What kinds of textures are available on TextureTown?

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TextureTown (textures.neocities.org) organizes its library into named categories rather than a single flat list, and the site states there are 3867 textures in the store today. The categories cover abstract color pairings, building materials, natural surfaces, and a few subject-based groups, so you can usually jump straight to the material family you need instead of scrolling everything. The textures are offered for decorating websites and 3D worlds.

Full category list

Based on the site's category menu, the available groups are:

Category What it suggests you'll find
Abstract Brown & Grey Neutral-toned abstract patterns
Abstract Green & Yellow Abstract patterns in green/yellow
Abstract Pink & Blue Abstract patterns in pink/blue
Building Parts Components of structures
Fabric Cloth and textile surfaces
Fire & Light Glowing, burning, or lit surfaces
Fractals Generated fractal patterns
Humans & Technology Human/tech-themed imagery
Leather & Fur Animal-hide and fur textures
Metal Metallic surfaces
Nature & Earth Ground, soil, and natural terrain
Paper & Sponge Paper and porous absorbent surfaces
Pattern & Prints Repeating patterns and printed designs
Plants Foliage and plant surfaces
Stone & Brick Masonry and rock surfaces
Water Water surfaces
Wood Wood grain and timber surfaces

How the categories are structured

The categories fall into a few loose groups, which helps when you're deciding where to look:

  • Abstract and generated: Abstract Brown & Grey, Abstract Green & Yellow, Abstract Pink & Blue, Fractals, Pattern & Prints.
  • Construction and hard materials: Building Parts, Metal, Stone & Brick, Wood.
  • Natural and organic: Nature & Earth, Plants, Water, Leather & Fur.
  • Surface and craft materials: Fabric, Paper & Sponge.
  • Thematic: Fire & Light, Humans & Technology.

If you're texturing a 3D scene, the material-based categories (Metal, Wood, Stone & Brick, Water, Fabric) map most directly onto common surface types. If you're decorating a website background, the Abstract and Pattern & Prints categories are the more likely starting points.

Browsing and downloading

Each category contains many pages of textures. The site's own instructions describe the interaction: hover over a texture to preview it, then click to download it. There is also a "Texture of the Day" feature on the homepage, and a separate Graphics Catalogue for finding more graphics beyond textures.

For developers

TextureTown exposes an API for programmatic access to the textures, aimed at coders who want to pull assets without browsing manually. The site links to it as the "TextureTown API."

Practical notes

  • The count of 3867 is what the site reports at the time of writing; it can change as textures are added.
  • The site invites submissions — there's an "E-Mail in your textures!" link if you want to contribute your own.
  • Because categories are color- or material-based rather than tagged by use case, expect to browse a few pages within a category before finding a match.