Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone
by Eric Matyas · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 01/10/2017 (12:10 pm) · 187 replies
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
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
#102
More fantasy texture images await youâ¦free as always to use with attribution.
TXR âABSTRACT
Theyâre pretty wildâ¦.Iâd be really interested to see how someone puts these to use!
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
TXR â ALIEN SKINS
Some nasty looking stuff hereâ¦blech!
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR - METAL â SEAMLESS
These grungy metal textures might be useful for sci-fi or urban-themed projects.
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
Btw, Iâve begun my quest to expand the free sound effects section of my website. Any requests?
06/10/2019 (6:35 pm)
Hey guys,More fantasy texture images await youâ¦free as always to use with attribution.
TXR âABSTRACT
Theyâre pretty wildâ¦.Iâd be really interested to see how someone puts these to use!
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
TXR â ALIEN SKINS
Some nasty looking stuff hereâ¦blech!
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR - METAL â SEAMLESS
These grungy metal textures might be useful for sci-fi or urban-themed projects.
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
Btw, Iâve begun my quest to expand the free sound effects section of my website. Any requests?
#103
TXR âABSTRACT
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some bricks covered with mossâ¦
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR - GROUND
Perhaps for bottom of a pond...or a walkwayâ¦.
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
About 4,000 more images are waiting for you as well. All free to use with attribution. Enjoy and have a good week!
06/18/2019 (7:26 am)
Brand new texture images are ready for your projects on these pages:TXR âABSTRACT
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some bricks covered with mossâ¦
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR - GROUND
Perhaps for bottom of a pond...or a walkwayâ¦.
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
About 4,000 more images are waiting for you as well. All free to use with attribution. Enjoy and have a good week!
#104
Another super-busy week last week, but I did manage to create a bunch of new grimy metal textures. They live here:
TXR â Metal - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
100% free to use with attribution.
More cool new music tracks are on their way later in the week.
See you then!
06/25/2019 (4:53 pm)
Another super-busy week last week, but I did manage to create a bunch of new grimy metal textures. They live here:
TXR â Metal - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
100% free to use with attribution.
More cool new music tracks are on their way later in the week.
See you then!
#105
This week we have more new fantasy textures to add to my 4000+ images:
A bunch of new fantasy ground images here:
TXR- Ground
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
Here's a new charred-looking fantasy brick texture:
TXR- Brick -Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
And a new fantasy stone/brick texture:
TXR â Rock/Stone - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/
All are free to use with attribution. Attribution information is here:
https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/
Have a good week!
07/02/2019 (11:37 pm)
Happy July!This week we have more new fantasy textures to add to my 4000+ images:
A bunch of new fantasy ground images here:
TXR- Ground
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
Here's a new charred-looking fantasy brick texture:
TXR- Brick -Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
And a new fantasy stone/brick texture:
TXR â Rock/Stone - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/
All are free to use with attribution. Attribution information is here:
https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/
Have a good week!
#106
TXR- WOOD - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-wood-seamless/
Enjoyâ¦and keep being creative!
07/08/2019 (7:29 pm)
This week, we have some cool new fantasy wood texturesâ¦maybe useful for old ships, barrels, boardwalks, structures, doors, etcâ¦TXR- WOOD - Seamless
https://soundimage.org/txr-wood-seamless/
Enjoyâ¦and keep being creative!
#107
This weekâs new seamless textures are on the following pages:
TXR - GROUND
Some cool new ground cover textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
TXR â SCI-FI
These could be used for all kinds of things Iâm sure.
https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/
(Make sure to scroll down for seamless textures.)
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
07/22/2019 (6:21 am)
Greetings!This weekâs new seamless textures are on the following pages:
TXR - GROUND
Some cool new ground cover textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
TXR â SCI-FI
These could be used for all kinds of things Iâm sure.
https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/
(Make sure to scroll down for seamless textures.)
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
#108
TXR - METAL - Seamless
Some grungy texturesâ¦perhaps for urban-based structures or sci-fi things?
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
TXR â ROCK / STONE â Fantasy
These donât exist in reality but are combinations of other images that Iâve created.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
Have a good week and keep being creative!
07/28/2019 (5:18 pm)
This weekâs new seamless textures are all fantasy textures:TXR - METAL - Seamless
Some grungy texturesâ¦perhaps for urban-based structures or sci-fi things?
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/
TXR â ROCK / STONE â Fantasy
These donât exist in reality but are combinations of other images that Iâve created.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
Have a good week and keep being creative!
#109
I have some cool new seamless textures ready for your projects. They are on the following pages:
TXR- ALIEN SKINS
Might work for creature skin or perhaps vegetation.
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR â GROUND
Some new gritty sand textures. Might come in handy for sandy bottoms of things. (Scroll down to the seamless images area.)
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
TXR â ROCK / STONE â Fantasy
Some more fantasy stone textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
Enjoy!
08/04/2019 (4:24 pm)
Hi Folks,I have some cool new seamless textures ready for your projects. They are on the following pages:
TXR- ALIEN SKINS
Might work for creature skin or perhaps vegetation.
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR â GROUND
Some new gritty sand textures. Might come in handy for sandy bottoms of things. (Scroll down to the seamless images area.)
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
TXR â ROCK / STONE â Fantasy
Some more fantasy stone textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
Enjoy!
#110
Iâm in the middle of a big project, but I managed to get some new free textures done for everyone. They are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some new fantasy cobblestone images. Maybe useful for paths and roads in fantasy-based games?
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR - ABSTRACT
Some new abstract textures. Maybe for sci-fi projects?
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
Enjoy!
08/13/2019 (8:48 pm)
Hi guys,Iâm in the middle of a big project, but I managed to get some new free textures done for everyone. They are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some new fantasy cobblestone images. Maybe useful for paths and roads in fantasy-based games?
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR - ABSTRACT
Some new abstract textures. Maybe for sci-fi projects?
https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/
Enjoy!
#111
If anyone is interested, I was recently asked to do an interview for a website called Exilian. Hopefully my answers were entertaining and (somewhat) intelligentâ¦lol. Hereâs a link if anyone wants to check it out:
https://exilian.co.uk/articles.php
That said, this weekâs cool new textures are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some really interesting brick textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR â ROCK/STONE â Seamless
Some new stone textures that could be used for old roads, paths, castles, etc. Some have grass between the stones, too.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/
More music is on its way as well as some cool new city ambient sounds.
Keep being creative!
08/20/2019 (4:37 am)
Greetings fellow creatives,If anyone is interested, I was recently asked to do an interview for a website called Exilian. Hopefully my answers were entertaining and (somewhat) intelligentâ¦lol. Hereâs a link if anyone wants to check it out:
https://exilian.co.uk/articles.php
That said, this weekâs cool new textures are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
Some really interesting brick textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR â ROCK/STONE â Seamless
Some new stone textures that could be used for old roads, paths, castles, etc. Some have grass between the stones, too.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/
More music is on its way as well as some cool new city ambient sounds.
Keep being creative!
#112
For those of you who have been using my original music in your projects, Iâve had a good number of requests for uncompressed versions of my tracks, so Iâve begun making them available on Gumroad for a small fee to help support the site. The MP3 files that I make freely available sound very good, but the original uncompressed WAV files really sound incredibleâ¦give them a try!
If anyone is curious as to why I didnât upload WAV files onto my site to begin with, the reason is that my web hosting service places limitations on file sizes and WAV files tend to be very large.
Anyhow, itâs going to take some time to upload everything, so if anyone has any requests for WAV versions of tracks you happen to like, just drop me an email and Iâll upload them to Gumroad for you. Feel free to convert to Ogg (or any format you like.)
That said, this weekâs new free textures are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
These might be really nice for castles.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR â WOOD â Seamless
Perhaps for old doors, structures, barrels or other things.
https://soundimage.org/txr-wood-seamless/
More music and ambient sounds coming this week.
Enjoy and keep being creative!
08/27/2019 (7:35 am)
Hey everyone,For those of you who have been using my original music in your projects, Iâve had a good number of requests for uncompressed versions of my tracks, so Iâve begun making them available on Gumroad for a small fee to help support the site. The MP3 files that I make freely available sound very good, but the original uncompressed WAV files really sound incredibleâ¦give them a try!
If anyone is curious as to why I didnât upload WAV files onto my site to begin with, the reason is that my web hosting service places limitations on file sizes and WAV files tend to be very large.
Anyhow, itâs going to take some time to upload everything, so if anyone has any requests for WAV versions of tracks you happen to like, just drop me an email and Iâll upload them to Gumroad for you. Feel free to convert to Ogg (or any format you like.)
That said, this weekâs new free textures are on the following pages:
TXR â BRICK - Seamless
These might be really nice for castles.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
TXR â WOOD â Seamless
Perhaps for old doors, structures, barrels or other things.
https://soundimage.org/txr-wood-seamless/
More music and ambient sounds coming this week.
Enjoy and keep being creative!
#113
New free images are waiting for your projects on these pages:
ART â Cobblestones
More mad experimenting. I made some pixel art style images from a couple of my cobblestone images. Maybe for castles and things? They look pretty cool scaled down. Feel free to edit / take samples from them / scale them as needed, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-cobblestones/
ART â Brick
Some new pixel art-style brick images. Trying to come up with some fresh new looks. Feel free to edit / take samples from them / scale them as needed, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-brick/
MUSIC UPDATE:
WAV files proved too large to upload onto Gumroad in any reasonable amount of timeâ¦(weâre talking about 1900+ tracks) so Iâm uploading Ogg files instead. Iâve started with my Fantasy page. They sound really greatâ¦give them a try!
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for WAV versions of tracks you happen to like, feel free to contact me.
Have a good week and keep being creative!
09/02/2019 (8:56 pm)
Hi guys,New free images are waiting for your projects on these pages:
ART â Cobblestones
More mad experimenting. I made some pixel art style images from a couple of my cobblestone images. Maybe for castles and things? They look pretty cool scaled down. Feel free to edit / take samples from them / scale them as needed, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-cobblestones/
ART â Brick
Some new pixel art-style brick images. Trying to come up with some fresh new looks. Feel free to edit / take samples from them / scale them as needed, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-brick/
MUSIC UPDATE:
WAV files proved too large to upload onto Gumroad in any reasonable amount of timeâ¦(weâre talking about 1900+ tracks) so Iâm uploading Ogg files instead. Iâve started with my Fantasy page. They sound really greatâ¦give them a try!
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for WAV versions of tracks you happen to like, feel free to contact me.
Have a good week and keep being creative!
#114
Iâve been trying to create some new looks for pixel art-style images, specifically tiles that can be used in 2D games and things.
On my ART â Brick page, youâll find:
A bunch of cool new brick tiles, 64 by 64 pixels each. Some have a 3D look to them.
https://soundimage.org/art-brick/
On my ART â Ground page, youâll find:
A variety of new ground tiles that could work for rocky surfaces, grass, sand, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
MUSIC UPDATE:
Super high-quality Ogg files are now available for every track on my Fantasy 1 page as well as my Sci-Fi/Space page. And for about half of the tracks on my Looping Music page.
Eventually, they will be available for every track on my site.
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for Ogg versions of tracks you happen to like, just let me know and Iâll be happy to upload them for you.
Enjoy and keep being creative!
09/10/2019 (6:55 am)
More mad experimenting this week.Iâve been trying to create some new looks for pixel art-style images, specifically tiles that can be used in 2D games and things.
On my ART â Brick page, youâll find:
A bunch of cool new brick tiles, 64 by 64 pixels each. Some have a 3D look to them.
https://soundimage.org/art-brick/
On my ART â Ground page, youâll find:
A variety of new ground tiles that could work for rocky surfaces, grass, sand, etc.
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
MUSIC UPDATE:
Super high-quality Ogg files are now available for every track on my Fantasy 1 page as well as my Sci-Fi/Space page. And for about half of the tracks on my Looping Music page.
Eventually, they will be available for every track on my site.
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for Ogg versions of tracks you happen to like, just let me know and Iâll be happy to upload them for you.
Enjoy and keep being creative!
#115
Iâve been super busy this week creating custom music for a bunch of indie projects, but I did manage some more mad experiments with pixel art-style wood tiles...128X128. You can download them freely here:
https://soundimage.org/art-wood/
OGG MUSIC UPDATE:
All of the music tracks on my Horror/Surreal page can now be downloaded as very high-quality Ogg files. Halloweenâs not too far off, so Iâll try to create more creepy music tracks this month.
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for Ogg versions of tracks that havenât been made available yet, just let me know and Iâll be happy to upload them for you.
Enjoy!
09/18/2019 (5:29 pm)
Hi guys,Iâve been super busy this week creating custom music for a bunch of indie projects, but I did manage some more mad experiments with pixel art-style wood tiles...128X128. You can download them freely here:
https://soundimage.org/art-wood/
OGG MUSIC UPDATE:
All of the music tracks on my Horror/Surreal page can now be downloaded as very high-quality Ogg files. Halloweenâs not too far off, so Iâll try to create more creepy music tracks this month.
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for Ogg versions of tracks that havenât been made available yet, just let me know and Iâll be happy to upload them for you.
Enjoy!
#116
New pixel art-style tiles are ready for your projects. All free to use with attribution. Youâll find them here:
ART â Ground
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
ART â Metal
https://soundimage.org/art-metal/
Enjoy and keep creating!
09/24/2019 (4:36 pm)
Greetings!New pixel art-style tiles are ready for your projects. All free to use with attribution. Youâll find them here:
ART â Ground
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
ART â Metal
https://soundimage.org/art-metal/
Enjoy and keep creating!
#117
I just opened a new page of stone pixel art-style tiles. Youâll find them here:
ART â Stone
https://soundimage.org/art-stone/
Feel free to edit as needed.
Iâve also created a bunch of new ground tiles. They live here:
ART â Ground
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
As always, if you have any requests, feel free to pm or email me.
I hope some of my work is helpful!
10/17/2019 (4:22 am)
Hey everyone,I just opened a new page of stone pixel art-style tiles. Youâll find them here:
ART â Stone
https://soundimage.org/art-stone/
Feel free to edit as needed.
Iâve also created a bunch of new ground tiles. They live here:
ART â Ground
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/
As always, if you have any requests, feel free to pm or email me.
I hope some of my work is helpful!
#118
https://soundimage.org/art-glass/
10/21/2019 (5:13 pm)
I was busy shooting a film over the weekend, but I managed to do some mad experiments creating pixel art-style tiles. These were derived from glass surfaces, but might be used for other things as well. Free to use with attribution. Enjoy!https://soundimage.org/art-glass/
#119
Iâve created a bunch of new seamless fantasy textures. All free to use with attribution. Youâll find them on these pages:
TXR â Bark
https://soundimage.org/txr-bark-seamless/
TXR â Rock/Stone â Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
TXR â Vegetation (scroll down for the seamless images)
https://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/
Btw, if you happen to use my music tracks, Iâm releasing premium Ogg versions of them on Gumroad for a small fee to help support my website. Give them a tryâ¦they sound great!
Have a good weekâ¦and keep being creative!
11/18/2019 (6:01 pm)
Hi everyone,Iâve created a bunch of new seamless fantasy textures. All free to use with attribution. Youâll find them on these pages:
TXR â Bark
https://soundimage.org/txr-bark-seamless/
TXR â Rock/Stone â Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
TXR â Vegetation (scroll down for the seamless images)
https://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/
Btw, if you happen to use my music tracks, Iâm releasing premium Ogg versions of them on Gumroad for a small fee to help support my website. Give them a tryâ¦they sound great!
Have a good weekâ¦and keep being creative!
#120
I have a bunch of brand new free texture images ready for your projects. They are on these pages:
TXR â Alien Skins
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR â Rock / Stone - Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
TXR â Sci-Fi
https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/
Donât forget to check out my 2000+ music and sound effects tracks, too.
I hope some of my work is helpful!
01/04/2020 (6:29 am)
Happy New Year!I have a bunch of brand new free texture images ready for your projects. They are on these pages:
TXR â Alien Skins
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/
TXR â Rock / Stone - Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
TXR â Sci-Fi
https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/
Donât forget to check out my 2000+ music and sound effects tracks, too.
I hope some of my work is helpful!
Eric Matyas
This week we have a bunch of cool fantasy texture images. Free as always to use with attribution:
On my TXR â BRICK â Seamless page:
Some fantasy brick textures that might be useful for old or dilapidated structures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/
On my TXR - GROUND page:
One that could work as a river bed in autumn...or perhaps for something else.
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/
On my TXR â ORGANIC page:
One that could be an alien skin perhaps.
https://soundimage.org/txr-organic/
And on my ROCK/STONE â Seamless page:
Some new stone texture creations that might come in handy for pathways, buildings or other stone structures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/
New sounds are on their way as wellâ¦Iâll probably post them on Wednesday. Have a good week and see you then!