[CG Textures] - The worlds largest free texture site. Planet Earth Texture Maps. The Earth is a complex planet to render.
There are large land areas of varying color, and it can be difficult to find a suitable texture map in the public domain. There are vast areas of open water which are both specular and reflective. The planet is shrouded by layers of complex clouds with varying opacities. And the planet is blanketed by a thick atmosphere.
I have gathered together all of the public domain data to create this synthesis of images which, while not accurate or true in the strict photographic sense, is never the less detailed and aesthetically "correct. " 14 Free High-Res Slate Textures. I've got a nice simple set of slate textures for you guys today.
It's amazing where you can find wonderful textures if you only open your eyes to them. These textures are part of my bathroom for instance. I've seen them hundreds of times and last week was the first time I thought; "That would make a pretty cool texture". - Lost and Taken - 10 Design Blogs that Give Away Quality Textures. Lost and Taken is not the only good place to find quality free textures on the internet, there are a lot of design blogs out there who give away high-quality textures from time to time.
Throughout the last few months I've met so many nice designers and bloggers who are , like me, trying to help out the community by giving away free resources. One of those cool people I've met is Matt from Spoonfed Design. Matt was nice enough to put together this list of blogs that also give away free textures every once in awhile. We've also included links to their twitter profiles, so make sure to tell them thanks for doing such an awesome job. Bittbox is the design community's premier freebie blog, and Bittbox releases extremely high quality textures. How a Turn a Texture into a Seamlessly Tiled Background - PSDTUTS.