About this asset

This 2K PBR water leaking decal adds realistic vertical weathering patterns to architectural surfaces in any rendering engine. This PBR decal represents a series of dark, vertical water streaks, designed to simulate long-term moisture exposure on exterior walls, industrial cladding, or interior masonry. The texture features subtle tonal variations from light grey to deep black, capturing the organic flow of water-borne debris. It includes a complete map set with albedo, displacement, normal, roughness, and metalness channels. A dedicated opacity map is provided, allowing users to layer the effect precisely over existing surface materials without requiring complex blending nodes or destructive editing of the base texture.

The download is a 4 MB compressed archive with the texture set at 2K with colour, normal, roughness, metalness, displacement and opacity maps, ready for any metal/roughness PBR workflow in Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Unreal Engine or D5.

In your preferred rendering software, apply this decal as an overlay using a secondary UV channel or planar mapping for precise placement. Connect the opacity map to the transparency or mask slot of your shader to ensure the streaks blend naturally with the underlying material. Adjust the displacement and normal intensity to control the depth of the weathering, ensuring the effect sits convincingly on various surface types, from smooth concrete to weathered brickwork.

Ideal for adding character to architectural visualisations, this asset is essential for creating worn, realistic facades in residential, commercial, or industrial projects. It pairs effectively with concrete, plaster, or metal cladding materials to break up repetitive textures and introduce subtle, organic imperfections. Professionals should use this when aiming for a lived-in aesthetic, particularly in exterior scenes where rain-streaking is a common environmental detail. It is a versatile tool for enhancing realism in site-specific urban environments or aged interior spaces.