Water

Last update: Tue Apr 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In: Wear and Finish

Description

Use the Erode filter to wear away at high spots on your material.

Basic parameters

Random Seed:
The random seed determines the random values of other parameters that use randomness in this filter.
Water Level: 0-1
Adjust the height of the water.
Water Darkness: 0-1
Make the water lighter or darker.
Edges Wetness: 0-1
Adjust how far above the water line the material appears wet.
Enable Dirt on Water: toggle
Add dirt to the top of the water by modifying the roughness map slightly. The Dirt section only appears if this parameter is enabled.
Custom Mask: toggle
When enabled the following additional control appears:
- Mask: image/brush
  Select an image to use as a custom mask or use the brush to paint a mask directly in the 2D view.

Dirt

This section only appears if Basic parameters > Enable Dirt on Water is enabled

Dirt Quantity: 0-1
Adjust the amount of dirt floating on the waters surface.
Distortion Intensity: 0-1
Control the amount of distortion of the surface dirt based on the intersection between the water and the rest of the material.
Dirt Border Intensity: 0-1
Manage the strength of the surface dirt near borders of the dirt mask.
Dirt Border Distance: 0-1
Control the distance of the dirt border from the intersection between the wet and dry areas of the material.
Border Precision: 0-1
Adjust the precision of the dirt border.
Border warp: 0-1
Warp the border to break up the uniformity of the dirt surface.

Advanced Parameters

Edges Wetness Distance: 0-1
Control how far into dry areas the edge wetness extends.
Depth Blur Amount: 0-1
Adjust how much the base color is blurred for areas that are underwater.
Depth Blur Opacity: 0-1
Adjust how transparent the water appears.
Sludge Color: color select
Change the color of the dirt that sits on top of the water’s surface.
Sludge opacity: 0-1
Adjust the transparency of the sludge.

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