Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've been building a library of images that you are welcome to freely use in your projects. They are all original...all my own work. I think a lot of them could be made into cool textures for games.  All I ask is to be attributed as indicated on my homepage:

http://soundimage.org/

The images are on my "TXR" pages.  

I'm adding new ones all the time, so be sure to check back often. I sincerely hope that some of them are useful. Any and all constructive feedback is welcome and always appreciated.  :-)

All the best,

Eric

[Eric Matyas]

I've got a bunch of new fantasy stone and metal images ready...both standard and seamless. I think they look pretty cool. Make sure to left click on them to see the full sized images. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

I'll be out and about this week searching for new textures to photograph. If anyone has any requests for certain types of images, I'll be happy to keep my eyes open for them. Just let me know. :-)

Eric

[Tim Cooke]

Given the excellent quality of the sound clips that Eric has created in his other Free Music Resource thread I expect these images to be of similar high quality, as indeed after a cursory look, they appear to be.

Thanks for sharing Eric. Great stuff!

[Eric Matyas]

Tim Cooke wrote:Given the excellent quality of the sound clips that Eric has created in his other Free Music Resource thread I expect these images to be of similar high quality, as indeed after a cursory look, they appear to be.

Thanks for sharing Eric. Great stuff!

You're very welcome!

I photographed a lot of cool textures last week that I'm sure could be used in all kinds of things. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-brick/
http://soundimage.org/txr-concrete/
http://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/
http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

Again, if anyone has requests for certain types of images, I'll be happy to keep my eyes open for them. Just let me know. :-)

Have a good week,

Eric

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

A whole bunch of new seamless texture images are ready for you on the following pages:

TXR - Brick
TXR - Concrete/Pavement
TXR - Foliage
TXR - Ground
TXR - Stone
TXR - Wood

Feel free to generate maps from them (displacement, specular, etc) as needed. If you need me to create them custom for you, drop me an email...(my email address is at the bottom of my homepage.)

I hope some of them are helpful!

Eric
http://soundimage.org/

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've opened a new page of free sky images that might come in handy in your projects:
http://soundimage.org/txr-skies/

I also added a bunch of new wood images here:
http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/


I hope some of them are helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

This week's new free images are on my TXR - WOOD page. At the top, I've added a bunch of smooth wood images that might come in handy for interiors. Some have dents and other signs of wear.

If you scroll down (way down) to Seamless Textures, you'll find about 20 "fantasy wood" images...(I'm experimenting with creating different looks.)  

Anyhow, they all live here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

I hope some of them are helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've added about 100 new texture images. You'll find them on the following pages:

TXR - BRICK - (some new seamless "fantasy" bricks)

TXR - GROUND - (stones that could be used for riverbeds, railroad beds, etc.)

TXR - METAL - (both standard and seamless)

TXR - ROCK/STONE - (lots of cool rock textures, both standard and seamless...realistic as well as fantasy creations)

TXR - VEGETATION - (some cool ground cover that has a surreal look)

Enjoy!
http://soundimage.org/

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I just began a new page of cool Sci-Fi texture images. Give it a look:

http://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/

I'll be adding many more images, including skins for creatures, aliens, etc.

Any requests?  

Btw, I've also had folks ask about how to credit me for my images. Please simply list me and my website under "Textures" in your credits section...there's no need to identify which images are mine...unless you really want to.  :-)

Anyhow, I think this is going to evolve into a really cool page. Hope it's helpful!


Eric

[Campbell Ritchie]

Eric Matyas wrote:. . . I think this is going to evolve into a really cool page. Hope it's helpful!


Eric

It does look helpful, yes

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

A bunch of cool new stone images are ready. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/

I hope some of them are helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

This week's new images are all seamless so they can be tiled.

The first group might be useful in sci-fi games.  Feel free to scale them, mix with procedural textures or other images as needed.
http://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/

The second bunch are stone textures and could be useful for walls or other structures.
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/

Please note: On all of my texture pages, the seamless images are grouped below the standard ones so make sure to scroll down...(WAY down on the rock/stone page.)

Anyhow, I hope some of them are helpful. Have a great week!

[Eric Matyas]

A bunch of new images are ready:

http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

http://soundimage.org/txr-bark/


I hope some of them are helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've uploaded about 50 new metal texture images. Feel free to edit them as needed. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

I hope some of them are helpful!

[Liutauras Vilda]

Thanks for doing that, no one else does that in our community.
I believe it is a niche area/field but very very useful and needed.

Keep up doing good work. Have another cow.

[Eric Matyas]

I've just uploaded about 70 new seamless metal textures. All are 2048X2048. Some have a "camo" look and might work well for military-themed objects. Others have intriguing patterns that might look cool in fantasy-based things. And some are just plain weird looking, but what the heck...give them a look. Hopefully some of them will be helpful.

http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

(Scroll down...they live toward the bottom of the page.)

More are on the way.  :-)

[Grega Leskovšek]

Great thing You are doing Eric - I am looking for more wood, metal, brickm scifi images all of blue color. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Gregor Leskovšek from Slovenia, EU

Eric Matyas wrote:

Tim Cooke wrote:Given the excellent quality of the sound clips that Eric has created in his other Free Music Resource thread I expect these images to be of similar high quality, as indeed after a cursory look, they appear to be.

Thanks for sharing Eric. Great stuff!

You're very welcome!

I photographed a lot of cool textures last week that I'm sure could be used in all kinds of things. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-brick/
http://soundimage.org/txr-concrete/
http://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/
http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

Again, if anyone has requests for certain types of images, I'll be happy to keep my eyes open for them. Just let me know. :-)

Have a good week,

Eric

[Liutauras Vilda]

Eric Matyas, have a cow, your topic has been chosen to publish in our April's journal

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've uploaded about 20 additional seamless metal texture images to finish out the set from last week. Each is 2048X2048. For anyone who's interested, they all came from a retired DC-7 aircraft. I Hope some of them will be helpful.

http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

(Scroll down...they live about half way down the page.)

Have a good weekend!

[Eric Matyas]

Liutauras Vilda wrote:Eric Matyas, have a cow, your topic has been chosen to publish in our April's journal

Thank you so much...I appreciate it!

I've uploaded about 150 new texture images, seamless and standard. As always, feel free to edit as needed. You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-bark/
http://soundimage.org/txr-brick/
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/
http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

Paper textures (for maps, backgrounds, etc.) are on their way as well. Hopefully I'll have a brand new page full of them by next week.  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

I just opened a new page of paper textures that might be useful for maps, backgrounds and other things:

http://soundimage.org/txr-paper/

As always, feel free to edit as needed.

Next week I'll begin adding distressed paper textures which should (hopefully) look really cool.

Have a great weekend! :-)

[Campbell Ritchie]

These images merit a cow

[Eric Matyas]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:These images merit a cow

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I've just uploaded about 130 seamless fabric texture images onto a brand new page:

http://soundimage.org/txr-fabric/

Hopefully some of them will be useful for clothes and other things. As always, feel free to edit as needed.

Have a great weekend!  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

As promised, I've added about 50 distressed paper textures. They might be useful for maps, backgrounds and other things.  

http://soundimage.org/txr-paper/

I hope some of them are helpful.  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

I've uploaded a bunch of cool new metal, stone and bark texture images, both seamless and standard.

They are here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-bark/

I hope some of them are helpful.

Btw, my Soundimage Facebook page has been giving me trouble, so I've started a personal one:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100017638394276

Have a good week!  :-)

[Stephan van Hulst]

Personally I don't work a lot with textures, but I think you're doing a great thing, keep it up!

[Eric Matyas]

I've just uploaded over 100 new stone and metal texture images, standard and seamless, that I took at a couple of archaeological sites over the weekend. I think a lot of the stone textures could work well for castles and other structures.  

You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/


Have a good week!  :-)

[Campbell Ritchie]

Thank you for providing all these resources free of charge Have a cow.

[Eric Matyas]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:Thank you for providing all these resources free of charge Have a cow.

You're very welcome!

I've uploaded about 100 new fabric texture images on my TXR - FABRIC page. They are all seamless, 2048X2048 and ready for tiling.

New fabric types include Leather, Rayon, Metal Linens, Dyed Acrylics and various weaves.

They might be useful for clothes for characters, furniture coverings, carpets, or anything else you can think of.

You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-fabric/

I hope some of them are useful!   :-)

[Eric Matyas]

I've uploaded a bunch of new texture images, both seamless and standard, on the following pages:

TXR - Brick
http://soundimage.org/txr-brick/

TXR - Metal
http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

TXR - Wood
http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/


If anyone happens to need a couple of distressed wooden door images, they are on my TXR - WOOD page as well. I think they look really cool. As always, feel free to edit as needed.

Btw, fur images on on their way...stay tuned!  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

50 or so new metal textures are ready, both seamless and standard, on my TXR - METAL page.  You can find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-metal/

Still working on carpet / fur / etc.

Have a good week!

[Eric Matyas]

I've opened a fur textures page and uploaded about 70 images, both seamless and standard, to get it started. Some of them might be useful for other things, like carpets, rugs, etc. Some also have funky weaves so I included them for fun.

You'll find them here:

http://soundimage.org/txr-fur/

[Eric Matyas]

I've added about 50 new paper textures derived mostly from old book covers, but there are also some distressed blank pages. They are on my TXR - Paper page:

http://soundimage.org/txr-paper/

Hope some of them are helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

I just uploaded about 40 new stone texture images, both standard and seamless, on my new TXR - Rock/Stone 2 page.

http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-2/

Enjoy!

[Eric Matyas]

A bunch of new wood texture images are ready, both standard and seamless, on my TXR - Wood page.

http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/

I hope some of them are helpful.  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

I've uploaded a bunch of new texture images. They are on my TXR-WOOD page and at the bottom of my TXR-FABRIC page, under "General Textiles."

http://soundimage.org/txr-wood/
http://soundimage.org/txr-fabric/

Have a good weekend!  :-)

[Campbell Ritchie]

Eric Matyas wrote:. . . Have a good weekend!  :-)

Thank you and you have a cow for general helpfulness about these texture images.

[Eric Matyas]

Happy Saturday!

I've added some new fantasy textures on the following pages:

TXR - BRICK
http://soundimage.org/txr-brick/

TXR - ROCK/STONE
http://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone/

Have a good weekend!  :-)

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I've added new images on this page:

TXR - CONCRETE/PAVEMENT
http://soundimage.org/txr-concrete/

And started a new page:

TXR - STUCCO
http://soundimage.org/txr-stucco/

As always, feel free to edit as needed.

Have a good weekend!  :-)