Pearlescent Effect Material Shader for VRChat

Give avatars, clothing, props, vehicles, environments, and world objects a beautiful iridescent pearlescent finish with the Pearlescent Effect Material Shader for VRChat.

Create soft pastel pearl, vivid rainbow iridescence, flowing liquid pearl, sparkling automotive finishes, and everything in between.

Designed for VRChat Avatars & Worlds, the pack includes multiple ready-to-use presets along with three fully customizable shader styles.

🌈 Pearlescent Color Shifting

Create materials that change color depending on the viewing angle and shape of the object.

Customize:

• Body Color
• Pearl Teal
• Pearl Gold
• Pearl Violet
• Pearl Strength
• View Color Shift
• Pearl Pattern Scale

Go from subtle mother-of-pearl highlights to dramatic rainbow iridescence.

✨ Standard Pearlescent

The main pearlescent shader creates a polished, color-shifting finish that reacts to the shape and curvature of your mesh.

Perfect for:

Avatar Clothing • Accessories • Props • Furniture • Decorative Objects • Sci-Fi Materials • Fantasy Items • World Assets

🌊 Liquid Pearlescent

Take the pearl effect further with an animated flowing liquid interior.

Customize:

• Liquid Depth Color
• Liquid Ribbon Color
• Liquid Strength
• Swirl Scale
• Flow Distortion
• Ribbon Sharpness
• Animation Loop Duration
• Interior Depth

Create flowing oil-slick pearl, magical liquids, energy materials, alien surfaces, animated clothing, and other constantly shifting effects.

🚗 Pearlescent Car Paint

A dedicated automotive-style variant adds customizable metallic paint flakes and sparkles over the pearlescent finish.

Adjust:

• Flake Color
• Sparkle Strength
• Flake Tiling
• Flake Size
• Flake Density
• Flake Orientation Variation
• Sparkle Sharpness

Great for vehicles, motorcycles, machinery, helmets, armor, metallic props, and premium glossy surfaces.

🔮 Mesh Curvature Effects

The shaders can emphasize the pearl effect based on the shape of your mesh, helping highlights follow curved areas instead of appearing completely uniform.

Controls include:

• Curvature Influence
• Curvature Sensitivity
• Curvature Falloff
• Pearl on Flat Areas
• Curvature Preview Mode

This lets you fine-tune how strongly the effect appears across rounded and flatter portions of your model.

💎 Polished Surface Controls

Fine-tune the overall material finish with:

• Base Texture
• Body Color
• Smoothness / Polish
• Reflection Strength
• Soft Pearl Glow

Create anything from a softer satin pearl to an extremely polished reflective finish.

🌎 Works for Avatars & Worlds

Use the shaders on:

Avatar Clothing • Accessories • Vehicles • Props • Furniture • Architecture • Decorations • Weapons • Armor • Sci-Fi Objects • Fantasy Items • Environment Assets

📦 Included

✨ 7 Presets
🎨 3 Customizable Shaders

Standard Pearlescent
Classic view-dependent iridescent pearl.

Liquid Pearlescent
Animated flowing pearl with customizable internal swirls and depth.

Pearlescent Car Paint
Polished pearlescent finish with customizable metallic flakes and sparkles.

Whether you want a subtle pastel shimmer or a vivid animated rainbow finish, the Pearlescent Effect Material Shader gives you the controls to build your own look.

Made for VRChat Avatars & Worlds.

💬 Support & Community

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