Pexels vs Tiling Textures

Struggling to choose between Pexels and Tiling Textures? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Pexels is a Photos & Graphics solution with tags like photos, videos, free, stock, library, sharing, platform.

It boasts features such as Large library of free stock photos and videos, No attribution required, Advanced search filters (keywords, color, orientation, etc.), Easy downloading of media, Mobile app available, Integration with other apps/services and pros including Completely free, No copyright issues, High-quality content, Constantly growing media library, Intuitive interface and search, Commercial use allowed.

On the other hand, Tiling Textures is a Photos & Graphics product tagged with textures, tiling, 3d-modeling, game-design.

Its standout features include Creates seamless texture tiles from images, Supports tiling textures for PBR materials, Bakes ambient occlusion into textures, Has tools to remove perspective and lens distortion, Can generate normal, specular, gloss, emissive maps, Has brushes for cloning, smearing, blurring, Works with Photoshop files, and it shines with pros like Creates high quality seamless textures, Saves time compared to manually making textures tileable, Easy to use interface, Good for beginners and professionals.

Feature	Pexels	Tiling Textures
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Photos & Graphics	Photos & Graphics

Product Overview

Pexels

Description: Pexels is a free stock photo and video sharing platform. It offers a large library of high-quality media that can be used for personal and commercial projects without attribution. The interface makes it easy to search for and download photos and videos based on keywords, color, orientation, etc.

Tiling Textures

Description: Tiling Textures is a software tool used to create seamless texture tiles for 3D modeling and game design. It allows users to transform images into tileable textures that can be repeated without visible seams.

Key Features Comparison

Pexels Features

• Large library of free stock photos and videos
• No attribution required
• Advanced search filters (keywords, color, orientation, etc.)
• Easy downloading of media
• Mobile app available
• Integration with other apps/services

Tiling Textures Features

• Creates seamless texture tiles from images
• Supports tiling textures for PBR materials
• Bakes ambient occlusion into textures
• Has tools to remove perspective and lens distortion
• Can generate normal, specular, gloss, emissive maps
• Has brushes for cloning, smearing, blurring
• Works with Photoshop files

Pros & Cons Analysis

Pexels

Pros

• Completely free
• No copyright issues
• High-quality content
• Constantly growing media library
• Intuitive interface and search
• Commercial use allowed

Cons

• Limited selection compared to paid services
• No ability to request custom photos
• Somewhat generic selection of images
• Lower resolution files than paid services
• No ability to save collections or lightboxes

Tiling Textures

Pros

• Creates high quality seamless textures
• Saves time compared to manually making textures tileable
• Easy to use interface
• Good for beginners and professionals

Cons

• Limited to 2D textures
• Not suitable for very large or very small textures
• Occasional artifacts in tile borders
• No animation or video support

Pricing Comparison

Pexels

• Free

Tiling Textures

• One-time Purchase