This seamless 3D PBR texture at 8K resolution masterfully depicts sparkling rain splash droplets scattered across a wet surface, offering unparalleled photorealism. The underlying base substrate appears as a subtly textured mineral or ceramic material, enhanced by a fine-grained surface finish that reflects natural weathering and moisture accumulation. Embedded within the texture are intricate details of water droplets formed with authentic surface tension and dynamic splash patterns, made visible through carefully balanced binders and microscopic aggregates that simulate realistic wetness variation. The texture’s metallic and roughness channels accurately convey the interplay between the smooth, reflective water droplets and the slightly matte, porous wet surface beneath, while the ambient occlusion and height maps emphasize depth and shadowing for a lifelike three-dimensional effect.
In the PBR workflow, the BaseColor or Albedo channel captures subtle color shifts caused by water saturation and mineral substrate pigments, creating a nuanced wet look that shifts under different lighting conditions. Normal maps provide detailed microgeometry of each droplet’s curvature and splash edges, enhancing surface irregularities and making highlights and shadows more dynamic. The Roughness map varies naturally, with droplets appearing glossier and the wet surface exhibiting a softer sheen, while the Metallic channel remains low to preserve the non-metallic nature of the substrate. Height and displacement maps further define the raised droplets and fine splash textures, delivering realistic tactile depth ideal for close-up renders.
Designed with compatibility for Blender, Unreal Engine, and Unity in mind, this texture integrates seamlessly into advanced material setups and visual effects pipelines. Its exceptional 8K resolution ensures crisp detail retention even on large-scale surfaces, making it perfect for projects requiring high-fidelity rain splash effects on various wet surfaces such as stone, ceramic, or painted metal. For optimal results, adjusting the UV scale can prevent repetition artifacts while tuning roughness values allows precise control over the water’s reflective wetness, enhancing realism across diverse lighting environments. This texture is a powerful choice for artists and developers aiming to replicate natural rain behavior and sparkling droplet highlights with photorealistic accuracy.
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.
