Observe the Poser hi-res sphere.

It is reflecting light from my light sources. It is doing only one kind of reflection. The kind it is doing is called "diffuse" reflection. Almost everything exhibits diffuse reflection.

Diffuse reflection is smooth and gradual. It spreads out the effect of the light.

This effect is produced by the Diffuse node or by the one built into the Poser surface. We control the color of the diffuse reflection with the Diffuse_Color. You can set it directly, or attach a color map (like you're making) to define the colors, or you can set it with nodes that produce multiple colors across the surface.

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