I remastered all 32,000 Skyrim SE textures to 8K using a consistent AI workflow, staying true to the original art style while enhancing clarity and color. All BC3 textures were upgraded to modern BC7 compression. Nothing of value was skipped. Built for full-game consistency. All files are separate so you can pick and choose what to use.
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This is a complete 8K texture remaster of Skyrim Special Edition, covering all 32,000+ of the game’s original textures. The goal of this project is simple: to enhance the entire game visually without altering its original artistic intent. Every texture has been faithfully upscaled using a combination of custom RealESRGAN models, Topaz Gigapixel AI, and Topaz Photo AI, resulting in a sharper, cleaner, and more immersive Skyrim—while staying true to Bethesda’s original vision. No textures were replaced with new designs. Instead, the existing textures were remastered at higher resolutions:
Colormaps were upscaled to 4x their original resolution (up to 8K)
Normal maps were doubled to preserve lighting and depth detail
This process ensures the world of Skyrim looks dramatically more detailed on modern systems—especially at high resolutions—without feeling like a different game. Features
All 32,000+ vanilla textures remastered
Colormaps at 4x, normal maps at 2x resolution
Powered by custom RealESRGAN models, Topaz Gigapixel AI, and Photo AI
Faithful to the original textures — no new or altered designs
Optimized for consistency, visual clarity, and mod compatibility
Works beautifully alongside other texture mods for even greater customization
Compatibility & PhilosophyThis remaster was created to complement, not replace, other mods. While it upgrades every texture, it does not attempt to override hand-crafted community textures or artistic reinterpretations. It’s meant to provide a solid high-resolution foundation for your mod setup, giving you the freedom to layer other visual mods on top as you see fit. Performance Notes For the best experience, a GPU with 16GB or more of VRAM is recommended, especially when running at 4K or using ENBs. The mod will still run on GPUs with less VRAM, but you may encounter longer load times, stuttering, or texture pop-in depending on your settings and mod load order. Optional downscaled versions may be released in the future.
🛠️ SkyTex Installation Guide (Using WinRAR)For Skyrim Special Edition – Manual Installation 📦 Step 1: Download & Install WinRARIf you don’t already have WinRAR installed:
Download WinRAR x64 (64-bit) or WinRAR x86 (32-bit) depending on your system.
Run the installer and follow the on-screen steps to complete installation.
📥 Step 2: Download All SkyTex Archive Files
Download all the .rar files from the SkyTex mod page or whatever ones you would like.
These files contain the entire remastered texture set in parts.
📂 Step 3: Extract the Archives
Select all the downloaded .rar files in your download folder. (Use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to highlight them.)
Right-click the selected files, go to WinRAR > 👉 "Extract each archive to a separate folder"
This will create one folder per archive — keeping the files clean and organized.
📁 Step 4: Install the Textures
Open your Skyrim Special Edition installation folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data
Inside the Data folder, create a new folder named exactly:
textures
⚠️ Important: The folder name must be lowercase — textures — it's case-sensitive.
Go back to your extracted folders (from Step 3), select all of them, and cut (Ctrl+X) the folders.
Paste them into your newly created textures folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\textures
✅ It Should Look Like:
🎉 You’re Done!The game will now automatically load these textures in place of the vanilla ones. No plugins or load order needed — just fire up Skyrim and enjoy your new 8K remaster!
