Surface Essentials V3

by Blue Inversion in Surfacing

Surface Essentials v3 (previously Smart Shaders) is a vision to build an extensive library of high quality procedural materials, for Blender Cycles. Our main focus is to achieve extreme flexibility while preserving photo-realism.

Update v3: Wooden Parquet Floors

Added new parquet generators: Basketweave, Chantilly/Versailles, Checkerboard, Herringbone, Square Basket, Chevron, Hexagon and Plank patterns.

Updated all previous shaders to work in Blender 4.2 LTS, with memory optimizations.

**skip to 2:42 minutes for patterns exploration.








A close up of the procedural wood texture:


Installation & Usage Demo



Update v2.1: Realtime Roads





Initial Launch Trailer v1 | June 2020

Our mission is to push the boundaries of what’s currently possible with procedural techniques in Blender Cycles.


We aim to do that with an efficient and practical resource that artists will actually use in their workflow.


100% PROCEDURAL!

All shaders are completely procedurally generated, which unlock new levels of flexibility and control.

Procedural shaders have no limit on the resolution. Render time and memory is NOT affected by how large the texture size gets.


              
    

DISPLACEMENT

                                                   

Get photo-realistic and sharp displacements out of box.

The shaders use a combination of micro-displacements, bump-mapping and vector-displacements where applicable.


REALTIME ROADS

The Asphalt Road, Bitumen Road, Tarmac Road shaders are not only extremely photo-realistic, they are optimized fully to be realtime. You can switch between Eevee and Cycles Render Engine and the shaders switch to the real-time or ray-traced version automatically.

Here's the Ray-Traced Cycles renders:








You can of course, apply these shaders to a curved object and everything will be aligned out of the box!


MORE EEVEE...

Apart from the roads, most shaders in the pack have real-time versions. You can use them directly in Eevee or, for preview purposes before the final Cycles render.
                        

ALL SHADERS CATALOG

So this is exactly what you get for $40. Plus more shaders and features as they get added in subsequent updates

You get a total of 31 assets in this pack. Most are generators, which means you can create unique variations of each to infinity. The download contains a blend file with a cats.txt for easy loading into your asset library.

  • Sand: Beach, Wet, Desert 01, Desert 02
  • Soil: Puddles, Rocky, Sandstone
  • Roads: Asphalt, Bitumen, Damaged, Tarmac, Concrete, Dirt and Snow Tracks
  • Pavements: Herringbone Old/New, Concerete, Cobblestone, Vegetation, Worn
  • Overlays: Snow (detialed, plain, rough), Glacier, Moss
  • Wooden Floors: Herringbone (var. double, square basket, chevron), Chantilly/Versailles, Basket Weave, Checkers, Hexagon, Checkerboard


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Release Notes v3

  • Updated all shaders to Blender 4.2 LTS.
  • 6 new parquet wooden floor generators.
  • Future updates are provided free of cost once purchased.
  • Updated base price to 40 USD for an individual license.

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Release Notes v2.1

    • Added NEW shader "Tarmac Road", "Concrete Road"
    • All shaders made fully compatible with Blender 2.93 LTS
    • Improved road markings to interact with road grains. Added line wear and line detail feature for markings.
    • Optimized shader graphs for faster renders and lower memory consumption.
    • Documentation for road shaders built into the shader group node. Find it in shader editor.
    • Urban road shaders have similar parameters for consistency.
    • New pricing structure: 35 USD for individual, 49 USD for studios.

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    Release Notes v2.0

    • Added NEW shader "Damaged Road"

    • Added NEW road markings "Subdivisions"

    • License Updated to Standard Royalty Free

    • Puddle texture controls - scale, aspect ratio, amount, edge gradient, etc.

    • Optimized road shader graphs for faster renders and lower memory consumption.

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    I stand behind the quality of this product, you will love to have it in your tool bag.


    Yours truly,
    -BLUE INVERSION

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    • $40 Individual

      Both personal and commercial use.

    • $286 Studio License 2-9

    • $573 Studio License 10-19

    • $1,147 Studio License 20-50

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    Tags: Cycles, parquet, #nature, procedural, 3d wood, displacement, sandstone, realtime, tarmac, snow, moss, photorealistic, Concrete, cement, rocks, streets, herringbone, vegetation, roads, asphalt, eevee, soil, sand, pavements