Imagine surfacing an entire landscape, a flower petal, a colorful parrot, or anything with a color-shift, with just a few mouse clicks. Gradients have so many uses! Or they could, if they were easier to implement. Tweaking a bump-map for a gradient is so tedious and tricky, not to mention animating it! But now there's a better way: Advanced Gradient Controller (AGC).

Easily controlled by its powerful, intuitive interface, AGC allows you to create gradients with up to 8 colors. The convenient preview sphere shows you the gradient as you make adjustments. Apply the gradient to the surface's Color, Luminosity, Diffuse, Specularity, Transparency, Mirror, and Bump channels, and set the opacity for each to mix it with other surfacing characteristics.

When you've got your gradient just right, create keyframes for it and have it change over time! Set these keyframes in each channel for perfect, amazing surfaces.