This Wood Texture with Peeling Paint is a high-quality, seamless PBR material designed to replicate the natural aging and weathering of wooden surfaces under layered paint. The base substrate is organic wood, characterized by visible grain orientation and natural porosity that influences how light interacts with the surface. Over time, the paint layer—acting as a binder and pigment carrier—begins to peel and crack, revealing the raw wood beneath. This interplay between the painted and exposed wood areas creates a rich visual complexity, where the paint’s pigments and possible oxide layers have faded unevenly due to environmental exposure, resulting in a textured, weathered finish. The surface finish combines rough and brittle painted patches with smoother, worn wood grain, enhancing realism in 3D applications.
In the PBR workflow, this texture excels in conveying material authenticity across multiple channels. The BaseColor (Albedo) map captures the contrasting hues of the faded paint and natural wood tones, while the Normal map defines the intricate surface details such as peeling edges, grain patterns, and subtle wood fibers. The Roughness channel varies to reflect the difference between matte, weathered paint and the slightly polished wood beneath. As expected, the Metallic map remains neutral or zero, consistent with non-metallic organic materials. Ambient Occlusion enhances the depth around cracks and peeling paint crevices, and the Height or Displacement map provides dimensional relief for realistic surface deformation under dynamic lighting.
Rendered at up to 8K resolution, this texture is optimized for use in Blender, Unreal Engine, and Unity, ensuring crisp and detailed results even on large surfaces or close-up views. For best outcomes, users should consider adjusting the UV scale to maintain natural wood grain proportions and fine-tune the roughness values to balance the worn, matte paint with the softer sheen of exposed wood. Incorporating parallax or displacement mapping with the Height channel can further amplify the tactile sense of peeling paint layers, adding depth and immersion to architectural visualizations, game assets, or product renders. This versatile, AITextured Free Commercial License (FCL) v1.1-licensed texture provides a realistic foundation for projects requiring authentic wood and weathered paint materials.
Using This PBR Texture in Blender
Import the texture maps into Blender with sRGB color space for albedo/base color and
Non-Color for normal, roughness, metallic, AO, height, and ORM maps. Connect normal maps
through a Normal Map node, then adjust UV scale with a Mapping node so the material repeats naturally on
your model.
- Albedo -> Principled BSDF Base Color
- Roughness -> Roughness, Metallic -> Metallic
- Normal -> Normal Map node -> Normal
- Height -> Bump or Displacement depending on render setup
For the full step-by-step setup, see
How to Use Seamless Textures in Blender.
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wood,
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FAQ
Is this texture seamless and tileable?
Yes. This texture is designed as a seamless tileable PBR material, so it can repeat across large surfaces without visible borders.
Which resolutions and formats are available?
You can download PNG/WEBP versions and use 1K, 2K, 4K and 8K download options when available on the page.
Can I use it in Blender, Unreal Engine and Unity?
Yes. The download options and engine-mapped ZIP workflow are designed for Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity Standard, URP and HDRP material pipelines.
Is commercial use allowed?
Yes. The texture is available under the AITextured free commercial license. Review the license page for redistribution and AI-training restrictions.
