diff --git a/graphics.cc b/graphics.cc
index 0b67f79..37b899d 100644
--- a/graphics.cc
+++ b/graphics.cc
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ void draw( float runTime )
 
     // set Material Parameters
     shader.getReference()->setUniform("ambientColor", level.getAmbientLight());
-    shader.getReference()->setUniform("ambientFactor", 0.1f);
-    shader.getReference()->setUniform("diffuseFactor", 0.5f);
-    shader.getReference()->setUniform("specularFactor", 0.5f);
     shader.getReference()->setUniform("camera", glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
-    shader.getReference()->setUniform("shininess", 3.0f);
 
     // render the level(currently only a bunny):
     level.render();
diff --git a/level.cc b/level.cc
index f87186d..fd1038f 100644
--- a/level.cc
+++ b/level.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void Level::load(Shader shader) {
     // load the geometry of the stanford bunny and build a VAO:
     Model model = Model("Bunny.obj");
     // load a texture:
-    Material material = Material("clownfishBunny.png");
+    Material material = Material("clownfishBunny.png", 0.1f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 3.0f);
     //Create object
     Object object = Object(model, material, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
         glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
diff --git a/material.cc b/material.cc
index a2b2077..b8639fd 100644
--- a/material.cc
+++ b/material.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include "material.hh"
 
-Material::Material(std::string filePath) {
+Material::Material(std::string filePath, float ambientFactor, float diffuseFactor,
+        float specularFactor, float shininess) {
     reference = ACGL::OpenGL::Texture2DFileManager::the()->get(ACGL::OpenGL::Texture2DCreator(filePath));
+    this->ambientFactor = ambientFactor;
+    this->diffuseFactor = diffuseFactor;
+    this->specularFactor = specularFactor;
+    this->shininess = shininess;
 }
 
 Material::Material() {
@@ -13,3 +18,19 @@ Material::~Material() {
 ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D Material::getReference() {
     return reference;
 }
+
+float Material::getAmbientFactor(){
+    return ambientFactor;
+}
+
+float Material::getDiffuseFactor(){
+    return diffuseFactor;
+}
+
+float Material::getSpecularFactor() {
+    return specularFactor;
+}
+
+float Material::getShininess() {
+    return shininess;
+}
diff --git a/material.hh b/material.hh
index e5aced5..5c80b73 100644
--- a/material.hh
+++ b/material.hh
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@
 
 class Material{
     public:
-        Material(std::string filePath);
+        Material(std::string filePath, float ambientFactor,
+            float diffuseFactor, float specularFactor, float shininess);
 	    Material();
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D getReference();
         ~Material();
+        float getAmbientFactor();
+        float getDiffuseFactor();
+        float getSpecularFactor();
+        float getShininess();
     private:
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D reference;
+        float ambientFactor;
+        float diffuseFactor;
+        float specularFactor;
+        float shininess;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/object.cc b/object.cc
index abbce98..d61fe5e 100644
--- a/object.cc
+++ b/object.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Object::~Object() {
 }
 
 void Object::render() {
+    shader->setUniform("ambientFactor", material.getAmbientFactor());
+    shader->setUniform("diffuseFactor", material.getDiffuseFactor());
+    shader->setUniform("specularFactor", material.getSpecularFactor());
+    shader->setUniform("shininess", material.getShininess());
     shader->setTexture("uTexture", material.getReference(), 0);
     model->render();
 }