About this asset

This 2K PBR water leak decal provides a realistic vertical streak pattern for adding weathering effects to building surfaces. This procedural water leak decal captures the organic, irregular flow of moisture running down a vertical surface. The pattern consists of subtle, elongated grey and white streaks that simulate aged water damage or mineral deposits on facades and interior walls. Designed with a soft-edged transparency, the texture allows for natural layering over existing base materials. The inclusion of dedicated normal and displacement maps ensures that the streaks appear to have physical depth, effectively breaking up the uniformity of clean, rendered architectural surfaces without requiring complex geometry modifications to the base mesh.

The download is a 10.1 MB compressed archive with the texture set at 2K with colour, normal, roughness, displacement and opacity maps, ready for any metal/roughness PBR workflow in Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Unreal Engine or D5.

To integrate this decal, apply it as a secondary layer within your render engine's material node setup. Use the opacity map to mask the streak pattern, ensuring the underlying surface remains visible in non-leaking areas. The normal and displacement maps should be connected to corresponding material inputs to enhance the visual depth of the streaks. Adjust the tiling and scale settings to match the specific vertical proportions of your architectural element for a convincing, non-repeating weathered finish.

Ideal for architectural visualisers working on exterior facades, basement interiors, or industrial environments, this decal adds essential realism to aged or neglected building projects. It is particularly effective for simulating water staining on concrete, brick, or rendered plaster walls. Professionals can use this asset to introduce subtle signs of wear in residential, commercial, or urban contexts, helping to ground digital models in reality. It pairs well with other weathering assets such as moss, dust, or dirt maps to create complex, layered material compositions.