thanks for all the encouraging remarks, and definitely for all the advice given. I've taken everything on board and made an update: Some things are a little off and embarassing (theres always something to be done differently :/ ) but I'm happy with the end result on all things so... @Autocon: Thanks again, I've now got all…
My temp materials hardly ever spill over 24 slots. Personally I don't reserve slots for applied materials. That cuts down on quite a bit of the clutter. I also use the get material menu system to browse libraries and the scene materials. I also use the material browser (not the same as the material editor) to jump around…