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2;Quotations;Endnote Symbol;Footnote Symbol;Internet link;Textures, reference, photographs and

materials for rendering

http://www.gameupdates.org/index.php?cat=11 Over 1GB of texture packs and collections. Mostly

from quake / unreal artists and mappers. Some backups of dead sites

Large public libraries of textures. Mostly high res until e able photographs

http://www.freegraphics.org/ (not much variety)
http://www.pawas.com/ (Some variety of close-up photo references, none is ready to use)
http://free3dstextures.com/ (Textures and photographs licensed under creative commons)
http://www.mega-tex.nl/ (Accepts submissions)
http://www.accustudio.com/exchange/textures.php?dir= (Accepts submissions)
http://www.gamingtextures.com/ (Free low res textures. Paid users get high res textures)
http://textures.pedramk.com/index-html.php
http://www.turtletextures.com
http://www.3dimplant.com/images.php
http://textures.pedramk.com/index-html.php (Most of the photos need heavy post processing)
http://www.afflict.net/option_1/option_1.htm
http://www.3d-resources.com/3d_textures.php (Despite the name there are no normal or

displacement maps here), just photo textures)

http://www.zbrush3.com/textures/index.html
http://www.archivetextures.net/ (most are rather small, but there is a huge variety)
http://www.change-books.com/free-art-textures/free-art-textures-metal.html
http://www.davegh.com/blade/davegh.htm
http://www.texturevault.com/cpg1410/index.php (Very good photos with no obvious shadows,

overbright or angles)

http://www.lynnart.net/textures/wood/
http://texturez.com/ (Plethora of high res photo sources, but many were taken at angle)
http://www.lapicesdecolores.com/neuras3d/texturas.html
http://www.texturearchive.com/ (What the name says)
http://www.boogaholler.com/bjudy/fineart/textures/textures.html (Just 24 small images)
http://www.photoshoptextures.com/ (Don't be fooled by its name, all textures are photo sources)
http://www.cr-market.com/en/index.php
http://www.thegrimypolygon.com/
http://www.txpgone3d.com/portal.php (must register)
http://www.newtek.com/freestuff/ (must register)
http://www.3dmd.net/gallery/ (some tileable)
http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php (another source with a great variety of

textures)

http://www.sharecg.com/b/6/Textures

http://www.amazingtextures.com/textures/index.php (As the name says, amazing! Proper, not

angled, photos. Most are clean with no light flashes, shadows or overbrightness)

http://www.bencloward.com/resources_textures.shtml

http://www.textureking.com/index.php/category/all-textures (Not really THE KING, nonetheless it's

very good)

http://www.ktn3d.com/textures.htm (some tileable)
http://www.textureworks.com/freestuff.html (many modern world facade photos)
http://www.allin3d.com/texures.html
http://www.noir.org/Textures.html (photos of bricks, stones, asphalt, etc)
http://megapoxy.net/free#anchor

http://www.in-texture.com/index.htm (was unreachable when I first saw it, don't know why)
http://www.animax.it/animax/Textures.htm (Highly recommended)
http://www.mayang.com/textures/(Highly recommended)
http://www.imageafter.com/ (Highly recommended)
http://www.grsites.com/archive/textures/ (Mostly small tiles)
http://www.cgtextures.com/ (Highly recommended)
http://www.grungetextures.com/ (Metal, rust, oxidized, dirty, mud, dust, old, etc)
http://www.texturespy.com (Seems that they were a paid site sometime ago, but now everything is

free to download)

http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/free_stock_photos/showgallery.php/cat/506
http://tellim.com/texture_cd/html/menu1.html(blender texture CD)
http://textures.vertx.ca/ (Some high quality photographed textures)
http://www.archibase.net/textures
http://www.escrappers.com/textures.html
http://www.texturesbytuesday.com/downpage.html

Tileable / seamless

http://www.pixelpoke.com/FREE%20PIXELS_textures.html
http://www.3dvalley.com/textures.shtml
http://www.planit3d.com/source/texture_files/textures.html (low res)
http://www.ender-design.com/rg/backidx.html (as above)
http://www.freetexturemaps.com/ (14 1024 x 1024 base textures. Have links to other sites)
http://www.openfootage.net/ (High resolution photographic textures)
http://www.yourdailytexture.com/ (as above)
http://www.texarch.eu/
http://www.oneodddude.net/index.php
http://www.spectralogue.com/textures/index.php?path=41 (both seamless and photo reference)
http://tirad.com/textures.htm (a few photoedited seamless)
http://www.fatstrawberry.com/ (many wallpapers and ornamental patterns)
http://repeatxy.com(Very good source of tileable background patterns)
http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/ (Same as above)
http://www.feedfinder.net/webground/main.shtml (tileable patterns in a wide range of colors)
http://www.citilink.com/~rmc/art/textures/textures.htm (Has some low res textures)
http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/texture_colour/ (all tiles are low res)

Texture maps

http://www.zarria.net/nrmphoto/nrmphoto.html (how to "take pictures" of normal maps)
http://www.crazybump.com/ (this tool is capable of generating normal maps out of photographs)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=46
http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=589
http://cgexpanse.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=e99ae618a71ba83279349a980961f4ed
http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5318 (Some tutorials about texturing for games)

Procedural / Synthetic

http://www.filterforge.com/ (Photoshop plugin)
http://www.mapzoneeditor.com/ (procedural texture generator)
http://www.texturesynthesis.com/index.htm (as above, but it's GPL)
http://www.angelcode.com/texgen/ (Similar to the above)
http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/genetica.htm (Need to buy to have access to all features)

http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=46368 (one click seamless texture

generator)

http://www.imagelys.com/

http://www.fxgen.org/ (GPL library)

Planets, stars and galaxies

http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/mars.php
http://www.galaxyphoto.com/galaxies.htm
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/
http://www.gemini.edu/index.php?option=com_gallery

Materials for 3D modelling softwares

http://www.blender-materials.org/
http://www.vray-materials.de/
http://mxmgallery.maxwellrender.com/
http://www.tresd1.com.br/texturas.php?t=12921
http://www.lwg3d.com/v3/presets.php

Misc & Reference

http://www.e-interiors.net/ (Architecture and interior design reference)
http://www.linedstudio.com/ (as above)
http://jeenybeen.typepad.com/gingko_leaves/textures/index.html
http://australiasevereweather.com/photography/photos/index.html (amazing collection of reference

pictures of skies in different weather conditions)

http://www.morguefile.com/
http://urbandirty.com/
http://www.2textured.com/main.php
http://www.diwiesign.com/index.php?page=stockphotos (Ever watched Saw horror movies? This is

a lot like Saw I)

http://www.abandoned-places.com/
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
http://www.oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm (Modern Ruins)
http://www.ohiotrespassers.com/ (abandoned, decayed buildings)
http://www.filipstadsbergslag.com/ (Dedicated to mines and miners)
http://bunkersite.com/ (Bunkers around the world)
http://www.dubtown.de/ (German. Pictures of decayed buildings and structures)
http://www.new-eden.com/ (Has a database of panoramic images)
http://www.abandoned.ru/index.php (Russian. Another source of abandoned structures)
http://www.urbanized.net/index.php?r=30 (Pictures of decayed structures)
http://www.uer.ca/ (More decayed...)
http://www.panoramio.com/ (Pictures of geological formations around the world. Integrated with

google Earth)

http://vyonyx.com/ (Both textures and professional quality pictures of various places, and concept

art)

www.freemediagoo.com (As above)
http://jeenybeen.typepad.com/gingko_leaves/textures/index.html
http://www.locationworks.com/library/index.html (Excellent reference for interiors and exteriors, all

categorized in sections such as bathrooms, living rooms, castles, rivers, etc.)