To form a water-repellent material having 140 angle of contact with water with a very simple method.

The water-repellent material contains a low molecular weight gelating agent and a polymer material soluble or dispersible in an organic solvent and the water-repellent film is simply formed by coating a base material with a coating liquid obtained by uniformly dissolving or dispersing the low molecular weight gelating agent and the polymer material soluble in the proper organic solvent and then removing the organic solvent.