Procedural Kintsugi Material

by Harry Helps in Surfacing


Breathe life and history into your models with this custom material inspired by 15th century Japanese kintsugi!

"Kintsugi (Japanese: 金継ぎlit.'golden joinery'), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered goldsilver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise." [Source]

This completely procedural material was designed to give you the most freedom possible. Whether you'd like to keep the traditional ceramic and gold look that inspired the material or customize it into something completely unique, you'll find infinite possibilities for self expression with this material!

The custom node group for this material has 31 different attributes you can customize to your needs. Each setting is clearly labeled and includes a brief description on hover. You can find a complete description of each attribute in the documentation for this product!


As an example: the "Pattern Randomizer" attribute allows you to randomize the cracks pattern to find the perfect fit for your model.

This custom material is also asset browser ready! Simply save the Blender file in your existing library and tag the materials accordingly. I've also included 4 preset materials to use "as is" or as starting points for your own unique materials.

Finally, below are some example renders of the material in action! (All statue models are from threedscans.com and are not included in the purchase. They're free though, so go ahead and grab them for yourself!)




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Dev Fund Contributor
Published about 1 month ago
Software Version 4.3, 4.2
Render Engine Used Cycles
License Royalty Free