WORKSTATION 07 / PROCEDURAL MASK SYSTEM

Tileable noise and mask generator.

Build deterministic black-and-white masks for material breakup, terrain blending, decals, wear, and PBR detail. Inspect coverage and tiling before committing a production-size file.

LOCAL ENGINE READYZERO POINTSPreview calculations remain in your browser.

MASK RECIPE

Build the pattern.

Live preview renders at 512 px for responsive controls. Downloads and handoffs use the selected production size.

PATTERN ENGINE

Choose the noise character.

Seed

NOISE FAMILY EXPORT SIZE

QUICK RECIPES

Scale 72

Octaves 4

Distortion 18

Add procedural layer B

Enable second layer

LAYER B FAMILYBLEND OPERATION

LAYER B SEED

Layer scale 46

Layer octaves 3

Layer distortion 12

Layer influence 50%

MAP INTENT

Match the mask to its job.

MASK USE

Applying a preset changes the procedural recipe. The intent validator continues checking coverage as you edit.

MASK SHAPING

Control the usable area.

Threshold 52

Contrast 72

Softness 18

EDGE MODIFIEROUTPUT LEVELS

Modifier radius 1

Tileable edges Invert mask

Extract mask from an image

REFERENCE IMAGEChoose a PNG, JPG, or WebPProcessed locally. The source image is never uploaded.

Choose an image to derive a luminance, edge, detail, or colour-range mask.

Presets and edit history

PRESET NAME

SAVED RECIPES

Current recipe

Named presets stay in this browser and are independent of saved PNGs.

Optional AI refinement

Describe what needs changing

This refinement can use AI to suggest better mask settings. See our AI Policy.

02 / LIVE INSPECTION

Read the mask before export.

3D MASK USE

LIVE / 512 PX

SEEDED VARIATIONS

Compare the recipe four ways.

Build four deterministic alternatives from the current recipe.

Your current seed remains active until you choose a variation.

MASK TELEMETRY

Coverage profile

CALCULATING

BLACK / PROTECTED0%

TRANSITION0%

WHITE / AFFECTED0%

AVERAGE VALUE0%

Analysing the current mask.

INTENT CHECKComparing coverage with the selected map use.

03 / OUTPUT

Commit the production mask.

High-resolution output is generated in a background worker only when requested.

Ready to render the selected export size.

Channel packing and mask-set ZIP

PACKING PRESET

Adjust a mask, then capture its complete recipe into a channel. Change the controls and repeat for the other channels.

Mask channelConstant default

Capture at least one mask recipe to begin a channel pack.

Procedural mask guide

Create seamless noise masks for materials and terrain.

Build deterministic masks for surface breakup, terrain blending, wear, decals, particles, and PBR detail. The live 2 x 2 repeat view exposes seams before export, while telemetry shows whether the mask is too open, too closed, or too soft.

Choose a procedural pattern

Generate natural FBM, ridged channels, billow forms, or cellular islands from a repeatable seed, then combine an optional second layer.

Shape a usable mask

Control scale, octaves, distortion, threshold, contrast, softness, blur, dilation, erosion, edges, quantisation, and inversion.

Inspect and export tileable output

Check the real 2 x 2 repeat, read coverage telemetry and the histogram, then save a production PNG, build an RGBA mask pack, export a reproducible ZIP, or send the mask into PBR generation.

Practical questions

Before you start

What is a procedural noise mask used for?

Black-and-white masks control where an effect appears, such as terrain layers, dirt, wear, decals, roughness variation, height detail, foliage, or particles.

Are the generated masks seamless?

With tileable edges enabled, generation and wrapped shaping operations use periodic sampling. Use the 2 x 2 inspection view to verify the exact repeat before export.

Does the noise generator cost points?

Core procedural generation, shaping, diagnostics, variation previews, PNG export, and PBR handoff run locally at zero points. Only optional AI refinement contacts the AI service.

Can I reproduce the same noise later?

Yes. The seed and complete recipe determine the procedural result, and signed-in users can save masks with their settings to My Work.