Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone

[Eric Matyas]

This week’s new seamless textures are all fantasy textures:

TXR - METAL - Seamless
Some grungy textures…perhaps for urban-based structures or sci-fi things?
https://soundimage.org/txr-metal-seamless/

TXR – ROCK / STONE – Fantasy
These don’t exist in reality but are combinations of other images that I’ve created.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/

Have a good week and keep being creative!

[Eric Matyas]

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 – 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 – ROCK / STONE – Fantasy
Some more fantasy stone textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/

Enjoy!

[Eric Matyas]

Greetings fellow creatives,

I’ve been super busy for the past week, but I managed to create some new free music tracks for your projects. You’ll find them here:

On my Fantasy 9 page:

SECRET SPELLS – (Looping) – All alone in the drafty castle…what is that mischievous wizard cooking up?
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-9/

THE LEGEND BEGINS – And so begins the tale.
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-9/

And on my Puzzle Music 4 page:

PUZZLE ISLAND – (Looping) – Here’s a fun little piece that has a quirky, magical feel to it with a hint of mystery as well.
https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-4/

Enjoy!

[Eric Matyas]

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) intelligent…lol. Here’s a link if anyone wants to check it out:

https://exilian.co.uk/articles.php

That said, this week’s cool new textures are on the following pages:

TXR – BRICK - Seamless
Some really interesting brick textures.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

TXR – ROCK/STONE – 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 ambience sounds.

Keep being creative!

[Eric Matyas]

Hey everyone,

For those of you who have been using my original music in your projects, I’ve had a good number of requests for uncompressed versions of my tracks, so I’ve 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 incredible…give them a try!

If anyone is curious as to why I didn’t 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, it’s 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 I’ll upload them to Gumroad for you. Feel free to convert to Ogg (or any format you like.)

That said, this week’s new free textures are on the following pages:

TXR – BRICK - Seamless
These might be really nice for castles.
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

TXR – WOOD – 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!

[Eric Matyas]

Hi guys,

New free images are waiting for your projects on these pages:

ART – 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 – 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 time…(we’re talking about 1900+ tracks) so I’m uploading Ogg files instead. I’ve started with my Fantasy page. They sound really great…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!

[Eric Matyas]

More mad experimenting this week.

I’ve 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 – Brick page, you’ll 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 – Ground page, you’ll 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 I’ll be happy to upload them for you.

Enjoy and keep being creative!

[Eric Matyas]

Hi guys,
I’ve 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. Halloween’s not too far off, so I’ll try to create more creepy music tracks this month.
Meanwhile, if anyone has requests for Ogg versions of tracks that haven’t been made available yet, just let me know and I’ll be happy to upload them for you.
Enjoy!

[Eric Matyas]

Greetings!

New pixel art-style tiles are ready for your projects. All free to use with attribution. You’ll find them here:

ART – Ground
https://soundimage.org/art-ground/

ART – Metal
https://soundimage.org/art-metal/

Enjoy and keep creating!

[Eric Matyas]

Hey everyone,

I just opened a new page of stone pixel art-style tiles. You’ll find them here:

ART – Stone
https://soundimage.org/art-stone/

Feel free to edit as needed.

I’ve also created a bunch of new ground tiles. They live here:

ART – 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!

[Eric Matyas]

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/

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I’ve created a bunch of new seamless fantasy textures. All free to use with attribution. You’ll find them on these pages:

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

TXR – Rock/Stone – Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/

TXR – Vegetation (scroll down for the seamless images)
https://soundimage.org/txr-vegetation/

Btw, if you happen to use my music tracks, I’m releasing premium Ogg versions of them on Gumroad for a small fee to help support my website. Give them a try…they sound great!

Have a good week…and keep being creative!

[Eric Matyas]

I can’t believe November is almost over…where does the time go?

Anyhow, I've created more new fantasy textures. 100% free to use with attribution. They live here:

TXR - Ground
https://soundimage.org/txr-ground/

TXR – Paper
https://soundimage.org/txr-paper/

And over 4000 more images are waiting for you as well.

Enjoy…and have a good week!

[Eric Matyas]

Happy New Year!

I have a bunch of brand new free texture images ready for your projects. They are on these pages:

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

TXR – Rock / Stone - Fantasy
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/

TXR – Sci-Fi
https://soundimage.org/txr-sci-fi/

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

I hope some of my work is helpful!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[leopold leo]

Man, you guys really are creative, I am learning a lot fto you all. Keep posting!

[Campbell Ritchie]

leopold leo wrote:. . . you guys really are creative . . .

On this thre‍ad, there is only Eric Matyas, producing all these pictures on his own. Yes, he is creative, isn't he.

And welcome to the Ranch

[Eric Matyas]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:

leopold leo wrote:. . . you guys really are creative . . .

On this thre‍ad, there is only Eric Matyas, producing all these pictures on his own. Yes, he is creative, isn't he.

And welcome to the Ranch

Thanks, I really appreciate it!  :-)

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.

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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.

[Eric Matyas]

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. :-)

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

It’s been a while…I’ve been super busy with music and other stuff. I’m back to creating images for everyone, though…a bunch of new ones are on these pages…free, as always, to use with attribution:

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

TXR – ALIEN SKINS
https://soundimage.org/txr-alien-skins/

TXR – GLASS
https://soundimage.org/txr-glass/

TXR – ROCK/STONE – FANTASY
https://soundimage.org/txr-rock-stone-fantasy/

Enjoy and stay safe.

[Eric Matyas]

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. :-)

[Eric Matyas]

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.

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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.

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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.

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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!

[Eric Matyas]

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.

[Eric Matyas]

Hi everyone,

I’ve added more free texture images for this week:

Tile-able Asphalt is here:
https://soundimage.org/txr-concrete-pavement-seamless/

Tile-able bark is here:
https://soundimage.org/txr-bark-seamless/

And tile-able brick is here:
https://soundimage.org/txr-brick-seamless/

I’ve also created an index page for all of the image pages. It’s accessed from the top menu bar on my site.
https://soundimage.org/images-home-page/

OTHER NEWS

If you happen to need some creepy-sounding music, I’ll be releasing some new tracks 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.

Please stay safe.

[Eric Matyas]

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.