Smooth Lava Texture free download

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

Preview — Smooth Lava Texture

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

The Smooth Lava Texture offers a meticulously crafted surface inspired by natural volcanic formations characterized by a fine-grained dense mineral substrate. This texture simulates the composition of cooled lava rock where the base material resembles a compact silicate matrix with minimal porosity resulting in a solid and cohesive surface. The texture’s structure incorporates subtle variations in grain orientation and micro-fractures capturing the natural cooling patterns and flow dynamics of molten lava. Surface finish is smoothly polished enhancing the tactile feel of the material while preserving irregularities that add visual interest. Rich in deep reds and burnt oranges its color palette is derived from iron oxide pigments and volcanic minerals delivering an authentic and warm appearance with organic shading nuances that respond realistically under varied lighting conditions.

In physically based rendering (PBR) channels this smooth lava texture excels in realism and versatility. The BaseColor/Albedo channel reveals the vivid pigments and natural color gradations typical of volcanic rock while the Normal map encodes fine surface undulations and subtle fissures that give depth and tactile complexity. Roughness values are calibrated to reflect the polished yet slightly matte nature of cooled lava avoiding excessive glossiness while preserving a soft sheen. The Metallic channel remains low to non-metallic consistent with the mineral composition and the Ambient Occlusion map enhances shadowing in crevices emphasizing structural depth. Height and Displacement maps highlight minor elevation shifts and surface irregularities crucial for adding realism in close-up renders and parallax effects.

Designed for seamless tiling this tileable smooth lava texture supports high-resolution workflows up to 8K ensuring crisp detail on large UV islands without loss of clarity or cohesion. It integrates smoothly into modern pipelines and is fully compatible with Blender Unreal Engine and Unity facilitating efficient look development environmental art architectural visualization and concept prototyping. For optimal results it is recommended to maintain consistent texel density across assets and keep UVs uniform to minimize stretching and distortion. Adjusting the roughness parameter can help tailor the surface sheen to specific lighting contexts enhancing material realism while preserving the texture’s natural character.

The seamless smooth lava texture offers a realistic 3D preview with AI-enhanced details that emphasize the smooth lava texture's intricate composition and natural variation among lava textures in PBR materials.

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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