Realistic Lava Texture free download

. Formats: WEBP, PNG . Free for personal & commercial use.

Preview — Realistic Lava Texture

IDrealistic-lava-texture
Lava
WEBP, PNG
Size1k (1024x1024px), 2k (2048x2048px), 4k (4096x4096px), 8k (8192x8192px)
sRGB

Discover the Realistic Lava Texture a meticulously crafted and seamless tileable texture designed within the lava category to bring unparalleled realism to your 3D projects. This texture captures the intricate composition of molten rock showcasing a dynamic interplay of mineral-rich substrates and oxidized surfaces. The base material reflects a rugged volcanic stone matrix interspersed with crystalline aggregates and subtle fibrous veins that mimic natural lava flow patterns. Its surface finish balances a semi-glossy sheen with areas of matte roughness replicating the natural weathering and cooling effects on lava crusts. The rich color palette blends deep reds oranges and charred blacks achieved through precise pigment layering and oxide variations delivering a vivid and authentic appearance.

In physically based rendering (PBR) workflows this realistic lava texture excels by providing detailed BaseColor/Albedo maps that faithfully represent the complex mineral pigments and thermal oxidation. The Normal map captures micro-detail features such as cracks and surface breakup enhancing the tactile sense of the lava’s uneven topology. Roughness maps vary across the texture to simulate the contrast between smooth recently cooled lava and rough weathered crusts while the Metallic channel remains minimal to reflect the non-metallic nature of volcanic rock. Ambient Occlusion is finely tuned to accentuate depth in crevices and fissures and Height/Displacement maps offer subtle surface undulations for enhanced parallax and realism in engines like Blender Unity and Unreal Engine. The texture is optimized for resolutions up to 8K ensuring sharp detail retention even on large-scale assets.

Ideal for quick look development environment art architectural visualization and concept prototyping this tileable realistic lava texture allows you to cover extensive surfaces seamlessly without visible repetition preserving consistent detail throughout. When integrating into your projects consider adjusting the UV scale to maintain natural lava flow proportions and fine-tune roughness to balance highlights and shadow depth. Combining this texture with a subtle ambient occlusion pass and a light normal map overlay can further enhance surface breakup while avoiding oversharpening resulting in a convincing production-ready material that performs predictably and repeatably across multiple platforms.

The seamless realistic lava texture offers a highly detailed and ai-generated realistic lava texture with accurate PBR properties that enhance lava textures in 3D preview environments for improved material authenticity.

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)

  1. Enable the addon: Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Node Wrangler.
  2. Create a material and select the Principled BSDF node.
  3. 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.
  4. Add AO and Height using the “Manual wiring” steps below (5 and 6).

Manual wiring (full control)

  1. Create a material (Material Properties → New) and open the Shader Editor.
  2. Add an Image Texture node for each map. Set Color Space:
    • AlbedosRGB
    • AO, Roughness, Metallic, Normal, Height, ORMNon-Color
  3. Connect to Principled BSDF:
    • albedoBase Color
    • roughnessRoughness
    • metallicMetallic (for wood this often stays near 0)
    • normalNormal Map node (Type: Tangent Space) → Normal of Principled. If details look “inverted”, enable Invert Y on the Normal Map node.
  4. 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).
  5. Height / Displacement:
    Cycles — true displacement
    1. Material Properties → SettingsDisplacement: Displacement and Bump.
    2. Add a Displacement node: connect heightHeight, set Midlevel = 0.5, Scale = 0.02–0.08 (tune to taste).
    3. Output of Displacement → Material Output → Displacement.
    4. Add geometry density (e.g., Subdivision Surface) so displacement has polygons to work with.
    Eevee (or lightweight Cycles) — bump only
    1. Add a Bump node: heightHeight.
    2. 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:

  1. Add one Image Texture (Non-Color) → Separate RGB (or Separate Color).
  2. R (red) → AO (use it in the Multiply node with albedo as above).
  3. G (green) → Roughness of Principled.
  4. B (blue) → Metallic of Principled.

UVs & seamless tiling

  1. These textures are seamless. If your mesh has no UVs, go to UV EditingSmart UV Project.
  2. 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.


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