Free high resolution texture resource

mijodu

Hi guys and girls,

My partner has just started up a new website where she's offering free, high resolution stock/texture photos. At the moment she's just going out (pretty much daily!) and taking pictures of everything she sees But if you have a texture that you want then get in touch with her and she's more than happy to accept the challenge! Of course, if you want to just let her know what an awesome job she's doing then that would be fine too

Here's the site:

http://textures.doodleboxphotography.co.uk

You can get in touch with her on Twitter or Facebook.

Twitter: @doodleboxphoto
Facebook: facebook.com/doodleboxphotography

I'm potentially going to start converting some of her photos into tile-able texture/map packs so if this is something that you'd like to see then let her know and I'm sure she'll give me a boot.

Cheers!

-Mike

Dave Jr

Wow that's awesome!

Rather then make them tilable texture packs it might be worth making them pbr ready textures? If she used a Macbeth chart with her photography for accuracy . she could sell them as packs pretty well or as a premium option.

I don't have Fb or twitter, never really been into social networking but her a well done from me

doodlebox

Hi Dave! Thanks for the info, I'll definitely take a look!

mijodu

Thanks for the reply - I didn't even think about PBR (obviously I've been away from 3D for too long already!) and haven't really done that kinda thing before so would have to have a good read before attempting. Great idea!

doodlebox

Evening guys! Just wanted to let you know that I've added some new textures to the website. I've also created a new, easier to remember url, so you can access the website at:

www.texturepix.com

If you've had chance to check out the textures so far or even use any of them, I'd love to hear your feedback.

Cheers!

-Tamara

DEElekgolo

ooo definitely gonna use this!

nyx702

Awesome thanks alot for sharing!

doodlebox

DEElekgolo wrote: »

ooo definitely gonna use this!

Glad to hear it! Let me know if there are any textures in particular that you'd want to see. I'm building the collection up everyday, but I can prioritise getting certain textures over others

-Tamara

doodlebox

nyx702 wrote: »

Awesome thanks alot for sharing!

No problem! Hope you find it useful

-Tamara

lotet

Ooh, Shiny

Eric Chadwick

These are great!

Not to rain on your parade, but you should really get some sort of license up there. Like, is this public domain kind of free? Then people could d/l everything and resell it themselves. That kind of thing.

I'd recommend taking a good look at the licenses over on Creative Commons. You can tailor it to whatever level you like.

More clarity is better! Especially important for those at professional studios who might want to use your work. Gotta be careful.

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

These are great!

Not to rain on your parade, but you should really get some sort of license up there. Like, is this public domain kind of free? Then people could d/l everything and resell it themselves. That kind of thing.

I'd recommend taking a good look at the licenses over on Creative Commons. You can tailor it to whatever level you like.

More clarity is better! Especially important for those at professional studios who might want to use your work. Gotta be careful.

Thanks Eric, glad you like them!
I totally overlooked the licensing (which is unlike me), I'll definitely get something together today. Thanks for the heads-up

-Tamara

doodlebox

lotet wrote: »

Ooh, Shiny

doodlebox

Hey everyone! Just a quick update: licensing terms have now bee added to the site. Head over to texturepix.com to have a read.

Cheers!

-Tamara

lotet

wuhu! would it be to much to ask to ad/take some sand textures?

doodlebox

lotet wrote: »

wuhu! would it be to much to ask to ad/take some sand textures?

Absolutely not! I'll see what I can do this week

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hi everyone. I've added some new textures today.

www.texturepix.com

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hello again! Just thought I'd let you guys know that I've also added a 'Request Textures' page to the site now, so you can continue to request textures on here, or head over to the site and post requests:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixRequest

Either way I'll always be checking Polycount and carrying on any discussions in this thread.

Cheers!

-Tamara

Eric Chadwick

Thanks for these Tamara!

I have one suggestion. It might help if you could shoot with a zoom lens, to minimize barrel distortion and blurriness towards the edges.

It's great you're shooting in shade, and/or cloudy days. I like the grass textures a lot.

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Thanks for these Tamara!

I have one suggestion. It might help if you could shoot with a zoom lens, to minimize barrel distortion and blurriness towards the edges.

It's great you're shooting in shade, and/or cloudy days. I like the grass textures a lot.

Hey Eric, Thanks for the feedback. I was noticing the barrel distortion in some of the earlier images too, so I've switched to using the top end of my zoom lens (I have a 24-105mm) - hopefully this will help, and if not it might be time to treat myself to new one

Glad you like the grass! Thanks to England's predictable gloomy weather, there's always a cloudy day when I need one

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hello! I've added a new category of textures to the site called 'Portals' it's for windows, doors, garages, that sort of thing:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

This was a request I got emailed last week, so more will be added to this category over the coming days. Keep sending over your requests if there're textures that aren't on the site that you'd like to see!

Cheers!

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hi!

Quick question: would anyone find a 'Download all' button useful by any chance? Giving you the option to either download all textures from a top-level category (e.g. Nature) or all textures from a sub-level category (e.g. Nature > Grass).

-Tamara

Eric Chadwick

Yeah, that would be great.

I think it would also help to see what the full resolution and file size is for each texture. When I downloaded one I was pleasantly surprised how large it was (15mb, 5k by 3k).

Do you have a RSS feed setup for notifying people about updates? I like to use http://changedetection.com to send me email when a webpage has a significant change, but it's not as nice as RSS.

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Yeah, that would be great.

I think it would also help to see what the full resolution and file size is for each texture. When I downloaded one I was pleasantly surprised how large it was (15mb, 5k by 3k).

Do you have a RSS feed setup for notifying people about updates? I like to use http://changedetection.com to send me email when a webpage has a significant change, but it's not as nice as RSS.

Hey Eric. Yeah, I can definitely look at adding the file info. Do you think there would be any benefit in having different resolution images to download, or do you think just having the highest resolution is fine?

I'll look into adding an RSS feed. Thanks for the link.

-Tamara

doodlebox

As per Eric's suggestion, I've now added an RSS feed to the website, so you can add the following link to your RSS readers:

http://textures.doodleboxphotography.co.uk/rss.xml

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hello! Just thought I'd let you guys know that image information is now available for each texture. So you can see the resolution of the image, and the file size. The only category that doesn't yet have this information, is the Wood category, but this will follow shortly. You'll see the information when you click to enlarge a texture.

Cheers!

-Tamara

Eric Chadwick

Nice job Tamara, thanks for the RSS. Every time you post a new texture, will that event go in the feed?

Weird, Firefox doesn't show the lightbox image viewer, instead it just loads the thumbnail image as a distinct page. Chrome does a great job though.

sidx30

These are great! Thanks for sharing. ^_^

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Nice job Tamara, thanks for the RSS. Every time you post a new texture, will that event go in the feed?

Weird, Firefox doesn't show the lightbox image viewer, instead it just loads the thumbnail image as a distinct page. Chrome does a great job though.

Thanks Eric. Yep, any new textures will be announced in the feed. I'll take a look at Firefox, thanks for letting me know

doodlebox

sidx30 wrote: »

These are great! Thanks for sharing. ^_^

No problem - you're welcome!

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Nice job Tamara, thanks for the RSS. Every time you post a new texture, will that event go in the feed?

Weird, Firefox doesn't show the lightbox image viewer, instead it just loads the thumbnail image as a distinct page. Chrome does a great job though.

Hey Eric, which version of Firefox are you using? As I just tried clicking a texture to bring up the light box and it worked. But I'll test it on the version you're using.

Cheers!

-Tamara

Eric Chadwick

Firefox 31.1.1, but I discovered it's because I'm using the Noscript add-on.

It's a security tool which blocks javascripts etc. by default. I set it to allow all scripts on your site, but it still blocked the lightbox for some reason. Disabling it, reloading your site, re-enabling it, and reloading your site... this fixed the problem.

I know others use this tool to protect them while browsing, so I've made sure my portfolio site still displays without any scripts, or at least with alternate non-scripted links. But I realize not every site can do this.

doodlebox

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

Firefox 31.1.1, but I discovered it's because I'm using the Noscript add-on.

It's a security tool which blocks javascripts etc. by default. I set it to allow all scripts on your site, but it still blocked the lightbox for some reason. Disabling it, reloading your site, re-enabling it, and reloading your site... this fixed the problem.

I know others use this tool to protect them while browsing, so I've made sure my portfolio site still displays without any scripts, or at least with alternate non-scripted links. But I realize not every site can do this.

Thanks for letting me know. I've tried to keep javascript to a minimum on the site, but the lightbox seemed like the best way to display the larger thumbnail image. Glad you managed to find a way to enable it though.

I've had a look at your website, you've got some great work on there!

shotgun

Thanks!
The resolution on the wood textures is just right.
I noticed they don't show the res/size info on preview?

doodlebox

shotgun wrote: »

Thanks!
The resolution on the wood textures is just right.
I noticed they don't show the res/size info on preview?

You're welcome! Yeah, the wood textures are the only ones I've not yet updated with the file info, but I'm aiming to get them all updated today.

doodlebox

Hi everyone.

Just thought I'd let you know that image information has now been included for the wood textures, so now all textures on the site are up-to-date with their resolution and file size.

-Tamara

cohenmikey

Here Some 3D render you can save this http://www.rendercraft3d.com/3d-architectural-renderings.php

doodlebox

Just added a few new textures to the site. Check them out:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

doodlebox

Hey everyone. I've added some new textures to TexturePix. Have a look:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

-Tamara

Mant1k0re

It's really great stuff, Tamara, thank you so much for sharing this

doodlebox

Mant1k0re wrote: »

It's really great stuff, Tamara, thank you so much for sharing this

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it

lotet

so much awesomeness comming from you here

can I make another request? can you make some more cloth textures, like basic stuff:
leather, jeans, silk, you know, the usual everywhere stuff?

doodlebox

lotet wrote: »

so much awesomeness comming from you here

can I make another request? can you make some more cloth textures, like basic stuff:
leather, jeans, silk, you know, the usual everywhere stuff?

Thanks! And yeah, I'll definitely look into getting some cloth textures:)

doodlebox

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to give you a quick update on some new changes on the site. As of now, in order to download textures, you will need to be logged in. You don't have to login to browse what's on the site, however, only when you want to download a texture. It's quick and easy to register. have a read of this http://blog.doodleboxphotography.co.uk/login-to-download-textures-on-texturepix/ to find out more.

And as always, if you find any bugs, do let me know and I'll iron them out!

Have a good weekend!

-Tamara

doodlebox

Hello. New textures have been added today. Check them out:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

doodlebox

Hey everyone. It was a rather cold morning today - the leaves and the grass looked really frosty, so thought I'd capture some frosty grass and leaf textures. Check them out:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

gloriousczar

This is awesome, thanks for doing all this work

doodlebox

gloriousczar wrote: »

This is awesome, thanks for doing all this work

Thanks, glad you like it!

baalnazzar

Never too much good textures. Thanks for all this

doodlebox

baalnazzar wrote: »

Never too much good textures. Thanks for all this

You're welcome

doodlebox

Hi all. New textures added today:

http://bit.ly/TexturePixNew

have a great weekend!