by Fertuffo·Rendering
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Egyptian Patterns earns its place in the superhive library by packing five patterns and its color, seed, bump, and scale controls into one node that runs in both Cycles and Eevee.
Egyptian Patterns is a node for Blender that creates seamless Egyptian patterns for your materials. Everything sits in one node, so you work from a single set of controls.
The node offers five unique patterns and several adjustable parameters. Color variation shifts from the original color scheme at 0 to a completely different set of colors at 1, while Seed gives a different color combination with each number for endless patterns. A Bump factor feeds the BSDF output, and a Scale control handles sizing. The Value output lets you isolate and customize each individual pattern component to expand the possibilities further.
The node works in both Cycles and Eevee and requires UV texture coordinate space. It was created in Blender 4.0.0 and also works with recent previous versions, listed for 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, and 3.4. The set includes a blend file with one material, and documentation is provided.
Egyptian Patterns is best for blender artists adding seamless Egyptian-style patterns to their materials.
Egyptian Patterns is completely free to download and use.
Egyptian Patterns was created in Blender 4.0.0 and also works with recent previous versions. The listing names Blender 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, and 3.4, so the node fits projects running any of those releases. If you use one of these versions you can bring the included material into your scene and adjust its parameters directly. For a version outside this range, check the developer's page to confirm compatibility before relying on it in a project.
Egyptian Patterns works in both the Cycles and Eevee render engines, so the node is not tied to a single renderer. You can use it in scenes running either engine and adjust the same set of controls, including the five patterns, color variation, seed, bump factor, and scale. The set ships as a blend file with one material, which gives you a ready material to plug the node into and tweak from there.
Egyptian Patterns requires UV texture coordinate space to work, so the objects you apply it to need UV coordinates for the pattern to map as intended. This is worth checking before you assign the material, since geometry without UVs may not display the pattern correctly. Once UVs are in place, you can adjust the scale and the other parameters, and use the Value output to isolate and customize each individual pattern component.
Egyptian Patterns is listed as free in this catalog and carries a Creative Commons license. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before using the node in your own work. The download includes a blend file with one material along with documentation, giving you both the node itself and reference material to help you get set up.
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