Material download sites

The purpose of this article is to provide sites where developers can find extra materials to use in their maps. Please check for any limitations (e.g. no commercial use) when downloading and using resources you find on the web.

Material sites

• AZ Textures
• Textures Link Directory - Add your site for free.
• CG Textures
• Free Texture Packs
• The_Best_Flash's Junk - Over 200 bumpmapped VTF files.
• Prototstar's Solar Industry - Custom-made textures made for Source Engine.
• Texture Warehouse
• VGPro (downloads site) - Half-Life 2 Texture Pack 2 by cncr04s
• Animax.it
• Image * After
• Textures Library
• Mayang.com Textures
• Moddb texture site directory
• MorgueFile - stock photography.
• Oyonale - Small library of source photos suitable for turning into textures, courtesy of Gilles Tran.
• LocationWorks - Lots of pictures, anything from old castles to pubs.
• SXC.HU - Huge library of images.
• Berneyboy Texture Packs
• David Gurrea
• Absolute Background Textures Archive - "Cheap 'n' Cheerful Low-res"
• Texture Forrest
• Lemog's Maya Textures
• 3d.sk - Human Photo References for 3D Artists and Game Developers (large source -partly free)
• Creative Commons
• DeathByNukes.com A few free, ready to use Source materials.
• Creative Textures
• TextureVault Free for low resolution versions.