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Convert an Image to PBR Maps

Upload a flat surface image with even light and minimal perspective to extract five aligned PBR maps. Avoid baked shadows and highlights that should not become part of the material.

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Real image-to-PBR material examples

Compare five original maps from our Quady3D generations. Download the maps or load the input with Try an example above.

Image-guided material

Recorded surface image used to generate these five PBR maps — Source image

Base color map from this Quady3D material generation — Base color ↓

Normal map from this Quady3D material generation — Normal ↓

Roughness map from this Quady3D material generation — Roughness ↓

Metalness map from this Quady3D material generation — Metalness ↓

Height map from this Quady3D material generation — Height ↓

Image-guided material

Each example includes five 1024 × 1024 WebP maps. Check seams and normal-map direction in your 3D app. The preview uses four maps; height is a separate download.

Generate maps from a material prompt →Retexture an existing model →Prepare materials in Blender →

Choose a source image that describes one surface

Upload a flat, front-facing material photograph with even light and minimal perspective. The image should show surface detail rather than a complete room, object, or scene.

Keep the camera parallel to the surface.
Avoid baked shadows, reflections, highlights, and color casts.
Crop out objects, borders, seams, and perspective distortion that should not become part of the material.

Extract five aligned material channels

The converter derives one aligned PBR material set with Base Color, Normal, Roughness, Metalness, and Height maps from the uploaded image, then applies the supported channels to the live material preview.

Review invented detail and repetition

Compare the maps with the source, inspect Normal and Height for invented edges, and check seamless tiling for visible borders before using the PBR material set in a renderer.

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Broader topicAI Texture Generator for PBR MaterialsCreate five aligned PBR material maps from a text prompt or surface image. Preview the material and download Base Color, Normal, Roughness, Metalness, and Height maps.Text to PBR Material GeneratorDescribe one material and generate aligned, seamless-ready PBR maps for Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other material workflows.Retexture a 3D Model with AIUpload a 3D model and generate new textures from a prompt or reference image. Preview AI retexturing, preserve UVs, enable PBR, and export a textured model.Next stepAI 3D Model Generator for BlenderGenerate AI 3D models for Blender. Inspect a real GLB case, follow GLB or OBJ import steps, and review materials, scale, topology and the optional Quady3D Bridge.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What image works best for Image to PBR?

Use a flat, front-facing photo of one surface with even light, minimal perspective, and no strong shadows or highlights.

Why should I avoid baked shadows?

Lighting already visible in the photo can be mistaken for permanent color or surface relief and then appear incorrectly under new lighting.

Which maps are extracted?

The workflow returns Base Color, Normal, Roughness, Metalness, and Height maps as aligned PNG files.