A curated collection of free and paid 3D resources: software, assets, textures, HDRIs, tutorials, plugins, and learning material for Blender, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Maya, ZBrush and Unreal Engine. Covers 3D modeling, animation, VFX, rendering, game development, motion graphics, and digital art.
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Contents
Assets & Libraries Poly Haven · Quixel Megascans · Sketchfab
- Model Libraries: Free & General (38 items)
General-purpose 3D model libraries with free downloads.
- Model Libraries: Specialized (36 items)
Specialty model sources: characters, scans, anatomy, museums.
- Model Libraries: Architecture & Furniture (19 items)
Arch-viz, furniture, and BIM asset libraries.
- Asset Marketplaces (12 items)
General asset marketplaces across multiple engines and tools.
- Free Asset Giveaways (6 items)
Recurring free asset drops. Bookmark these.
- Software-Specific Asset Libraries (16 items)
Official asset libraries tied to specific DCCs.
- HDRIs (14 items)
HDR environment maps for lighting and reflections.
- Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries (30 items)
Free PBR texture libraries for materials authoring.
- Textures: Specialized (13 items)
Specialty texture sources: displacement, patterns, sprites, terrain.
- Textures: Premium (5 items)
Professional paid texture libraries.
- Stock Images & References (31 items)
Free and public-domain stock images, and 2D references.
- Stock Footage (16 items)
Free and archival video footage sources.
- Audio: SFX & Music Libraries (31 items)
Free and paid SFX and music libraries for games, reels, and film.
- Fonts (27 items)
Font libraries, pairing tools, and type references.
- Icons (32 items)
Icon libraries and animation sets.
- Game Assets (51 items)
Free and paid game-ready asset sources. Also listed under Game Development.
Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing Blender · Houdini · Cinema 4D
- Blender: Plugins & Addons (209 items)
Notable addons extending Blender.
- Blender: Tutorials (11 items)
Blender learning resources, beginner to advanced.
- Houdini: Getting Started (9 items)
Beginner-friendly Houdini intros.
- Houdini: Essential Learning Resources (18 items)
Long-form Houdini learning hubs.
- Houdini: VEX & Coding (12 items)
VEX, Python, OpenCL, and scripting in Houdini.
- Houdini: FX & Simulations (2 items)
Vellum, FLIP, Pyro, and other simulation workflows.
- Houdini: Rigging & Animation (KineFX) (2 items)
KineFX rigging, animation, and crowds.
- Houdini: Miscellaneous Tutorials (14 items)
Additional Houdini tutorials across topics.
- Houdini: Plugins & Tools (40 items)
Toolkits, pipeline tools, and HDAs.
- Houdini: Courses & Free Content (3 items)
Structured courses for Houdini.
- Houdini: Communities (10 items)
Forums, Discords, and tip archives.
- Cinema 4D: Learning (4 items)
C4D tutorials and learning hubs.
- Cinema 4D: Plugins (17 items)
C4D addons and bridges.
- Cinema 4D: Tips & Workflows (2 items)
Productivity blogs and shader workflow tricks.
- 3ds Max: Plugins (25 items)
3ds Max plugins.
- Fusion 360: Learning (5 items)
Fusion 360 courses.
- Material Creation Tools (31 items)
Texture authoring, procedural materials, and baking tools.
Animation & Rigging Mixamo · Rokoko · Cascadeur
- Animation: Channels & Tutorials (25 items)
Channels, courses and tutorials on 2D, motion and interactive animation.
- AI Motion Capture & Animation (38 items)
AI-powered mocap and character animation tools.
- Mocap & Animation Libraries (39 items)
Downloadable motion-capture and game animation clips: stores, free packs, engine samples, animal mocap.
- Mocap Datasets (44 items)
Research and open motion-capture datasets in BVH, FBX and SMPL. Most are non-commercial.
- Character Rigs: Maya (37 items)
Free and paid Maya animation rigs, rig directories and creator stores.
- Character Rigs: Other Apps (49 items)
Animation rigs for Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Unreal, Unity, Daz and 2D apps.
Lighting, Rendering & Shaders Redshift · Arnold · V-Ray
VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production Houdini · Nuke · EmberGen
Motion Graphics & Video After Effects · Cavalry · DaVinci Resolve
Game Development Unity · Unreal Engine · Godot
- Godot: Official Resources (9 items)
Official documentation and asset libraries.
- Godot: Key Plugins & Addons (35 items)
Essential Godot addons.
- Godot: Learning (9 items)
Godot-focused learning channels and courses.
- Godot: Communities (6 items)
Godot forums and chat.
- Unity Engine: Resources (457 items)
Unity community add-ons, tools, and learning resources.
- XR, AR & VR: Resources (60 items)
AR/VR/XR SDKs, frameworks, tools, and references across ARKit, ARCore, WebXR, and VR platforms.
- Unreal Engine: Resources (195 items)
Unreal Engine resources and marketplace picks.
- Game Dev Tools: Level Design (18 items)
Level editors and blockout tools.
- Game Dev Tools: Dialogue & Narrative (11 items)
Dialogue, narrative scripting, and IF tools.
- Game Dev Tools: Audio Middleware (9 items)
Adaptive audio and spatial audio middleware.
- Game Dev Tools: Networking & Multiplayer (16 items)
Multiplayer frameworks and game servers.
- Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX (46 items)
Sprite animation, 2D VFX, texture packers.
- Game Dev Tools: AI & Procedural Generation (17 items)
WFC, noise, procedural pipelines, economy design.
- Game Dev Tools: Physics Engines (15 items)
Open-source physics engines.
- Game Dev Tools: Version Control (6 items)
Version control for binary-heavy game projects.
- Game Dev Tools: Analytics & Playtesting (3 items)
Analytics and playtesting services.
- Game Design & Theory (25 items)
Design fundamentals, patterns, and references.
- Game Dev: YouTube Channels (19 items)
Channels covering game dev technique, design, and industry.
- Game Dev: Courses (5 items)
Structured game dev courses.
- Game Dev: Communities (15 items)
Reddit, Discord, forums, indie job boards.
- Game Jams (6 items)
Recurring game jams.
Art, Design & Visual Storytelling Photoshop · Procreate · Krita
- Concept Art & Illustration: Channels (14 items)
Channels on concept art, figure drawing, painting.
- Drawing & Painting for 3D Artists (21 items)
Gesture, figure, digital painting fundamentals for 3D artists.
- Photography: Reference & Fundamentals (19 items)
Photography knowledge directly applicable to 3D lighting and composition.
- Cinematography & Camera Work (20 items)
Shot composition, camera techniques, lighting for film/CG.
- Composition & Visual Storytelling (10 items)
Composition theory, color theory, visual hierarchy.
- Animation Principles (13 items)
The 12 principles of animation and related fundamentals.
- Design Principles & Typography (14 items)
Typography, visual hierarchy, design fundamentals.
- Color Theory & Tools (18 items)
Color palettes, generators, matching, and theory tools.
- Design Tools (45 items)
Vector editors, creative effect tools, and design utilities.
- General Inspiration (31 items)
Blogs, feeds, and curated inspiration sources.
- 2D Art References & Inspiration (12 items)
2D animation sheets, cloth, anime model sheets.
- Pre-Production, Storyboarding & Script Tools (42 items)
Storyboard apps, previs tools, script breakdown, reference managers, moodboarding, and direction-theory channels.
AI & Machine Learning for CG ComfyUI · Stable Diffusion · Runway
Tools, Pipeline & Utilities USD · RealityCapture · RizomUV
- USD (Universal Scene Description) (22 items)
OpenUSD resources, specifications, and guides.
- Scene & Pipeline Tools (41 items)
Production pipelines, render management, look dev.
- Gaussian Splatting & NeRF (84 items)
Neural and splatting reconstruction.
- Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning (85 items)
Photogrammetry, LiDAR, and Gaussian splat capture.
- Retopology & Mesh Tools (24 items)
Retopology and mesh processing.
- UV Tools (12 items)
UV unwrapping, packing, and UDIM tools.
- Rigging & Animation Tools (34 items)
Auto-rig, retargeting, and animation middleware.
- Matchmoving & Camera Tracking (15 items)
Camera tracking, object tracking, and camera matching tools.
- Miscellaneous 3D Tools & Utilities (67 items)
Assorted CG utilities and specialty tools.
- Plugin & Addon Marketplaces (53 items)
Per-software plugin marketplaces.
- Conversion Tools (51 items)
Format conversion across image, video, audio, and 3D.
- Pipeline Standards (17 items)
Interchange formats and standards.
- Pipeline Overview (1 item)
Industry-to-software quick reference.
Learning, Community & Industry ArtStation · 80 Level · fxguide
Software Reference
- 3D Software: Free (26 items)
Free and open-source 3D software.
- 3D Software: Free Tier (11 items)
Freemium 3D software with free tier available.
- 3D Software: Paid (42 items)
Professional paid 3D software.
- CAD Software (25 items)
Computer-aided design tools.
- 2D & Animation Software (59 items)
Digital painting, illustration, 2D animation.
- VFX & Compositing Software (49 items)
VFX, compositing, and real-time simulation tools.
- Render Engines (45 items)
Production render engines across CPU, GPU, biased, and unbiased path tracers.
- Video Editing Software (46 items)
NLEs and post-production software.
- Audio Software (47 items)
Audio editing, mixing, sound design, and SFX generation.
- Design Software (46 items)
UI/UX, vector, raster design apps.
- Viewers & File Utilities (30 items)
Image, video, and 3D file viewers.
- Game Engines: Free & Open Source (79 items)
Free and open-source game engines.
- Game Engines: Commercial Free Tiers (15 items)
Commercial engines with generous free tiers.
- Material & Texture Creation Software (23 items)
Material authoring, texture baking, and PBR painting tools.
- Photogrammetry & Scanning Software (24 items)
Photogrammetry, structure-from-motion, and 3D scanning apps.
- Matchmoving & Camera Tracking Software (7 items)
3D camera tracking, matchmove, and lens-distortion tools.
- Retopology & UV Software (18 items)
Standalone retopology, remeshing, and UV unwrapping/packing tools.
- Virtual Production Software (43 items)
Virtual production, broadcast graphics, and real-time stage tooling.
- Level Design & Map Editing Software (10 items)
Standalone level editors and tile/grid map authoring tools.
- Pipeline & Production Management Software (71 items)
Production tracking, render farm management, asset pipeline orchestration.
- Misc 3D Utilities Software (44 items)
Reference, scattering, simulation, and specialty 3D utilities.
- Scientific & Medical Visualization Software (54 items)
Molecular, volumetric, medical, astronomy, CFD, GIS, and data viz tools, plus DCC bridges and educators.
- Software Reference: Legacy & Defunct (4 items)
Historically significant 3D, VFX, rendering, and post software that is discontinued, sunset, or archival.
- AI Image & Texture Generation Software (31 items)
AI image generation and AI texture/material generation tools.
- AI Video Generation Software (34 items)
AI text-to-video and image-to-video generation tools.
- AI 3D Generation Software (35 items)
AI text-to-3D, image-to-3D, and 3D-asset generation tools.
- AI Audio & Music Generation Software (17 items)
AI music, voice, and SFX generation tools.
- AI Motion Capture Software (27 items)
Markerless and AI-driven motion capture and pose estimation tools.
- AI-Assisted CG Software (15 items)
AI upscaling, cleanup, generative assist, and AI-powered DCC features.
- AI Creative Canvas Software (10 items)
Node-based and all-in-one AI canvases that chain image, video, and 3D gen.
- AI Design Viz Software (8 items)
Sketch-to-render and AI design visualization for product and architecture.
- AI Product Photography Software (6 items)
AI virtual product photography and 3D digital twins for ecommerce.
Assets & Libraries
Models, textures, HDRIs, audio, stock. Everything downloadable. Asset-first lookup lives here.
Model Libraries: Free & General
General-purpose 3D model libraries with free downloads.
- 3DExport Free tier. Marketplace for buying and selling 3D models, textures and print-ready files.
- 3Dshaker. Free sample 3D models for Blender from the 3dshaker store.
- 3Dzip. Free 3D models and interior scenes.
- Blend Swap. Open-source .blend file library.
- Blender 3D models License unspecified. 3D models, particle systems, and effects.
- CadNav License unspecified. Architecture, furniture, vehicle models.
- Casual Effects Data. Graphics research datasets and test scenes.
- CGAxis Free tier. Library of 12,000+ royalty-free 3D models, PBR materials and HDRIs with free models, a Blender add-on and the CGAxis Hub import app.
- CGHEVEN. Free CC0 3D and VFX assets.
- CGTrader Free tier. Community model marketplace.
- Chocofur Free. Free section of Chocofur premium 3D model store.
- Free3D. Large free 3D model library with models in OBJ, 3DS, FBX, Blend and other formats.
- Free3D.io. Free 3D model download site with community-uploaded models in common formats.
- Free3DBase License unspecified. Free 3D models of branded consumer products in 3DS, DXF and OBJ formats.
- Funes License unspecified. Online archive of 3D-scanned monuments and cultural heritage, with panoramas and guided stories.
- GrabCAD. Community CAD model library.
- Icosa Gallery. Open-source 3D model hosting site built as a Google Poly replacement, holding Open Brush and Open Blocks creations with a public API.
- Keenan Crane’s Model Repository. Clean test meshes for shader and subdivision work.
- Mantissa/resources. Free Blender files and resources.
- MyMiniFactory Scan the World License unspecified. Scan the World collection of scanned heritage objects.
- Open3DModel. Free 3D model archive with downloads in Blend, Max, OBJ, FBX, C4D and other formats.
- OpenTopography/datasets. High-resolution Earth-science topography datasets and related tools. Registration required.
- Oyonale Paid. Sells 3D models for various industries.
- PBRPX License unspecified. Free PBR materials and some 3D models.
- Poly Haven. CC0 models, textures up to 8K+, HDRIs up to 16K.
- Poly Pizza. Low-poly models (Google Poly archive).
- Polycam Explore License unspecified. User-uploaded photogrammetry scans.
- PrintWhat Free tier. Search engine that queries 40 public 3D-printing and CAD model sources at once and links each result to its original listing.
- Quaternius’s Ultimate Low-Poly Models. Ultimate low-poly model packs (CC0).
- RigModels Free tier. Free 3D model search engine with rigged and static models in OBJ, FBX, STL, DAE and GLB.
- rileyb3d Library. Free packed .blend files ready to use.
- Sketchfab Free tier. Massive downloadable library.
- Stanford 3D Scanning Repository. Classic academic 3D scans (bunny, dragon, etc.).
- The Base Mesh License unspecified. Base meshes for sculpting and rigging.
- Thingiverse. 3D-printing model community.
- Three D Scans. Free archive of high-resolution 3D scans of museum sculptures and statues.
- TurboSquid Free tier. Professional models with free section.
- XYZed3D (Gumroad). CC0 (non-AI) asset packs: models, props, misc. By artyusufpatel.
Model Libraries: Specialized
Specialty model sources: characters, scans, anatomy, museums.
- 3D MDB License unspecified. Model search database across many sites.
- 3D Scan Store Paid. Ten24 store of HD head, body, hand and pose scans, retopologised models, MetaHuman identities and displacement maps.
- Ameede. Free STL and vector downloads for CNC relief carving, laser cutting and 3D printing.
- Anatomy 360 Paid. Anatomy 3D reference models for artists, including motion packs that show realistic musculature.
- Anatomy For Sculptors Paid. ArtStation page of Anatomy For Sculptors with anatomy reference models and books for sculptors.
- Anything World Gallery Free tier. Animated, game-ready models.
- Artec 3D. Free high-resolution 3D scans. (CC-BY)
- AXYZ design Paid. Library of 3,000+ render-ready scanned 3D and 4D people, paired with the anima crowd animation software for archviz.
- Big Medium Small Paid. Kitbash 3D asset packs for concept artists and game designers, with themed sets like Wild West, Mech Squad, Chiba City and Paranormal.
- British Museum (Sketchfab). British Museum Sketchfab account with 3D scans of objects from its collection.
- Characterz Free tier. 9,000+ customizable diverse 3D character illustrations with Blender source files.
- Cleveland Museum of Art (Sketchfab). Cleveland Museum of Art Sketchfab account with 3D scans of artworks from its collection.
- Digital Production Example Library. ASWF-hosted set of free production assets for testing pipelines, including Netflix ALab USD scene, Intel 4004 Moore Lane and an OpenPBR playground.
- Disney Animation Data Sets Mixed. Production data sets released by Walt Disney Animation Studios for research, including the Moana Island Scene with everything needed to render it.
- DOSCH Design Paid. Shop for HDRI collections, hand-modeled CAD-accurate 3D models and textures; also a KeyShot reseller.
See also: Assets & Libraries → HDRIs
- EmberGen Free VDB Volumes. CC0 VDB simulation sequences from JangaFX, such as explosions, campfire, chimney smoke and a tornado, each with its EmberGen preset.
- Emojiz Paid. 77+ animated 3D emoji illustrations with Blender source files.
- glTF Sample Assets Mixed. Khronos repository of glTF models that each demonstrate a format feature, used to test viewers, engines and exporters.
- Handz. Free library of 320+ diverse 3D hand illustrations with Blender source files.
- Insect 3D Models. Free insect 3D models by zerokobo, built to show the forms of real insect species.
- Mixamo. Rigged characters, auto-rigger, and free animation library (Adobe).
See also: Animation & Rigging → Mocap & Animation Libraries
- Models Resource. Archive of 3D models ripped from video games, sorted by platform and game.
- Models Resource (3D). 3D model rips from games. Sister site to Spriters Resource.
- NASA 3D Resources Mixed. Spacecraft, planets, terrain models (mixed CC0 / CC-BY. Check per-asset license; mirror at nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov).
See also: Assets & Libraries → Textures: Specialized
- NIH 3D. NIH portal for downloading and sharing bioscientific and medical 3D models, exportable as GLB or STL for printing and visualization.
- NVIDIA ORCA. Open Research Content Archive of rendering test scenes such as Amazon Lumberyard Bistro, Emerald Square, UE4 Sun Temple and Beeple Zero-Day.
- OpenVDB Sample Models. Official .vdb volume versions of standard test models such as armadillo and buddha, plus Houdini and Maya example files.
- Quaternius. Free low-poly game assets.
- Renderpeople Free tier. Store of scanned 3D people in posed, animated and 4D variants for archviz and film, with a set of free models.
- Robotz. Free modular 3D cartoon robot with customizable heads, bodies, and hands.
- Sample and Hold. Head, body and FACS scan demo data from a scanning studio. Free on request.
- Scanned Female Head Model by EISKO. Free high-resolution scanned female head model (Louise).
- Smithsonian 3D. 3D digitization site from the Smithsonian with scans of museum objects and historical artifacts.
See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning
- Smithsonian Open Access. Millions of 2D/3D museum assets, CC0.
- Squir Paid. Store of detailed 3D car models, including current production vehicles, sold per model.
- Wire Wheels Club. Library of 3D vehicle models, free for personal and commercial use.
Model Libraries: Architecture & Furniture
Arch-viz, furniture, and BIM asset libraries.
- 3asky License unspecified. 3DS Max and general library.
- 3D Warehouse License unspecified. SketchUp’s online library of user-made and manufacturer 3D models, free to download.
- 3ddd License unspecified. Design and architecture models.
- 3DSky License unspecified. Large marketplace of 3D models for architecture and interior visualization, mostly 3ds Max.
- Archibase Planet. Long-running archviz site with free furniture and interior 3D models, textures and a daily-updated model feed.
- BIMobject License unspecified. Library of manufacturer BIM and CAD objects for Revit, ArchiCAD and other architecture tools.
- BIMsmith. Free platform for configuring and downloading manufacturer building products as Revit, AutoCAD and SketchUp files from hundreds of brands.
- CADMAPPER Free tier. Web tool that exports map data for any area as CAD files for AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino and Illustrator, with free whole-city road files.
- CG Mood License unspecified. Marketplace for 3D models, materials and scenes aimed at architectural visualization.
- Design Connected License unspecified. Marketplace for high-end 3D models of designer furniture, lighting and decor for archviz.
- Dimensiva License unspecified. Library of 3D models of real designer furniture and decor for archviz.
- Evermotion License unspecified. Archviz publisher selling Archmodels collections of 3D models and ready-made interior scenes.
- Globe Plants Paid. Photoreal 3D plant and tree models sold per species for 3ds Max, SketchUp and other CG tools, with custom model requests.
- Maxtree Paid. Store of 3D plant and tree model collections for archviz, compatible with 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Unreal, Maya and Twinmotion.
- RevitCity. Community download library of 23,000+ user-made Revit families and objects, with gallery and forums.
- SketchUp Texture Club Free tier. Archviz library of free tileable textures, 3D models and material packs, with an optional supporter membership.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries
- Syncronia License unspecified. Portal for manufacturer CAD and BIM objects used in architecture and interior design.
- Viz-People License unspecified. Archviz scenes, 3D people, vegetation, HDRIs.
- XfrogPlants Paid. Library of about 8,000 3D plant models for archviz.
Asset Marketplaces
General asset marketplaces across multiple engines and tools.
- ArtStation Marketplace Paid. ArtStation storefront where artists sell 3D models, brushes, tutorials and other assets.
- Blender Market Paid. Blender-specific assets and addons.
- BOOTH Mixed. pixiv’s creator marketplace; its 3D section is a major source of VRChat avatars, clothing and VRoid assets.
- Cubebrush Paid. Marketplace for game art assets, brushes, textures and tutorials sold by artists.
- Envato Paid. Subscription with unlimited downloads of stock video, music, sound effects, 3D, graphics, fonts, LUTs and video templates.
- Fab (Epic) Free tier. Unified marketplace (UE, Sketchfab, ArtStation).
- Jinxxy Mixed. Creator marketplace for VR and VTubing goods: avatars, clothing, worlds, scripts and tools.
- Julio Sillet (Gumroad) Free tier. Free and paid PBR texture sets and material packs.
- RenderHub Free Free tier. Daz Content, 3D models, textures and materials.
- Renderosity Mixed. Long-running marketplace and community for 3D models and Poser content, with a Free Stuff section, galleries and forums.
- SplatMart Paid. Marketplace for buying and selling Gaussian splat scenes (PLY, SOGS, SPZ).
- Unity Asset Store Free tier. Unity’s official store for 3D models, tools, scripts and other game assets.
Free Asset Giveaways
Recurring free asset drops. Bookmark these.
Software-Specific Asset Libraries
Official asset libraries tied to specific DCCs.
- Blender Demo Files. Official Blender demo scenes and splash-screen files for testing and learning.
- Blender Extensions. Official addons and themes repository.
- Chaos Cosmos License unspecified. Free V-Ray/Corona asset library (3D models, materials, HDRIs).
- Clip Studio Assets License unspecified. Brushes, materials, 3D models, auto-actions.
- Figma Community License unspecified. Free templates, plugins, UI kits.
- Krita Resources License unspecified. Official brushes, textures, templates.
- Mari Texture Library. Foundry community library of 120+ free Mari Smart Materials, masks, textures up to 8K, brushes and HDRIs from studio texture artists; BSD-3 licence.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Textures: Specialized
- Maxon Asset Browser Paid. Cinema 4D built-in asset library.
- Maya Content Browser Paid. Official example scenes and assets.
- Poly Haven Asset Browser Paid. Blender add-on that puts Poly Haven’s HDRIs, materials and models in the Asset Browser with auto-updates; slated to go free at 5,000 patrons.
See also: Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Blender: Plugins & Addons
- RenderMan Community License unspecified. Free RenderMan assets, shaders, HDRIs.
- SideFX Content Library. Official SideFX library of Houdini tutorials, example files and assets.
See also: Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Getting Started
- Singularity Production Files (Blender Studio) Paid. Production assets, frames and encodes from Blender Studio’s 2026 painterly space short, released under CC BY.
- Substance 3D Assets Paid. Adobe PBR material library. Free tier plus paid library.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries
- Substance 3D Community Assets. Free user-made Substance materials, filters and tools.
See also: Learning, Community & Industry → 3D Communities & Forums
- ZBrush Download Center. Maxon download page for free ZBrush plugins and add-on resources.
HDRIs
HDR environment maps for lighting and reflections.
- Adobe Stock HDRI Paid. Adobe Stock search for paid studio HDRIs used to light product and studio renders.
- CGEES. CC0 HDRI library of skies and 360 environments up to 24K, downloadable without an account. Rebuilt successor to iHDRI.
- DOSCH Design Paid. Shop for HDRI collections, hand-modeled CAD-accurate 3D models and textures; also a KeyShot reseller.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Model Libraries: Specialized
- HDR Maps. Free HDRI packs from HDR Maps, a site that also sells premium HDRIs.
- HDRI Hub Free tier. Professional HDRIs, backplates, textures & 3D people for archviz/CGI. Free commercial samples (HDRIs up to 8K) plus premium.
- HDRI Skies. Free sky HDRIs for lighting and backgrounds in 3D renders.
- Maxime Roz HDRI Pack. Free studio and outdoor HDRIs for product viz.
- No Emotion HDRs. Free high-resolution HDRIs sorted by time of day.
- Noah Witchell Free HDR Bundles. Free HDRI bundles from VFX artist Noah Witchell, usable for any purpose including commercial work, with no attribution required.
- Open HDRI. Small library of free CC0 HDRIs for lighting 3D scenes.
- OpenFootage. Free HDRIs, VFX plates, and backplates.
- Poly Haven HDRIs. Poly Haven’s library of free CC0 HDRIs for lighting, available up to 16K.
- RenderMan HDRIs. Pixar’s collection of HDRIs provided for lighting with RenderMan.
- zwischendrin HDRIs Paid. Paid HDRI packs in .hdr and .exr at 6K to 11.5K, sold individually or bundled.
Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries
Free PBR texture libraries for materials authoring.
- 3D Textures. Free PBR texture library with color, normal, roughness and displacement maps.
- 3DAssets.one. Search engine across the largest free texture sites at once.
- 3DTexel. 1,600+ handmade CC0 assets, incl. 1,000+ seamless PBR materials, HDRIs, decals, IES profiles and 3D models. Free account required to download.
- ambientCG. Library of 2000+ CC0 PBR materials, HDRIs and models, free to download.
- Arroway Textures Free tier. Digital textures for 3D rendering and real-time use.
- C4DCenter Material Library. Free Cinema 4D materials with high-quality texture maps. Personal and commercial use.
- Celestia Motherlode. Repository of Celestia addons: textures, models, and celestial objects.
- CG Bookcase. Free CC0 PBR texture library with downloadable texture map sets.
- Free PBR. Hundreds of free materials.
- FreeStylized. Free library of stylized PBR textures with Substance Designer source files, plus alphas, skyboxes and stylized 3D models.
- Kaimoisch. Scanned PBR textures, now under Texxary and being redeveloped.
- LotPixel. Photogrammetry and PBR textures, 3D models, decals. 1500+ free textures.
- Matcaps. Large matcap texture library in PNG and ZMT, organized by color.
- MaterialX Library. AMD’s free MaterialX-based material library. Download materials or upload your own.
- Physically Based. Reference database of real-world PBR values for materials, lights, and cameras.
- PlainTextures. Free high-resolution textures, brushes, and photos.
- PolyScan. Small CC0 library of tileable 4K and 8K PBR textures, decals and 3D models for archviz and games, with a Blender add-on.
- Share Textures. Free CC0 PBR textures, models and HDRIs from Share Textures.
- SketchUp Texture Club Free tier. Archviz library of free tileable textures, 3D models and material packs, with an optional supporter membership.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Model Libraries: Architecture & Furniture
- Substance 3D Assets Paid. Adobe PBR material library. Free tier plus paid library.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Software-Specific Asset Libraries
- Texture Fabrik. Free textures and tileable patterns.
- Texture Labs. Free original textures and tutorials for art and design.
- Texture Supply (Gumroad). Gumroad store from Texture Supply with textures and 3D assets for photoreal rendering.
- Texture.Ninja. Public domain photographic textures, reference images, and cutouts. (CC0)
- TextureCan. Free PBR textures, high scan quality.
- TextureKing. Free material stock textures.
- Textures.com Free tier. Massive professional texture library.
- Texturify. Free high-resolution CG textures for personal and commercial use.
- The Blendersauce Vault Materials. Free material vault covering bricks, concrete, fabric, metal, nature, plaster, stone, tiles, and wood.
- The Pixel Lab Freebies. Free 3D models and textures.
Textures: Specialized
Specialty texture sources: displacement, patterns, sprites, terrain.
- CGI Moon Kit. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio moon kit: high-resolution moon textures and elevation data for rendering.
- Mari Texture Library. Foundry community library of 120+ free Mari Smart Materials, masks, textures up to 8K, brushes and HDRIs from studio texture artists; BSD-3 licence.
See also: Assets & Libraries → Software-Specific Asset Libraries
- NASA 3D Resources Mixed. Spacecraft, planets, terrain models (mixed CC0 / CC-BY. Check per-asset license; mirror at nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov).
See also: Assets & Libraries → Model Libraries: Specialized
- Pixar One Twenty Eight. Pixar’s 1993 library of 128 repeating textures (bricks, fabrics, woods), updated with bump and normal maps and released under CC BY 4.0.
- Screaming Brain Studios. itch.io creator releasing 30,000+ CC0 textures and tiles: tiny low-res texture packs, planet surfaces, space backgrounds and isometric tiles.
- Shaded Relief. Natural Earth data and terrain reference.
- Solar Textures. These textures represent real planetary maps in equirectangular projection. Textures in this pack are based on NASA elevation and imagery data. (CC-BY)
- Spriters Resource. Archive of sprite sheets ripped from video games, sorted by platform and game.
- Subtle Patterns. Library of free tileable background patterns for web and design use.
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