About this asset

This procedural material reproduces a detailed coastal or riverbed ground surface, integrating fine-grained sand with scattered smooth, rounded pebbles. The texture displays varied height displacement, capturing the organic, uneven topography of natural terrain. Small shell fragments and subtle surface irregularities enhance the realism, providing a high degree of visual depth. The material is designed to be fully parametric, allowing for adjustments to the density of the pebbles, the granularity of the sand, and the overall weathering effects, ensuring a natural, non-repeating appearance across large-scale landscape areas in your architectural visualisations.

The download is a 33.3 MB file containing a Substance (.sbsar) material that opens in Substance 3D Player, Sampler and Painter and in renderers with Substance support.

As a.sbsar file, this material is fully compatible with Substance 3D and major render engines that support procedural graphs. Users can dynamically adjust parameters such as pebble distribution, moisture levels, and surface roughness directly within the host software to fine-tune the look. Simply load the file into your material editor, apply it to your topography mesh, and use the exposed sliders to customise the output without needing to re-export maps for every minor iteration.

Ideal for exterior landscape design, this material excels in creating realistic ground planes for residential gardens, coastal resort projects, or urban park developments. It pairs effectively with natural stone pathways, timber decking, or sparse vegetation assets. Professionals working on site plans or site-specific massing models will find it useful for defining transition zones between hardscaping and natural terrain. Use it to add authentic ground detail to site-specific masterplans or close-up environmental shots where high-quality, non-repeating textures are required for a convincing finish.