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Aztec Shader Pack for Blender Cycles | 28 Stylized Materials

https://www.artstation.com/a/55639776

Aztec Shader Pack for Blender Cycles is a study in building one connected surface language across a stylized environment.

The pack brings together 28 materials for stone, clay, metal, wood, terrain, cloth, water and smaller decorative details. Rather than treating each surface as a separate choice, I built the library so architecture, props and ground work can begin from the same visual direction.

The gallery opens with the complete range, then moves through every named material on its supplied preview object. The motion study shows Iron Dark, Metal, Metal Blue, Metal Green, Metal Red, Stone, Stone Blue, Stone Dark and Stone Mid responding to a moving Cycles camera and light setup.

Inside the library, all 28 materials have a same-named preview/application object. The material node trees use 45 packed texture images, and the same approved texture files are also supplied loose. You can open the Blender file directly, copy and paste a preview object into another scene, or Append the materials you need.

This is a Cycles-only Blender material library, render-verified across all 28 materials in Blender 5.0.1 and 5.1.2. It is not an environment or model pack, and it is not preconfigured for the Asset Browser. The texture-driven materials need suitable UVs on your own meshes, while Terrain reads vertex-colour data. Scale, topology, mesh density and material settings can all change the final result, so the supplied preview objects act as the reference setup.

Happy modelling everyone!
Neil - 3D Tudor

Continue the wider environment workflow with Blender 4: The Modular and Kitbash Environment Guide (separate product, not included with this shader pack):
https://3dtudor.gumroad.com/l/blender_modular_kitbash_environment_guide

The Aztec Shader Pack for Blender brings 28 stylized Cycles materials together across stone, clay, metal, wood, terrain, cloth, water and supporting surfaces.

The Aztec Shader Pack for Blender brings 28 stylized Cycles materials together across stone, clay, metal, wood, terrain, cloth, water and supporting surfaces.

Watch nine named materials—from Iron Dark through Stone Mid—respond to movement and light in this Cycles-rendered section of the 28-material Aztec Blender library.

The first 14-material contact sheet shows a verified half of the 28-material Aztec Blender library, making its connected colour and surface range easy to compare.

The first 14-material contact sheet shows a verified half of the 28-material Aztec Blender library, making its connected colour and surface range easy to compare.

The second 14-material contact sheet shows the other verified half of the 28-material Aztec Blender library, completing the full surface range.

The second 14-material contact sheet shows the other verified half of the 28-material Aztec Blender library, completing the full surface range.

Bamboo adds a warm golden-ochre surface with a smooth, lightly reflective finish and dark green shadowed areas for warm prop trims and stylized architectural accents.

Bamboo adds a warm golden-ochre surface with a smooth, lightly reflective finish and dark green shadowed areas for warm prop trims and stylized architectural accents.

Carpet adds a multicolour woven pattern in teal, rust, cream and charcoal with visible textile grain for decorative textiles, rugs and patterned prop surfaces.

Carpet adds a multicolour woven pattern in teal, rust, cream and charcoal with visible textile grain for decorative textiles, rugs and patterned prop surfaces.

Charcoal adds a high-contrast black and ember-red mottled surface with a scorched, irregular appearance for burnt or dramatic dark surface accents.

Charcoal adds a high-contrast black and ember-red mottled surface with a scorched, irregular appearance for burnt or dramatic dark surface accents.

Clay Green adds an olive-green clay surface with a dry, granular finish for painted clay surfaces and colour-coded architectural details.

Clay Green adds an olive-green clay surface with a dry, granular finish for painted clay surfaces and colour-coded architectural details.

Clay adds a warm terracotta surface with fine granular roughness and subtle mottling for terracotta architecture, pottery and earthen props.

Clay adds a warm terracotta surface with fine granular roughness and subtle mottling for terracotta architecture, pottery and earthen props.

Clay Purple adds a muted purple clay surface with visible fine-grain roughness for stylized clay accents and decorative colour variation.

Clay Purple adds a muted purple clay surface with visible fine-grain roughness for stylized clay accents and decorative colour variation.

Dirt adds a very dark brown earth surface with shallow pits and irregular patches for ground, soil and worn environment surfaces.

Dirt adds a very dark brown earth surface with shallow pits and irregular patches for ground, soil and worn environment surfaces.

Fabric Cloth Red adds a dark, subdued cloth surface with fine linear fibres for cloth panels, banners and soft prop surfaces.

Fabric Cloth Red adds a dark, subdued cloth surface with fine linear fibres for cloth panels, banners and soft prop surfaces.

Gemstone Red adds a saturated translucent red finish with strong highlights and small surface speckling for jewellery, ornaments and focal prop details.

Gemstone Red adds a saturated translucent red finish with strong highlights and small surface speckling for jewellery, ornaments and focal prop details.

Gold adds a reflective pale-gold metal surface with tarnished dark patches and bright rim highlights for ceremonial trims and decorative metalwork.

Gold adds a reflective pale-gold metal surface with tarnished dark patches and bright rim highlights for ceremonial trims and decorative metalwork.

Iron Dark adds a cool dark iron surface with scratches, mottled wear and restrained reflection for aged iron props and structural details.

Iron Dark adds a cool dark iron surface with scratches, mottled wear and restrained reflection for aged iron props and structural details.

Metal Blue adds a saturated blue metal surface with mottled wear, scratches and cool highlights for painted metal details and colour-coded props.

Metal Blue adds a saturated blue metal surface with mottled wear, scratches and cool highlights for painted metal details and colour-coded props.

Metal Green adds yellow-green variation, worn mottling and restrained reflection for weathered metal accents and decorative fittings.

Metal Green adds yellow-green variation, worn mottling and restrained reflection for weathered metal accents and decorative fittings.

Metal adds a cool grey surface with scratched, mottled wear and a balanced reflective response for stylized props and architectural fittings.

Metal adds a cool grey surface with scratched, mottled wear and a balanced reflective response for stylized props and architectural fittings.

Metal Red adds a red metal surface with darker weathered patches, scratches and warm highlights for red props, trims and architectural accents.

Metal Red adds a red metal surface with darker weathered patches, scratches and warm highlights for red props, trims and architectural accents.

Stone Blue adds a blue-violet stone surface with fine roughness and warm grazing highlights for cool stone accents and stylized masonry variation.

Stone Blue adds a blue-violet stone surface with fine roughness and warm grazing highlights for cool stone accents and stylized masonry variation.

Stone Dark adds a near-black stone surface with coarse grain and amber edge lighting for shadowed masonry, foundations and heavy stone props.

Stone Dark adds a near-black stone surface with coarse grain and amber edge lighting for shadowed masonry, foundations and heavy stone props.

Stone Mid adds a mid-brown stone surface with a comparatively smooth, understated finish for neutral architectural stone and supporting surfaces.

Stone Mid adds a mid-brown stone surface with a comparatively smooth, understated finish for neutral architectural stone and supporting surfaces.

Stone adds a light sand-coloured surface with consistent granular roughness for light architecture, carved surfaces and masonry.

Stone adds a light sand-coloured surface with consistent granular roughness for light architecture, carved surfaces and masonry.

Stone Red adds a terracotta-red stone surface with pronounced fine-grain roughness for warm masonry, ruins and decorative stone accents.

Stone Red adds a terracotta-red stone surface with pronounced fine-grain roughness for warm masonry, ruins and decorative stone accents.

Stone Yellow adds a muted yellow-green stone surface with a dry granular finish for sunlit stone, temple details and masonry variation.

Stone Yellow adds a muted yellow-green stone surface with a dry granular finish for sunlit stone, temple details and masonry variation.

Terrain adds a rugged dark earth surface with rocky relief, brown highlights and scattered green variation for rough ground and ruin surroundings.

Terrain adds a rugged dark earth surface with rocky relief, brown highlights and scattered green variation for rough ground and ruin surroundings.

Water adds a translucent aqua surface with fine rippling detail, bright refraction and darker teal edges for pools, channels and stylized water features.

Water adds a translucent aqua surface with fine rippling detail, bright refraction and darker teal edges for pools, channels and stylized water features.

Weave adds an interlaced warm-brown fibre pattern with alternating strands for baskets, mats and woven prop surfaces.

Weave adds an interlaced warm-brown fibre pattern with alternating strands for baskets, mats and woven prop surfaces.

Wood Blue adds a painted blue timber surface with visible vertical grain and worn highlights for painted props and architectural accents.

Wood Blue adds a painted blue timber surface with visible vertical grain and worn highlights for painted props and architectural accents.

Wood Dark adds a dark brown timber surface with strong vertical grain and warm amber highlights for beams, furniture and deep-toned props.

Wood Dark adds a dark brown timber surface with strong vertical grain and warm amber highlights for beams, furniture and deep-toned props.

Wood Light adds a light brown timber surface with varied planks, knots and pronounced grain for wooden structures and lighter prop surfaces.

Wood Light adds a light brown timber surface with varied planks, knots and pronounced grain for wooden structures and lighter prop surfaces.

Wood Prop adds a deep brown timber surface with restrained grain and worn, slightly rough highlights for furniture and structural details.

Wood Prop adds a deep brown timber surface with restrained grain and worn, slightly rough highlights for furniture and structural details.

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