diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/H.java b/src/main/java/hype/H.java
index 423d26f6..246f5b0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hype/H.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hype/H.java
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ public static boolean mouseStarted() {
 		return mouse.started();
 	}
 
+	public static void useMaterials(boolean use){
+		stage.useMaterials(use);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Cast an image to PImage
 	 * @param   imgArg    Type: PImage, HImageHolder, String
diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/HDrawable.java b/src/main/java/hype/HDrawable.java
index fb34eef4..7e10ce1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hype/HDrawable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hype/HDrawable.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public abstract class HDrawable extends HNode<HDrawable> implements HDirectable,
 
 	/** The extras bundle of this drawable */
 	protected HBundle extras;
+	protected HMaterial material;
 
 	/** The x location of this drawable */
 	protected float x;
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ public HDrawable() {
 
 		width = DEFAULT_WIDTH;
 		height = DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
+		
+		material = new HMaterial();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ public void copyPropertiesFrom(HDrawable other) {
 		stroke = other.stroke;
 		strokeCap = other.strokeCap;
 		strokeJoin = other.strokeJoin;
+		material = other.material;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2025,6 +2029,7 @@ protected void applyStyle(PGraphics g, float currAlphaPc) {
 			g.strokeCap(strokeCap);
 			g.strokeJoin(strokeJoin);
 		} else g.noStroke();
+		material.bind(g);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2058,9 +2063,17 @@ public void paintAll(PGraphics g, boolean usesZ, float currAlphaPc) {
 			// Compute current alpha
 			currAlphaPc *= alphaPc;
 
+			// TODO: check if the shader is already binded before doing it again. They are stored in  pointShader, lineShader and polyShader here:https://github.com/processing/processing/blob/master/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+//			if(material.shader != null){
+//				material.bind(g);
+//			}
+//			else
+//				g.resetShader();
 			// Draw self
 			draw(g, usesZ,-anchorX(),-anchorY(),currAlphaPc);
 
+			if( material.active)
+				g.resetShader();
 			// Draw children
 			HDrawable child = firstChild;
 			while(child != null) {
@@ -2087,6 +2100,15 @@ public abstract void draw( PGraphics g, boolean usesZ,
 		float drawX, float drawY, float currAlphaPc);
 
 
+	public HDrawable material(HMaterial mat){
+		this.material = mat;
+		this.material.setActive(true);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public HMaterial getMaterial(){
+		return material;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * An HIterator used for iterating through HDrawable's children.
diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/HMaterial.java b/src/main/java/hype/HMaterial.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbad2acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/hype/HMaterial.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package hype;
+
+import processing.core.PGraphics;
+import processing.opengl.PShader;
+
+public class HMaterial {
+	PShader shader;
+	boolean active = false;
+	
+	public HMaterial(){
+		shader = null;
+	}
+	
+	public HMaterial(HMaterial copy){
+		shader = copy.shader;
+	}
+	
+	public void bind(PGraphics pg){
+		if(!active)
+			return;
+		if(shader != null)
+		{
+			pg.shader(shader);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public boolean getActive() {
+		return active;
+	}
+
+	public HMaterial setActive(boolean _active) {
+		this.active = _active;
+		return this;
+	}
+	public PShader getShader() {
+		return shader;
+	}
+
+	public HMaterial setShader(PShader shader) {
+		this.shader = shader;
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/HStage.java b/src/main/java/hype/HStage.java
index 13ea5323..847299be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hype/HStage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hype/HStage.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package hype;
+ package hype;
 
 import hype.interfaces.HImageHolder;
 import hype.interfaces.HConstants;
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ public void paintAll(PGraphics g, boolean usesZ, float currAlphaPc) {
 	}
 
 
+	public void useMaterials(boolean use){
+		
+		HDrawable child = firstChild;
+		while(child != null) {
+			child.getMaterial().setActive(use);
+			child = child.next();
+		}
+	}
 	// DEACTIVATED HDRAWABLE METHODS //
 
 	@Override