diff --git a/main/Lighting.cc b/main/Lighting.cc
index 8475efd..0b50d77 100644
--- a/main/Lighting.cc
+++ b/main/Lighting.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Color Lighting::computePhong(const Material & material,
                              const Vector & surfaceNormal,
                              const Color & ambientLight)
 {
-    Color result = ambientLight;
+    Color result = ambientLight * material.getAmbientColor();
 
     Vector viewDirection = -viewRay.getDirection();
     double shininess = material.getShininess();
diff --git a/main/Material.h b/main/Material.h
index 9bae30d..5bef0db 100644
--- a/main/Material.h
+++ b/main/Material.h
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class Material
 
         Material();
 
+        void setAmbientColor(const Color & ambient)
+        {
+            m_ambient_color = ambient;
+        }
+        const Color & getAmbientColor() const { return m_ambient_color; }
+
         void setDiffuseColor(const Color & diffuse)
         {
             m_diffuse_color = diffuse;
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ class Material
         double getShininess() const { return m_shininess; }
 
     protected:
+        Color m_ambient_color;
         Color m_diffuse_color;
         Color m_specular_color;
         double m_shininess;
diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index 374a87c..8a05a61 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Scene::Scene(const map<string, const char *> & options,
     m_vfov = 60.0;
     m_verbose = false;
     m_data = NULL;
-    m_ambient_light = Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1);
+    m_ambient_light = Color(0.05, 0.05, 0.05);
 
     load(filename);
 
@@ -91,12 +91,17 @@ void Scene::load(const char * filename)
     Shape * plane = new Plane(0, 0, 1, -2);
     m_shapes.push_back(plane);
 
+    Material * m = new Material();
+    m->setDiffuseColor(Color::red);
+    m->setAmbientColor(Color::red);
+
     Shape * shape = new Sphere(1.0);
     m_transform.translate(1.0, 5.0, 0.5);
     shape->setTransform(m_transform);
+    shape->setMaterial(m);
     m_shapes.push_back(shape);
 
-    Light * light = new PointLight(Vector(-1, -1, 1));
+    Light * light = new PointLight(Vector(2, -1, 2));
     m_lights.push_back(light);
 }