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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

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Recent Threads

  • Free Music Resource
  • #121
    01/18/2020 (5:17 am)
    Greetings,

    New free texture images ready on these pages:

    TXR – Abstract
    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/

    TXR – Abstract - Cartoon
    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract-cartoon/

    TXR – Bark - Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-bark-seamless/

    Don’t forget to check out my 2000+ music and sound effects tracks, too.

    Have a great weekend!
    #122
    01/26/2020 (5:05 am)
    Happy Sunday!

    More free texture images ready on these pages:

    TXR – Rock / Stone - Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/

    TXR – Alien Skins
    https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/

    TXR – Abstract
    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/

    Don’t forget my 2000+ music and sound effects tracks, too. Free to use with attribution.

    Enjoy…and keep being creative!
    #123
    03/17/2020 (5:19 am)
    New images are ready on the following pages:

    TXR – Brick – Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

    TXR – Metal – Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/

    TXR – Rock/Stone - Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/

    For those of you using my free music tracks, don’t forget about my super high quality Ogg versions…the sound quality is really amazing…almost as good as WAV files and at a fraction of the size.

    Be safe and have a good week.
    #124
    03/30/2020 (1:30 am)
    I hope everyone is safe and healthy. If you have kids (or know someone who does) here's a brand new free resource that I hope is helpful. It's a website for my video learning series, “Dune’s Island.” Within it you can freely access all the episodes, support documentaries and tie-in curriculum (like vocabulary, math problems, writing prompts and more.)

    In the coming weeks I’ll be expanding the site with all kinds of cool activities and more documentaries so please be sure to bookmark it. In the meantime, any and all feedback is welcome and very much appreciated. Enjoy and stay safe.

    https://www.dunesisland.org/

    P.S. Please feel free to share it on social media. Thanks!
    #125
    04/10/2020 (7:47 pm)
    I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy…(and not going too crazy from being stuck inside.)

    Anyhow, brand new free texture images ready on these pages:

    TXR – Abstract
    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/

    TXR – Rock/Stone – Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/

    More media creators have been asking about my higher quality Ogg music tracks. Please know that I’m in the process of creating them and uploading them to Gumroad, but it’s taking time since there are over 2000 tracks on my site. If you want an Ogg version of a track that isn’t available yet, just email me and I’ll be happy to create it for you and put it on Gumroad.

    Be well.
    #126
    04/26/2020 (4:29 pm)

    Hi everyone,

    Brand new seamless texture images are ready on these pages:

    TXR – ABSTRACT

    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/

    TXR – WOOD - SEAMLESS

    https://soundimage.org/txr-wood-seamless/

    For those of you who are using my music tracks, I had a request last weekend for a bunch of higher quality Ogg versions of my tracks that I hadn’t yet converted, so they are now available if anyone is interested. They are:

    Funky Gameplay
    Windle Pixel Saves the Day (Looping)
    Puzzling Curiosities
    Points Tally
    Pixelin’ It Around Town
    Mysterious Puzzle
    Cyber Puzzles
    Cryptic Puzzler 2
    Arcade Puzzler_v001

    They sound great and are a cool way to support my work. :-)
    #127
    08/08/2020 (1:50 pm)
    Hi Folks,

    If you can, please consider making a small donation on my site to support my work. The camera I use to create free images for everyone is very expensive...I've been paying it off for some time...and donations from the creative community really help me a lot.

    That said, brand new free texture images are available on these pages:

    TXR - FABRIC
    https://soundimage.org/txr-fabric/

    TXR - FUR
    https://soundimage.org/txr-fur/

    Enjoy and stay safe. :-)
    #128
    09/19/2020 (2:22 pm)
    Hi everyone,
    Here are a bunch of cool new images…free to use with attribution. You’ll find them on these pages:

    TXR – Brick - Seamless

    https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

    TXR – Ground – Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-ground-seamless/

    If you’ve been using my assets in your projects…especially my music…please consider making a small contribution to support my website. Donations can be made through the PayPal button on my site. Any amount is very helpful and much appreciated.
    Keep being creative…and please stay safe.
    #129
    09/28/2020 (10:36 am)
    I just created some new seamless fantasy stone textures as well as some fantasy metal images...they are free to use with attribution. They live here:

    https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/
    https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/

    Feel free to edit, create maps from them or whatever you like. :-)

    Over 4000 more free images await you on my site. I do custom work as well if need be. Enjoy!
    #130
    10/06/2020 (1:47 am)
    Hi everyone,

    Here are this week’s new images…free to use with attribution. Feel free to edit them, generate maps from them, mix them with other images or whatever you like! You’ll find them on these pages:

    TXR – Bark – Seamless
    Some cool petrified-looking bark images.
    https://soundimage.org/txr-bark-seamless/

    TXR – Ground – Seamless
    Stones mixed with leaves and dirt.
    https://soundimage.org/txr-ground-seamless/

    TXR – Rock/Stone – Seamless
    A bunch of new rock textures.
    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/

    Over 4000 more free images await you on my site. Please feel free to share it with anyone who you think might find it useful.
    #131
    10/13/2020 (6:45 am)
    Hi everyone,

    If you possibly can, please consider making a small donation to support my website. I don’t allow any advertising on the site because I feel that it would be distracting to my visitors. My website is 100% community supported. Please help support this project…thanks in advance!

    That said, this week’s new free images are on these pages:

    TXR – Brick – Seamless
    New mossy fantasy brick textures.
    https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

    TXR – Rock/Stone – Seamless
    New fantasy stone textures
    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-seamless/

    Be safe and keep being creative!
    #132
    12/01/2020 (6:12 am)
    Happy December everyone,

    I just uploaded some new alien skin textures…I’m sure they could be used for other things as well. Feel free to change their color or edit as needed.

    You’ll find them here:

    https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/

    NEWS

    If anyone is interested in listening to playlists of my free music tracks on Youtube, here’s the link:

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mnTEE6xP74YcZDpkKGy-A


    I also post new tracks throughout the week on my Facebook page. Here’s the link:

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


    If you find my work helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Stay safe and keep being creative!
    #133
    12/08/2020 (10:08 am)
    Here’s some cool news:

    Free looping video clips are on the way that you’ll be able to use in games, for website backgrounds, Zoom backgrounds and all kinds of other things.

    Here’s an example of how I used one as a background for my other website:

    https://www.dunesisland.org/episodes

    I think it really brings the page to life in a way that static images just can’t.

    Anyhow, I’ll be opening those pages soon. Stay tuned.

    In the meantime, I have some cool new sci-fi textures for everyone. You’ll find them here:

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

    If you find my work helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Stay safe and keep being creative!
    #134
    12/14/2020 (8:18 am)
    Hi Folks,

    I’ve got some cool new seamless sand textures here:

    TXR – Ground - Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-ground-seamless/

    And some weird new alien skin textures here:

    TXR – Alien Skins
    https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/

    I also have a bunch of cool new music tracks coming out tomorrow.

    If you find my work helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Have a good week and please stay safe.
    #135
    12/22/2020 (5:28 am)
    Season’s Greetings, Fellow Creatives!

    New seamless texture images are ready on these pages:

    TXR – Metal - Seamless
    https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/

    TXR – Abstract
    https://soundimage.org/txr-abstract/

    NEWS

    Ogg Music Packs

    A good number of game developers have asked me if they can download multiple music tracks all at once instead of one at a time, so I’m making Ogg music packs available that include all of the tracks for any given page once that page is full and I’m no longer adding any more tracks to it.

    You’ll see a button near the top of any given page if a music pack is available.

    Presently, music packs are available for the following pages:

    Action 1
    Chiptunes 1-3
    Fantasy 1-10
    Dark/Ominous
    Horror / Surreal
    Looping Music
    Puzzle Music 1-5
    Sci-Fi / Space

    If you can, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Have a good week and a safe holiday!
    #136
    12/29/2020 (6:39 am)
    I can’t believe 2020 is almost over…talk about a rough year. I hope your projects have been keeping you busy (and helping to keep you sane) during all the chaos and mayhem. Hopefully 2021 will be better.

    Anyhow, new seamless sci-fi images are ready. You’ll find them here:
    https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/

    CUSTOM MUSIC

    If anyone happens to need some custom music, I do that as well. Info is here:

    https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

    Providing music that helps creative people complete their projects is very rewarding…please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need some help.

    In the meantime, if you find my free assets helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    See you in 2021!
    #137
    01/05/2021 (2:11 am)
    Happy New Year!

    I hope everyone didn’t drink too much…ha ha. ;-)

    To kick off 2021, brand new seamless texture images are waiting for you on these pages:

    TXR – Ground – Cartoon

    https://soundimage.org/txr-ground-cartoon/

    TXR – Metal – Cartoon

    https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-cartoon/

    TXR – Rock/Stone – Cartoon

    https://soundimage.org/txr-rockstone-cartoon/

    The images aren’t necessarily “cartoony” but are more graphical and less realistic than my other images.

    NEWS

    For those of you using my music tracks, my History page now has Ogg versions of my tracks on it. Ogg tracks have several advantages over MP3 tracks:

    -They loop better in game engines (MP3 tracks sometimes need to be edited.)

    -They sound amazing…almost as good as the original WAV tracks while being much smaller in size.

    -They are a cool way to support my efforts. Give them a try!

    In the meantime, if you find my free assets helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Have a good week!
    #138
    01/12/2021 (5:49 am)
    Hi folks,

    Brand new seamless texture images are ready for you on these pages:

    TXR – Brick – Cartoon
    https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-cartoon/

    TXR – Concrete/Pavement – Cartoon
    https://soundimage.org/txr-concrete-pavement-cartoon/

    TXR – Organic – Cartoon
    https://soundimage.org/txr-organic-cartoon/

    NEWS

    The links menu on my site is getting a bit out of control (again) so I created a new page that contains buttons to access all of my image pages. You can get to it from the top menu bar.

    More music tracks should be ready for everyone tomorrow. Be sure to check my free music thread.

    In the meantime, if you find my free assets helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Stay healthy and safe.
    #139
    01/25/2021 (12:09 pm)
    Greetings Fellow Creatives,

    New free tile-able texture images are ready for your projects. This week we have:

    Stucco - Artistic
    Vegetation - Artistic
    And Wood - Artistic

    You can access them (and my other categories) from here:
    https://soundimage.org/images-home-page/

    NEWS

    New Ogg Music Packs

    I’ve uploaded 2 new Ogg music packs containing all the tracks from my Sci-Fi 3 page and my Drama 1 page. They sound great...give them a try!

    In the meantime, if you find my free assets helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Please stay healthy and safe.
    #140
    02/01/2021 (4:00 am)
    Hi everyone,

    Brand new seamless texture images are ready for your projects. 100% free to use with attribution.

    They live on these pages:

    Bark - Artistic
    Brick - Artistic
    Vegetation - Artistic
    Wood - Artistic

    You can access them from here:

    https://soundimage.org/images-home-page/

    NEWS

    Free Original Video Footage and Zoom Backgrounds

    I’ve begun building a new library of free video clips that might be helpful for films as well as looping shots that might work as website backgrounds, Zoom backgrounds, for video games or anything else you can think of:

    https://soundimage.org/free-video-footage/

    You can download the shots in different resolutions, too, to best suit your needs.

    As I build this library, please feel free to share suggestions for the types of shots that would be helpful to you.

    In the meantime, if you find my free assets helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts.

    Stay safe and be well.