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You need to be in Edit Mode to assign materials to objects.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to. It only works with faces for mesh objects, you can't assign materials to edges or vertex.

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of Material shown in the image below to create a new material.

3. Let's give the new material a green color.

4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

For older versions

And you're done!

*_{Note that when using this method there can be a sharp contrast between the two materials.}

You need to be in edit mode.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to:

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of "material" shown in the image below to create a new material.

3. Let's give the new material a green color.

4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

(for older versions)

And you're done!

Make sure you have you have more than one material slot if you want to assign a single material to only a selection of faces. If only one material slot exists it will automatically be assigned to all faces of a mesh, regardless of selection.

You need to be in edit mode.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to:

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of "material" shown in the image below to create a new material.

3. Let's give the new material a green color.

4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

(for older versions)

And you're done!

You need to be in Edit Mode to assign materials to objects.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to. It only works with faces for mesh objects, you can't assign materials to edges or vertex.

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of Material shown in the image below to create a new material.

3. Let's give the new material a green color.

4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

For older versions

And you're done!

*_{Note that when using this method there can be a sharp contrast between the two materials.}

You need to be in edit mode.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to:

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of "material.002" shown in the image below to create a new material.
3. Let's give the new material a green color
4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

(for older versions)

And you're done!

You need to be in edit mode.

1. Select the part of the mesh you want to add the material to:

2. Click the "+" icon on the right side of "material" shown in the image below to create a new material.

3. Let's give the new material a green color.

4. Click the Assign button in the Materials tab under the list of materials:

(for older versions)

And you're done!