This seamless 3D texture presents a photorealistic icy ripple pattern on a frozen lake surface, captured in stunning 8K resolution for ultra-detailed PBR workflows. The base substrate represents naturally formed ice, characterized by its smooth, semi-translucent crystalline structure with subtle variations in thickness and density. The texture features fine ice waves and delicate icy ripples that emulate the intricate interplay between freezing water and wind-driven surface movement. Its surface finish exhibits a glossy glaze with a polished ice sheen, highlighting the reflective qualities and translucency typical of a cold, frozen lake body. The subtle layering of ice and trapped air pockets adds natural porosity and weathering effects, enhancing realism and depth in renders.
In PBR channels, the BaseColor/Albedo captures the cool blue and white hues of the frozen lake, incorporating faint discolorations from natural mineral impurities and sediment beneath the ice. The Normal map accurately reproduces the undulating ice waves and ripples, generating realistic surface relief and dynamic light interaction. Roughness values are finely tuned to reflect the smooth yet slightly textured ice surface, balancing specular highlights with soft diffusion. The Metallic channel remains near zero, consistent with non-metallic ice, while Ambient Occlusion subtly emphasizes crevices and depressions between waveforms. Height/Displacement data offers precise depth cues, perfect for enhancing parallax effects or tessellation in real-time engines.
Designed for seamless tiling without visible borders, this 8K texture is fully optimized for use in Blender, Unreal Engine, and Unity, making it ideal for photorealistic winter scene renderings requiring detailed frozen lake surfaces. When applying this material, it is recommended to adjust the UV scale carefully to maintain natural ripple proportions and to fine-tune the roughness map for desired glossiness depending on lighting conditions. The height map can also be leveraged to simulate subtle ice thickness variations, adding extra realism to close-up shots or interactive environments. This texture combines high resolution, accurate material composition, and versatile PBR channel integration to deliver an authentic icy ripple frozen lake surface for any winter-themed project.
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.
