When trying to come up with new ideas for textures, I often turn to Flickr for inspiration. The vast amount of texture images on there is overwhelming and sometimes makes it hard to find the ones you are looking for. In order to make things easier for you, I created an overview with 5 groups, which offer a great variety of texture photos and have a solid user base, so that new content keeps flowing in on a regular basis.

Here is the list of flickr groups in no particular order. I included a few details like the number of members to date, number of photos and the number of images that may be added per day, week or month. Have fun browsing through all these wonderful images!

1. Textures for Layers

picture taken by Chacal1233

Nr. of members: 9184
Nr. of photos: 9513
Upload limit: 3 photos per day
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2. Textures only

picture taken by Nick & Whitney

Nr. of members: 1287
Nr. of photos: 4771
Upload limit: 3 photos per day
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3. Textures

picture taken by Fly on the wall

Nr. of members: 5740
Nr. of photos: 75132
Upload limit: none
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4. Best Textures

picture taken by Eric M. Martin

Nr. of members: 1820
Nr. of photos: 3657
Upload limit: none
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5. textures and patterns

picture taken by Mela Sogono

Nr. of members: 2085
Nr. of photos: 26518
Upload limit: 5 photos per day
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Alright, this should keep you guys busy for while. I hope that you find some extraordinary photos amongst these groups. If you feel that I missed one or more flickr groups, please let me know in the comments and I will update the post. Enjoy!