprite = new ex.Sprite({
+    image: sword,
+    destSize: {
+      width: 300,
+      height: 300
+    }
+  });
+  actor.graphics.add(sprite);
+};
+game.add(actor);
+game.input.pointers.primary.on('move', evt => {
+  actor.pos = evt.worldPos;
+});
+
+
+const reflection = new ex.Actor({
+  x: 0,
+  y: game.screen.resolution.height/2,
+  anchor: ex.vec(0, 0),
+  width: 512,
+  height: game.screen.resolution.height/2,
+  coordPlane: ex.CoordPlane.Screen,
+  color: ex.Color.Red // < - this gets overridden by the material
+});
+reflection.graphics.material = waterMaterial;
+reflection.z = 99;
+game.add(reflection);
+
+game.start(loader);
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diff --git a/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/simple-material.ts b/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/simple-material.ts
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+++ b/site/docs/04-graphics/examples/simple-material.ts
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+const actor = new ex.Actor({
+  pos: ex.vec(200, 200),
+  width: 100,
+  height: 100,
+  color: ex.Color.Blue // Default graphic will be modified by the material
+});
+const material = actor.graphics.material = game.graphicsContext.createMaterial({
+  name: 'custom-material',
+  fragmentSource: `#version 300 es
+  precision mediump float;
+
+  uniform vec2 iMouse;
+
+  out vec4 color;
+  void main() {
+    // Change the color based on mouse position
+    vec2 mouseColor = iMouse / 800.0;
+    color = vec4(mouseColor, 0.0, 1.0);
+  }`
+});
+
+game.input.pointers.primary.on('move', evt => {
+  actor.pos = evt.worldPos;
+  material.update(shader => {
+    shader.trySetUniformFloatVector('iMouse', evt.worldPos);
+  });
+});
+
+
+game.add(actor);
+game.start();
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diff --git a/site/docusaurus.config.ts b/site/docusaurus.config.ts
index 8ff4bbc2f..c5f6d57c7 100644
--- a/site/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/site/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const config: Config = {
     prism: {
       theme: lightCodeTheme,
       darkTheme: darkCodeTheme,
-      additionalLanguages: ['bash', 'diff', 'json']
+      additionalLanguages: ['bash', 'diff', 'json', 'glsl']
     },
     liveCodeBlock: {
       /**