@callhermango might it have anything to do with the shader settings in blender..? sometimes those parameters can have textures applied to them.
going off these two images it looks a bit more like a reflective issue than a normal-related one?
@dorky_momo It's okay to step away and take the time you need to whenever the heaviness of depression gets it's hold of you
..will always be ready for #thereturnofthemikishack if it's something you feel you want to come back to (。•̀ᴗ-)