Since starting my professional career in 2002, I spent many years imagining a library of free textures specifically tailored to the needs of designers. In 2017, anxious to take on a new adventure, I realized that for many years I had been slowly building up the library of resources I had always hoped to find. It seemed like a crazy, perhaps not-so-financially-wise decision, but I started to build a site to distribute these tools to the design community for free.
Texturelabs launched with about 500 free textures (and now features over 2000)
Texturelabs.org launched in 2019... But how would anyone find out about the site? I created a few video tutorials highlighting some basic techniques using Texturelabs resources.
A few of the first tutorials posted on the Texturelabs Youtube Channel
The tutorial portion of the project on Youtube gained more momentum than I ever expected and now includes 50+ video tutorials covering a wide range of graphic and illustrative approaches.
In 2021, I began including After Effects tutorials in the mix.
Recent tutorials, including After Effects and Photoshop
With the support of the design community (via Patreon) Texturelabs continues to thrive and I’m able to spend a significant portion of my time continuing to add free resources and educational material.
A selection of images from the monthly Patreon updates, highlighting new Texturelabs assets
