7 hi-res textures of wood and volcanic stone from Fuerteventura

Posted by Vincent on Jul 22, 2009 in Textures | 6 comments

7 hi-res textures of wood and volcanic stone from Fuerteventura

My dear friend Martin, a regular contributor to this blog, recently went on vacation to Fuerteventura, one of the Canary islands. This island has emerged from volcanic activities and there is an abundance of nice rock formations, which are perfectly suited for shooting textures. This is exactly what he did and he gave me a few of his best shots in order to share...

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5 hi-res grunge textures made from pancakes

Posted by Vincent on Jul 1, 2009 in Textures | 9 comments

5 hi-res grunge textures made from pancakes

You might ask yourself, what kind of a stupid title is that – grunge in combination with pancakes? The idea for these textures just popped up, when I was standing in the kitchen and making…you guessed it: pancakes. I just looked at the first one I made and thought that the color and structure resembles some rust textures that you see floating around...

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new kids on the (texture) block

Posted by Vincent on Jun 29, 2009 in News | 2 comments

new kids on the (texture) block

It was pretty quiet here for the last month, due to the fact that I was busy working on other personal projects and client work. But I promise to make up for my absence by posting a bunch of articles over the coming days, starting with this one here. I would like to present you 2 great new texture sites that have emerged recently. The first new site is called...

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4 hi-res mussel shell textures

Posted by Vincent on May 26, 2009 in Textures | 2 comments

4 hi-res mussel shell textures

Summertime is here and this calls for different kinds of textures. Last week, I spent a lovely day at the beach with my fiance and while walking along the coastline, we collected quite a few mussel shells. At home, I made a big pile and created these textures from it. I hope you find them useful. Enjoy! Update: One of my twitter friends – ...

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Interview with professional photographer Tyson Crosbie

Posted by Vincent on May 6, 2009 in Textures | 4 comments

Interview with professional photographer Tyson Crosbie

I am very pleased to present to you the first interview here on HRT. A few months ago, I noticed some outstanding textures in the HRT Flickr pool and I wanted to find out more about the artist, Tyson Crosbie. Turns out, he’s a professional photographer from Phoenix, Arizona, and he agreed to do this interview and share some details about his artwork and...

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