# initializationMaterial

> The Material that Unity uses to initialize a Custom Render Texture. Initialization texture and color are ignored if you have set this parameter.

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

```csharp
public Material initializationMaterial { get; set; }
```