About this asset

This 2K PBR soil texture map set provides a highly realistic, tileable ground surface for landscape and site-specific renderings. This photogrammetry-based soil texture captures the organic, granular composition of natural earth. The material displays a rich, dark brown palette with subtle tonal variations, including small wood fragments, organic matter, and fine debris typical of forest floors or garden beds. The surface is dense and irregular, providing a high level of visual depth when combined with the included displacement maps. This texture is designed to cover a 1.40 by 1.40 metre area at true scale, ensuring that the distribution of organic particles feels natural and avoids repetitive patterns across large site plans.

The download is a 37.1 MB compressed archive with the texture set at 2K with colour, normal, roughness, ambient occlusion and displacement maps, ready for any metal/roughness PBR workflow in Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Unreal Engine or D5.

To integrate this asset, apply the albedo map to the diffuse channel and use the displacement map with a subdivision modifier to achieve realistic surface relief. Connect the normal map to the bump or normal channel to enhance micro-surface detail, while the ambient occlusion map adds depth to the crevices. Because the texture is tileable in both axes, it is straightforward to map across large ground planes without visible seams, maintaining consistent scale throughout the viewport.

Ideal for landscape architecture, site planning, and exterior visualisation, this soil material is essential for populating garden beds, forest floors, or construction site environments. It pairs effectively with grass, gravel, or stone paving textures to create realistic boundary conditions between soft and hard landscaping. Professionals working on residential developments or public park projects will find this asset useful for establishing ground-level realism, particularly when rendering close-up shots of planted areas or transitional zones between buildings and the surrounding natural terrain.