# bevy_sprite_material Materials for sprites in Bevy [](https://github.com/ManevilleF/bevy_sprite_material/actions/workflows/rust.yaml) [](./LICENSE) [](https://github.com/rust-secure-code/safety-dance/) [](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_sprite_material) [](https://docs.rs/bevy_sprite_material) [](https://deps.rs/crate/bevy_sprite_material) This [bevy] plugin changes the `bevy_sprite` implementation using a material. > You might be interested in [bevy_ui_material](https://github.com/ManevilleF/bevy_ui_material) which is a similar plugin for `bevy_ui` instead of `bevy_sprite`. The new `Sprite` component is identical to `bevy_sprite` but without the `color` field. The new `SpriteBundle` component bundle replaces the `texture` field (`Handle`) by a `material` field (`Handle`) ## Objective The goal of this plugin is to allow seamless edition of sprites `texture` **and** `color` which was removed with [bevy] 0.6. This is very useful if you have many sprites and you have, for example, various themes and don't want to *query* every sprite to change its color. If you have a dedicated artist, you probably don't use the sprite `color` tinting field anyway, so the base implementation is perfect for you. This is specifically if you want to "massively update" the sprite `color` and maybe the `texture` as well. ## Disclaimer This plugin is very straightforward, and simply plugs itself in the `bevy_sprite` render pipeline (in the *extraction* stage). This system might be slower than the base implementation, because of the extra `Handle` involved. Also, there might be compatibility issues, so feel free to open issues or merge requests. > This plugin should work fine if you use both the plugin and the base sprite implementation [bevy]: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy