Normal & Shine
Map Generator

FREEClient-sideNormal + IMVU shinePNG / JPG export

A color texture alone does not describe surface depth or how a material reflects light. Create estimated normal and IMVU shininess maps, then adjust and preview them before export. Download PNG or JPG files for review in your material workflow.

Local processing with PNG and JPG export
Normal strength and green-channel flip
Shine brightness, contrast and inversion

Ideal for: Texture artists, 3D meshers & material designers

IMVU Studio · texture size & KB weight

Keep textures at 512 × 512 or smaller, and use 256, 128 or 64 pixels when the detail allows. Review the product’s KB weight in Studio before submitting.

Read guidance & source references

Use power-of-two dimensions. Studio’s published guidance supports 512 × 512; smaller textures can reduce loading and rendering cost. This is an optimization recommendation, not a promise of lag-free performance.
IMVU recommends smaller maps for accessories and shoes. Review the total textures, materials and polygons in Studio; the size of one exported image does not establish the complete product’s weight.
Classic Create Mode has different resizing rules. Check your target client and inspect the imported result before publishing.

IMVU product optimization ↗Studio texture sizing rules ↗

References checked 26 October 2026. Review the linked source for later changes.

Find the surface.

FREE

Drop your image. Start creating.PNG, JPG or WebP · up to 20 MB
Processed here, on your device.

Map modeChoose which settings to edit. Both previews remain visible for comparison.Bump strength 4.0Flip green channelDefault: OpenGL-style orientationMaximum output edgePreserves aspect ratio. Smaller images are never enlarged.Download format

A MATERIAL STARTING POINT

Brightness estimates height for the normal map and shininess for the grayscale map. White is smooth and shiny; black is matte. Painted shadows and colors can affect the result.

These are estimated normal and IMVU shininess maps. Normal processing flattens transparency to mid-gray; shine processing masks transparent areas to matte black. Preview the result in IMVU Studio.

Choose a diffuse texture to generate normal and shine maps.

01 / Your diffuse

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Your texture starts here.

02 / Normal

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Upload a texture to begin.

03 / Shine

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