Abalone Shell Mosaic PBR Texture – Free 1K

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1K maps ZIP

Three PNG maps, setup notes, generation prompt and map checksums.

Download 1K maps ZIP · 3.7 MiB

Blender scene

Packed albedo, roughness and normal, sphere, plane, lights and camera. Reopened in Blender 5.0.

Download Blender scene · 3.9 MiB

Embedded GLB

Sphere and plane with embedded images. Reimported in Blender 5.0.

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Abalone Shell Mosaic Diffuse / albedo map — Diffuse / albedo: sRGB color image

Abalone Shell Mosaic Normal OpenGL map — Normal OpenGL: Estimated surface direction · Non-Color

Abalone Shell Mosaic Roughness map — Roughness: Estimated surface response · Non-Color

Origin and practical limits

The base color was created with AI image generation for Locker3d. Roughness and the OpenGL (+Y) normal were estimated numerically from image detail. These are material studies, not photoscans or measured surface data. There is no AO, displacement or metallic map; metallic uses a constant 0.

The diffuse was processed to reduce visible edge seams. Surface detail, cavities and joints guide the estimated normal and roughness maps.

The image was requested as a repeating surface, but seamless edges are not guaranteed. Inspect repetition at your target camera distance with the seamless texture checker. The demo starts at 0.3 m per full texture tile; this is an illustrative scale.

These files follow the Locker3d CC0 texture policy. The ZIP includes the generation prompt, processing notes and SHA-256 hashes. Read source metadata.

About this texture

Abalone Shell Mosaic: finish and surface detail

Hand-cut shapes with narrow dark seams and layered blue, lavender and pale green striations inside the pieces.

Where to use this material

Small furniture inlays, jewelry boxes and feature panels. Treat the surrounding frame as a separate mesh to keep clean edges.

Keep the finish believable

The hue is baked into the color map. The shader is an opaque decorative approximation of nacre and does not model optical interference.

Texture scale and UV repeats

Start with a 30 cm tile and compare tessera size against your frame or handle.

The example uses 0.3 m per full texture tile. This is an illustrative UV scale, not a measured physical capture. Inspect the repeat at your actual camera distance before covering a large surface.

Set up Abalone Shell Mosaic in Blender

Connect albedo.png to Base Color using sRGB. Use roughness.png and normal-gl.png as Non-Color data. Route the normal through a Normal Map node, starting at strength 0.52. Set metallic to 0. The downloadable scene packs all three images.

The base color is AI-generated, and normal and roughness are estimates. The material changes surface shading; it does not add silhouette geometry. The pack has no displacement, AO or metallic image. For an engine expecting DirectX normals, use an image editor to invert the normal map’s green channel. Follow the Blender texture setup guide for the node connections.

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Abalone Shell Mosaic: common questions

Will the colors shift at grazing angles?

The 1K maps use static colors. Add a view-dependent layer in your renderer if that behavior is important.

Can I show deep joints between pieces?

The narrow seams are mainly color and shallow shading. Model recessed joints for a macro close-up.

Browse the tiles texture library, the existing material library, or use the tile and offset checker to inspect repetition.

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