diff --git a/src/material/mod.rs b/src/material/mod.rs
index 523367b..bbc8094 100644
--- a/src/material/mod.rs
+++ b/src/material/mod.rs
@@ -1,56 +1,13 @@
 use super::core::color::LinearColor;
+use super::Point2D;
 
-/// Represent the physical light properties of an object in the scene.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Material {
-    /// The diffuse component.
-    diffuse: LinearColor,
-    /// The specular component.
-    specular: LinearColor,
+/// Represent the physical light properties of an object in the scene;
+pub trait Material: std::fmt::Debug {
+    /// The diffuse component on a texel point.
+    fn diffuse(&self, point: Point2D) -> LinearColor;
+    /// The specular component on a texel point.
+    fn specular(&self, point: Point2D) -> LinearColor;
 }
 
-impl Material {
-    pub fn new(diffuse: LinearColor, specular: LinearColor) -> Self {
-        Material { diffuse, specular }
-    }
-
-    pub fn diffuse(&self) -> &LinearColor {
-        &self.diffuse
-    }
-
-    pub fn specular(&self) -> &LinearColor {
-        &self.specular
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn new_works() {
-        let diffuse = LinearColor::new(0., 0.5, 0.);
-        let specular = LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.);
-        let mat = Material::new(diffuse.clone(), specular.clone());
-        assert_eq!(mat, Material { diffuse, specular })
-    }
-
-    fn simple_material() -> Material {
-        Material::new(
-            LinearColor::new(0.5, 0.5, 0.5),
-            LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.),
-        )
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn diffuse_works() {
-        let mat = simple_material();
-        assert_eq!(mat.diffuse(), &LinearColor::new(0.5, 0.5, 0.5))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn specular_works() {
-        let mat = simple_material();
-        assert_eq!(mat.specular(), &LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.))
-    }
-}
+pub mod uniform;
+pub use uniform::*;
diff --git a/src/material/uniform.rs b/src/material/uniform.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b86b43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material/uniform.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use super::super::core::color::LinearColor;
+use super::super::Point2D;
+use super::Material;
+
+/// A material with the same characteristics on all points.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct UniformMaterial {
+    diffuse: LinearColor,
+    specular: LinearColor,
+}
+
+impl UniformMaterial {
+    pub fn new(diffuse: LinearColor, specular: LinearColor) -> Self {
+        UniformMaterial { diffuse, specular }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Material for UniformMaterial {
+    fn diffuse(&self, _: Point2D) -> LinearColor {
+        self.diffuse.clone()
+    }
+
+    fn specular(&self, _: Point2D) -> LinearColor {
+        self.specular.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn new_works() {
+        let diffuse = LinearColor::new(0., 0.5, 0.);
+        let specular = LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.);
+        let mat = UniformMaterial::new(diffuse.clone(), specular.clone());
+        assert_eq!(mat, UniformMaterial { diffuse, specular })
+    }
+
+    fn simple_material() -> impl Material {
+        UniformMaterial::new(
+            LinearColor::new(0.5, 0.5, 0.5),
+            LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.),
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn diffuse_works() {
+        let mat = simple_material();
+        assert_eq!(
+            mat.diffuse(Point2D::origin()),
+            LinearColor::new(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn specular_works() {
+        let mat = simple_material();
+        assert_eq!(
+            mat.specular(Point2D::origin()),
+            LinearColor::new(1., 1., 1.)
+        )
+    }
+}