This seamless 8K resolution PBR texture showcases a highly detailed closeup of riveted links forming a robust chainmail armor fabric, crafted from interlocking metal rings. The base material consists of weathered steel, enhanced by rivets that bind the links together, ensuring enhanced durability and structural integrity. The metal surface displays a naturally brushed finish with subtle oxidation and abrasion marks, reflecting an authentic medieval mail pattern. Fine scratches, slight dents, and natural imperfections are visible, adding depth and realism to the armor’s rugged, battle-worn appearance. The fabric’s weave pattern is tightly organized, with minimal porosity, emphasizing the dense protective mesh typical of historic chainmail armor.
In the PBR workflow, the BaseColor/Albedo channel captures the dark steel-gray tones with hints of rust and patina, while the Normal map richly defines the raised rivets, metal rings, and surface scratches, enhancing the three-dimensional feel. The Roughness map presents a balanced variation between polished highlights and worn matte areas, simulating subtle differences in surface wear. The Metallic channel is predominantly high, reflecting the inherent metal composition of the chainmail, while the Ambient Occlusion map adds realistic shadowing within the crevices between links. Height or Displacement data further amplify the tactile depth of the riveted pattern, making the texture suitable for close-range rendering. This texture is fully optimized and ready for use in Blender, Unreal Engine, and Unity projects, delivering photo-realistic results in 3D scenes that require a seamless, durable armor fabric look.
When applying this texture, consider adjusting the UV scale to maintain the integrity of the riveted links’ size relative to your 3D model, ensuring the pattern does not appear stretched or repetitive. Fine-tuning the roughness map can also help customize the metallic sheen to fit various lighting conditions, from matte medieval armor to slightly polished battle gear. This versatile seamless PBR texture is ideal for artists and designers aiming to replicate authentic protective chainmail armor with a finely detailed, rugged metallic fabric that stands up to close inspection in high-resolution renders.
How to Use These Seamless PBR Textures in Blender
This guide shows how to connect a full PBR texture set to Principled BSDF in Blender (Cycles or Eevee). Works with any of our seamless textures free download, including PBR PNG materials for Blender / Unreal / Unity.
What’s inside the download
*_albedo.png — Base Color (sRGB)*_normal.png — Normal map (Non-Color)*_roughness.png — Roughness (Non-Color)*_metallic.png — Metallic (Non-Color)*_ao.png — Ambient Occlusion (Non-Color)*_height.png — Height / Displacement (Non-Color)*_ORM.png — Packed map (R=AO, G=Roughness, B=Metallic, Non-Color)
Quick start (Node Wrangler, 30 seconds)
- Enable the addon: Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Node Wrangler.
- Create a material and select the Principled BSDF node.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + T and select the maps
albedo, normal, roughness, metallic (skip height and ORM for now) → Open.
The addon wires Base Color, Normal (with a Normal Map node), Roughness, and Metallic automatically.
- Add AO and Height using the “Manual wiring” steps below (5 and 6).
Manual wiring (full control)
- Create a material (Material Properties → New) and open the Shader Editor.
- Add an Image Texture node for each map. Set Color Space:
- Albedo → sRGB
- AO, Roughness, Metallic, Normal, Height, ORM → Non-Color
- Connect to Principled BSDF:
albedo → Base Colorroughness → Roughnessmetallic → Metallic (for wood this often stays near 0)normal → Normal Map node (Type: Tangent Space) → Normal of Principled.
If details look “inverted”, enable Invert Y on the Normal Map node.
- Ambient Occlusion (AO):
- Add a MixRGB (or Mix Color) node in mode Multiply.
- Input A =
albedo, Input B = ao, Factor = 1.0.
- Output of Mix → Base Color of Principled (replaces the direct albedo connection).
- Height / Displacement:
Cycles — true displacement
- Material Properties → Settings → Displacement: Displacement and Bump.
- Add a Displacement node: connect
height → Height, set Midlevel = 0.5, Scale = 0.02–0.08 (tune to taste).
- Output of Displacement → Material Output → Displacement.
- Add geometry density (e.g., Subdivision Surface) so displacement has polygons to work with.
Eevee (or lightweight Cycles) — bump only
- Add a Bump node:
height → Height.
- Set Strength = 0.2–0.5, Distance = 0.05–0.1, and connect Normal output to Principled’s Normal.
Using the packed ORM texture (optional)
Instead of separate AO/Roughness/Metallic maps you can use the single *_ORM.png:
- Add one Image Texture (Non-Color) → Separate RGB (or Separate Color).
- R (red) → AO (use it in the Multiply node with albedo as above).
- G (green) → Roughness of Principled.
- B (blue) → Metallic of Principled.
UVs & seamless tiling
- These textures are seamless. If your mesh has no UVs, go to UV Editing → Smart UV Project.
- For scale/repeat, add Texture Coordinate (UV) → Mapping and plug it into all texture nodes.
Increase Mapping → Scale (e.g., 2/2/2) to tile more densely.
Recommended starter values
- Normal Map Strength: 0.5–1.0
- Bump Strength: ~0.3
- Displacement Scale (Cycles): ~0.03
Common pitfalls
- Wrong Color Space (normals/roughness/etc. must be Non-Color).
- “Inverted” details → enable Invert Y on the Normal Map node.
- Over-strong relief → lower Displacement Scale or Bump Strength.
Example: Download Wood Textures and instantly apply parquet or rustic planks inside Blender for architectural visualization.
To add the downloaded texture, go to Add — Texture — Image Texture.
Add a node and click the Open button.
Select the required texture on your hard drive and connect Color to Base Color.
