Z-Image Turbo + Chord Image to PBR Material

Image-to-Material (PBR) Generation — Workflow Overview

This workflow converts a single text-generated texture image into a complete, game-ready PBR material set. It automatically produces clean, tileable textures and derives physically-based material maps suitable for real-time engines and 3D pipelines.

No manual painting, no external baking tools, and no complex setup.

How It Works (Step-by-Step)

1. Generate the Base Texture

A high-resolution, seamless texture is generated from a text prompt using a fast diffusion model.

• Designed for tileable, top-down material textures

• Ideal for surfaces like rock, wood, fabric, concrete, or terrain

This image becomes the visual source for all material maps.

2. Normalize & Prepare the Texture

The generated texture is resized and padded to a standard square resolution, ensuring:

• Consistent scale

• Clean edges for tiling

• Compatibility with downstream material processing

3. Estimate PBR Material Maps

The prepared texture is analyzed to automatically generate:

• Base Color (Albedo)

• Normal Map (surface detail)

• Roughness Map (microsurface response)

• Metalness Map

All maps are spatially aligned and physically consistent.

4. Derive Height from Normals

A height map is reconstructed from the normal map, enabling:

• Parallax mapping

• Displacement workflows

• Advanced material depth effects

5. Export Ready-to-Use Assets

Each map is saved individually, ready for direct use in:

• Game engines (Unreal, Unity)

• 3D tools (Blender, Maya, Substance workflows)

• Real-time rendering pipelines

Final Result

A complete PBR texture set—base color, normal, roughness, metalness, and height—generated from a single prompt-driven texture image. Perfect for rapid material creation, environment art, and production-ready asset generation.