How to give 2d object color?

[vale drift]

I have object in 2d which is node 2d, that I want to give it a color, but I don't know how

[mint axle]

you can add a sprite node and give that one a colour? Or add a textureRect or something like that. A node2d can't have any color as far as I'm aware

[vale drift]

I found the solution, you must change the Modulate property of node2d (well, in my case I use Mesh Instance 2d) under Visibility tab so the object will change its color to whatever you want

Thank you for telling me about Sprite 2d

[small rover]

Write shader code. Otherwise your approach won't be scalable.

[vale drift]

I tried shadenode by visualshader, but the color doesn't change.... I even tried use expression but it doesn't work

[small rover]

I don't know what shadenode is.

Material -> new ShaderMaterial -> Shader ->

shader_type canvas_item;

uniform vec4 color : source_color;

void fragment() {
      COLOR.rgb = color.rgb;
}

One color, without affecting transparency

If you want to change transparency, add a at the end of rgb

[vale drift]

It worked and this is the result

[small rover]

Well, now question who is owner of this script

[vale drift]

What script? I copying what you instruct me to do

[mint axle]

probably the scrpt you just made with the shader_type, uniform vec4, and all that stuff

[small rover]

Yeah but it's important who owns the script. I have slight difficulty to tell that looking at your hierarchy. You give it to Mesh2D. Is this mesh just a colored rectangle? If so, it works as intended.

[vale drift]

Oh i give the script to MeshInstance 2D, by enabling its shader material