# 3d-high-resolution-textures

Picks texture resolution and PBR maps so close-up surfaces stay sharp without blowing up GPU memory.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 508 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/3d/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures

## What it does

The skill works from the camera view backward. You identify hero surfaces, their nearest camera distance and projected pixel coverage, then estimate tile size from visible UV coverage instead of stamping 4K or 8K on every map. A reference table splits maps by role: base color and emissive stay in sRGB, while normal, roughness, metalness, AO and height carry numerical data and get no color-space conversion.

Sampling and delivery come next. Mipmaps and minification filtering for static textures, anisotropic filtering for grazing-angle floors and roofs, capped by `renderer.capabilities.getMaxAnisotropy()`. Foliage cutouts need padded atlas cells and edge color bled into transparent texels, or distant cards show dark fringes against the sky. Loading runs progressively: opening-view maps first, then hero surfaces, then optional rooms scheduled by scene visibility or camera distance.

The budget math is the part people skip. A 4096² RGBA8 texture with a full mip chain is roughly 85.3 MiB of GPU storage before driver overhead, so a small compressed download can still produce a large allocation. Budget the whole material set and concurrent upgrades, not file size.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill 3d-high-resolution-textures -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill 3d-high-resolution-textures -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill 3d-high-resolution-textures -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills 3d-high-resolution-textures
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill 3d-high-resolution-textures -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/3d/3d-high-resolution-textures
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill 3d-high-resolution-textures -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/3d/3d-high-resolution-textures/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- match texture resolution to the nearest camera view
- assemble a coherent PBR map set for wood, stone or fabric
- fix dark fringes on distant foliage mip levels
- plan GPU memory budget across a full material set
- stream textures as the camera approaches instead of loading everything upfront

## Example prompts
- estimate the resolution needed for a close-up oak beam and lay out base color, normal and roughness maps
- check seams and grain direction on the normal map under a moving light
- set up chapter-based texture scheduling and estimate total GPU memory

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: 3d-high-resolution-textures
description: Build sharp, physically coherent high-resolution materials for 3D rendering with appropriate PBR maps, texel density, UV direction, mipmaps, anisotropic filtering, and progressive asset delivery. Use for detailed wood, stone, fabric, foliage, and architectural close-ups without excessive download or GPU memory costs.
---

# 3D High-Resolution Textures

Make materials hold up at the closest intended camera view. Specify visible surface detail, mapping scale, and delivery cost together.

## Choose resolution from the view

Identify hero surfaces, their nearest camera distance, projected pixel coverage, and target render scale. A texture need depends on visible UV coverage: if a surface spans 1200 physical pixels while showing half a tile, a roughly 2400-pixel-wide tile is a useful starting estimate. Inspect the result rather than assigning 4K or 8K to every map.

Use higher resolution for readable close-up albedo/normal details and lower resolution for smooth roughness or distant surfaces when they look equivalent. Match texel density across connected surfaces. Upscaling a small source cannot invent captured detail; obtain a better source or author appropriate procedural detail when necessary.

## Build a coherent PBR material

| Map | Role | Color interpretation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base color, emissive color | Surface color or emitted color | sRGB for ordinary PNG/JPEG/WebP color artwork |
| Normal, roughness, metalness, AO, height | Numerical material data | No color-space conversion |
| HDR lighting image | Radiance for environment lighting | Use the format/loader's linear HDR interpretation |

Keep lighting calculations linear and apply final output conversion once. Configure maps according to the material and renderer version; see [Three.js color management](https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/dev/manual/pages/color-management.html).

Use base color without baked directional highlights when dynamic lighting is expected. Orient wood grain along the member, stone scale to actual units, and woven fibers to fabric construction. Share tiling transforms across maps belonging to one material. Check tangent-space normal convention and seams under a moving light. Verify the AO UV channel supported by the installed renderer rather than blindly duplicating an obsolete attribute name.
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