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title: "Fitting Neural Textures and PBR Material Maps with ES (No Backprop)"
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published_at: "2026-09-14T16:34:33.000Z"
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topics: ["neural-texture","evolution-strategies","vision"]
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summary: "The repo, released on September 4, 2026 is here: https://github.com/richgel999/neural_texture_es2 ES=Evolution Strategies. Here is a mirror ..."
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# Fitting Neural Textures and PBR Material Maps with ES \(No Backprop\)

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/eb29e4d8?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-09-14T16:34:33.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** neural\-texture, evolution\-strategies, vision

## Summary

The repo, released on September 4, 2026 is here: https://github\.com/richgel999/neural\_texture\_es2 ES\=Evolution Strategies\. Here is a mirror \.\.\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<http://richg42.blogspot.com/2026/09/fitting-neural-texture-and-pbr-material.html>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49699696>)