# How to Create an Iridescent Material Effect - Materials & Shading That Look Good - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-an-iridescent-material-effect)

> In this video, we will show you how easy and quick it can be to add an iridescent effect to your 3D designs by adding a rainbow layer and incorporating…

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# How to Create an Iridescent Material Effect

Lesson 6 of 12Spline 3DBeginner5 min

In this video, we will show you how easy and quick it can be to add an iridescent effect to your 3D designs by adding a rainbow layer and incorporating MatCaps ✨

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Additionally, we will share tips on applying materials to other designs by creating material assets and animating textures.

Is there any other material or effect you would like to learn to create? 👀 Let us know in the comments!🙌

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## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YGxdn990Y&t=0s)
2. [0:46Adding Rainbow Layer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YGxdn990Y&t=46s)
3. [1:21Incorporating MatCaps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YGxdn990Y&t=81s)
4. [3:21Creating Material Assets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YGxdn990Y&t=201s)
5. [4:12Animating Textures (Rotation)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YGxdn990Y&t=252s)

## Related resources

- [Iridescent EffectTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-an-iridescent-material-effect?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=76cab748-d1e1-4317-9e70-ef513565f5cf&is-2d-file=false)
- [Matcap LayerDocument](https://docs.spline.design/materials-shading/matcap-layer)
- [Rainbow LayerDocument](https://docs.spline.design/materials-shading/rainbow-layer)

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