The Moon - Blender 4.0+ 16k textures

Do you need a CGI moon?

• All set up and ready to render
• Blender 4.0+ compatible
• Proxy low-res materials to avoid slowing down Blender while you work
• 38 2048x2048 UDIM tiles for both albedo and displacement
• Best for use with Cycles
• 2X the resolution of the NASA CGI moon kit

This asset is based on high-resolution NASA LRO released images, but they don't work well in their raw state. The original images were far too big for Blender to handle.

I've also included a simple spherical volume-based atmosphere, which helps things not feel too pristine, even if not scientifically accurate.

The original tiles were 23040x23040 and were about 500MB each, but these images were very blurry, meaning that most of this resolution wasn't providing any benefit. Through some pixel analysis, I determined that 2048x2048 for the 38 tiles was sufficient to capture as much data as possible while still being practical to work with.

This asset does work with Eevee, but there are some seams that pop up due to the UDIM textures. I've also provided proxy materials with half and 1/8th resolution, as working even with this reduced file can be clunky.

If you have any issues, please reach out to support@colourconstructor.com

Also if you have any other Nasa files you want to see converted into blender assets, please reach out!

Notes:

• To set the proxy low-res textures, just change the moon material to the appropriate material. This is also suitable for long-distance shots of the moon that don't need much detail.