Surface Effects – Procedural Material Enhancer for Blender

Bring your materials to life with procedural surface details that stack seamlessly on top of any existing shader.

No need to break your workflow — simply add effects like dirt, scratches, rust, or wetness directly to the active material, with full control and infinite combinations.

✨ Features

7 surface effects available now:

• Dirt in Crevices
• Dust
• Edge Wear (Cycles only)
• Grime Streaks
• Rust
• Scratches
• Wetness

Stackable effects: Add as many effects as you want, combine them freely, and adjust them independently.

Non-destructive workflow: Effects are layered on top of your material without breaking it — you can always remove them with a single click.

Flexible customization: Each effect comes with settings you can tweak to get exactly the look you want. For example: Edge Wear can be changed from shiny metallic scratches → to matte chipped paint → to rusty worn edges.

Works with any material: Effects apply even to a plain BSDF color, procedural textures, or image-based materials.

Advanced control: Power users can dive into the Shader Editor to further adjust or mix the generated node groups.

📦 Installation

1. Download the .zip file of the addon.
2. In Blender, go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install…
3. Select the .zip file and click Install Add-on.
4. Enable Surface Effects in the addons list.

🎨 Usage

1. Select any object with a material.

2. Go to the Material Properties panel → find the new Surface Effects tab.

3. Click + to add an effect.

• Use the arrows < > next to the effect name to cycle between different effect types.
• Use the X button to remove an effect — the material will return to its previous state.

4. Adjust the sliders and settings inside the effect to customize the look.

5. Add more effects and combine them for unique results!

💡 Tips

• You can stack multiple instances of the same effect for layered results (e.g., two different types of scratches).
• Effects don’t overwrite your material — they’re layered in procedurally.
• If you want to refine further, open the Shader Editor: each effect is a node group that you can edit, mix, or even animate.
• Edge Wear currently works only in Cycles because it relies on bevel node support.

⚡ More effects are coming in future updates to expand your creative options.

Introductory Price – Limited Time This addon is launching at just $10 to make it easy for early adopters to try it out. It already includes 7 powerful procedural surface effects (Dust, Dirt in Crevices, Rust, Scratches, Wetness, Grime Streaks, Edge Wear) that work on any material without breaking your setup.

As more surface effects, presets, and UI improvements are added in upcoming updates, the price will increase to $15–20. Buying now guarantees you free lifetime updates, so you’ll always get the new features at no extra cost.