Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

July 22, 2008 | Posted in Freebies |

I have to admit … These textures were really fun to make. I went to a little book store over the weekend that you can’t even find on Google Maps, bought a book that is about 50 yrs old, dissected it (literally), and scanned all the parts. It took a while, but I have a very cool free high resolution texture pack for everyone to download. There are 12 textures, all over 3000px. You can see them all individually on flickr by clicking on each image, or download all of them in a zip at the bottom.

1. The Cover (Minus the text)

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

I’m going to post the textures in order from front cover to back cover. This should be fun;)

2. Cardboard from inside the Front Cover

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

3. Inside Front Cover

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

4. Single Page

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

5. Stack of Pages

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

6. Part of the Spine - Canvas

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

7. Page Spread

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

8. Part of the Spine - Canvas

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

9. “Bunch” of Pages

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

10. Inside Back Cover

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

11. Cardboard from inside the Back Cover

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

12. Back Cover

Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book

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116 Responses to “Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book”

  1. dan Jul 22, 08 at 12:41 pm

    nice

  2. PLEASED WITH FREEBIES! Jul 22, 08 at 12:44 pm

    YOU ARE THE MAN BITTY MY BOY!

  3. Corey Jul 22, 08 at 12:46 pm

    wow, these are awesome. i did the same thing with an old book i found just a couple days ago. though i didnt get as good of results.
    thanks!

  4. mattman Jul 22, 08 at 12:47 pm

    this is…GREAT!!!

  5. J.Gardner Jul 22, 08 at 12:48 pm

    Wow, great stuff.. This is a really cool concept. Thanks.

    J.Gardner.

  6. Daniel Holter Jul 22, 08 at 12:56 pm

    This is the kind of find that sends me on a design bender for the rest of an otherwise boring Tuesday afternoon. :)

    Really, really, really great…. thanks, mate.

  7. Ryan Jul 22, 08 at 12:59 pm

    pure gold, BB!

  8. Scott Jul 22, 08 at 1:25 pm

    love it bitt

  9. gfxchick Jul 22, 08 at 1:29 pm

    These are terrific. Thanks Bitt!

  10. lb Jul 22, 08 at 1:35 pm

    you’ve given me great inspiration for my wedding invites! thanks so much! l

  11. Aaron Riddle Jul 22, 08 at 1:36 pm

    Awesome! Thanks, Bitt!

  12. peter Jul 22, 08 at 1:45 pm

    i love you

  13. Mariella Jul 22, 08 at 1:52 pm

    Mmmmm. That spine — No. 8 — is luscious!

  14. RSD Jul 22, 08 at 2:23 pm

    so freaking cool it hurts!

  15. Jeremey Jul 22, 08 at 2:53 pm

    Once again - ya knocked it out of the park! Thanks Bitt!!

  16. Jakob Jul 22, 08 at 2:58 pm

    i love you, too
    so great
    thats even better than the new batman movie
    merci

  17. Tom Jul 22, 08 at 3:43 pm

    the inside front cover and inside back cover look exactly the same.

    that said, these are ridiculously awesome! thanks!

  18. BittBox Jul 22, 08 at 3:46 pm

    Hey thanks Tom, I j ust had the wrong image in there twice. Fixed now.

    ~Bitt

  19. D.A.T. Jul 22, 08 at 3:49 pm

    Wow! great idea Bitt!

  20. Alex Jul 22, 08 at 4:49 pm

    truly inspiring! great idea and beautiful pictures!

  21. elton Jul 22, 08 at 4:57 pm

    amazing, thanks

  22. Patrick Jul 22, 08 at 5:06 pm

    I design bookcovers for a living so I know I’m gonna use this someday.

  23. Jami Jul 22, 08 at 5:52 pm

    I love these, and can be used for many different things. Thanx!

  24. trendbreakr Jul 22, 08 at 6:08 pm

    Awesome, thanks!

  25. Foof Jul 22, 08 at 6:12 pm

    frikkin sweet

  26. Inerxia Jul 22, 08 at 6:28 pm

    Y de que era el libro?

    What was the title of the book?

  27. Luis Jul 22, 08 at 7:25 pm

    paisa! gracias compa!

    thanks!!!!

  28. Jeff Finley Jul 22, 08 at 7:40 pm

    These are cool Jay!

  29. Michael Ian Jul 22, 08 at 9:12 pm

    These are so great. Thanks so much!!!

  30. Wilhelm Jul 23, 08 at 12:58 am

    Kill old books = awesome :P

    (but seriously, nice job, and thanks)

  31. ztbX Jul 23, 08 at 1:03 am

    Sooo usefull BB lo/

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  33. Driftroot Jul 23, 08 at 6:39 am

    The poor book. :(

    As someone who pulls takes apart flowers and things to scan, though, I guess I can’t complain too much. This might be just the stuff I need for my site. Thanks!

  34. Ruben Jul 23, 08 at 7:07 am

    Awesome material, definitely a great share
    Thanks for all you do!

  35. artninja Jul 23, 08 at 7:25 am

    You’re my hero. Thanks!

  36. Marco Jul 23, 08 at 7:36 am

    What a great idea you had. Thanks for sharing with us!

  37. Stu Green Jul 23, 08 at 7:44 am

    What about the book!? It might have been a good read and fetched a few bob in an antiques shop! :-)

  38. Marco Jul 23, 08 at 7:59 am

    Hello,
    I am working in Apples Motion. How do I get rid of the white border around the images?

    Any tips would help.
    Thanks

  39. Tonx Jul 23, 08 at 8:10 am

    Ultra cool :-)

  40. Brian Jul 23, 08 at 8:55 am

    so amazing! :)
    i needed something like that some time ago. well i’ll use it next time i need to make a old fashion book.
    how did you get rid of the text? looks like some very time consuming work.

    btw: i should read here less via feed - where is your previous design? but this one is nice too! :)

  41. antonio Jul 23, 08 at 9:25 am

    its gems like these that have landed you your own “bittbox” directory in my resources drive! thanks again.

  42. Young Mr. Arvizu Jul 23, 08 at 9:40 am

    Very nice, thanks for doing this and spreading the wealth!

  43. Jaimie Jul 23, 08 at 10:52 am

    maybe the best free thing ever. thanks. Jaimie

  44. Mr Kuzio Jul 23, 08 at 1:37 pm

    Thanks!

  45. details Jul 23, 08 at 2:27 pm

    beautiful! thanks, bitt!

  46. Ryan Jul 23, 08 at 3:10 pm

    Sorry if I missed it, but what are all these images licensed under?

    Some type of CC license?

    Thanks!

  47. liam Jul 23, 08 at 7:55 pm

    Great stuff, thanks for sharing. A lot of nice comments but why is nobody Digging / Stumbling this stuff, I think people need to share them if they enjoyed them, no?

  48. dcescott Jul 23, 08 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks Bitt! I used them for a CD jacket/favor for someone! Love your site!

  49. BittBox Jul 23, 08 at 10:28 pm

    @liam & Everyone

    First of all, I love my readers. They are the best. I love the fact that I can post something that I think is great and find out it’s second rate. I love the fact that everyone here is willing to learn from each other. That’s what BittBox is all about, and I’m very proud of the community we have here.

    I work very hard on making these freebies. I would love it of my readers would be kind enough to Digg the stories more often. I just launched the new design, and you might notice that there is no longer a ‘Donate” button because no one was donating. Spreading the word by digging (above the comments section) and sharing is the easiest way to say thanks, and it’s just a couple clicks :)
    I would actually rather get a digg than a donation, but I’ve never really voiced my opinion about that so I can’t blame the readers.

    BTW I have a new idea for some paper textures that I can’t wait to share with everyone. I know I’ve been on a texture kick lately but this is gonna be sweet, even sweeter than the book textures maybe ;)

    ~Bitt

  50. inshara Jul 23, 08 at 11:16 pm

    cool…… Tnx

    Insh

  51. hbhagat Jul 23, 08 at 11:56 pm

    Hi ***BB***
    These stars are not enough to appriciate your effort and kindness all great stuff you share here with our ‘creative community’..its really a blessing to get cool stuff. Some times I feel like you are “BIG BRO” for us…comes up with interesting goodies every time!!

  52. Ashraf Jul 24, 08 at 1:48 am

    Hi Bitt. I would just like to bring to your attention that the background image in your header shifts when it goes beyond the 800px. Have a look

  53. Gen Jul 24, 08 at 6:41 am

    wow great set! thanks again bitt!

  54. Demian Jul 24, 08 at 7:15 am

    HELL YEAH! YOU ROCKS!

  55. Melody Jul 24, 08 at 8:17 am

    I love and adore this. I just spent all week trying to find some nice cardboard and paper textures and nothing I found was this good. Thanks!

  56. Lisa Jul 24, 08 at 12:50 pm

    Oh my goodness this is what I have been looking for.. I think I am in love! AWESOME!

  57. Kit Jul 24, 08 at 2:25 pm

    Thanks Bitt! These are perfect for a project I’m working on.

  58. Brian Jul 24, 08 at 2:47 pm

    Bitt, dont hesitate to share your new stuff! ;)

    as for digging, i agree! (btw, i started the first digg here :) )

    take care and greetings from good old germany ;)

  59. t Jul 24, 08 at 5:10 pm

    thanks!

  60. The Agile Badger Jul 24, 08 at 7:04 pm

    Sho nuff gonna Digg me some Bitt, y’all!

  61. stefan Jul 25, 08 at 12:37 am

    Fantastic thanks

  62. Eric Jul 25, 08 at 4:47 am

    those are awesome!!! thanks i used them in mi band’s website they are awesome

  63. Chris Jul 25, 08 at 6:45 am

    Great idea! I’ll keep an eye out for bits of the BittBook cropping up in the future..

  64. VALERIO Jul 25, 08 at 8:08 am

    THANKS A LOOOOOOOT!

  65. Eva Jul 25, 08 at 8:34 am

    Those are great! Thank you so much!

  66. Rachel V. Jul 25, 08 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks Bitt these are awesome. Do you have any tutorials on how to make seamless patterns? I always think I find a good one and yet somehow screw it up, even when making simple stripe patters (and more elaborate ones), i always seem to have a random white line or part of the artboard in there…. just wondering…
    Love your biggest fan….

  67. Marlena Jul 25, 08 at 10:48 pm

    These are awesome!

    I was just wondering what scanner and software did you use?

  68. Charokopos Jul 26, 08 at 4:59 am

    Very professional, as always!

  69. Marisa Jul 26, 08 at 12:39 pm

    Oh the poor book. What book is it?

  70. Kaj-Ivar Jul 27, 08 at 9:45 am

    Thanks, Jay! A great freebie pack once again! I love them!

  71. bobdole Jul 28, 08 at 1:53 am

    @ Marco

    “Hello,
    I am working in Apples Motion. How do I get rid of the white border around the images?”

    You could use a “Keying” or “Chromo-Keying”-Filter, I think. Motion is very powerful

  72. Nad Jul 28, 08 at 3:27 am

    Amazing - Thanks so much!

  73. Jay Hilgert Jul 28, 08 at 10:10 am

    @bobdole,

    I’m not familiar with Apples Motion, but you could use the “Instant Alpha” tool in Preview to get the job done, and save as a PNG.

    Jay (~Bitt)

  74. Daniel Jul 28, 08 at 7:07 pm

    This is really great stuff…thanks so much.

    Let me know where to Digg this and I will.

    Daniel

  75. DREW Jul 29, 08 at 12:26 pm

    Jay, I’m excited about the textures to come. These are so awesome, I hope you stay on this “texture kick” forever!

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  77. xashee Aug 1, 08 at 9:21 am

    WOW!!! thank you sooooooooooooooo very much for sharing these AWESOME designs!!!!!!!! my goodness you are so generous and creative and talented :D

  78. Amy Aug 1, 08 at 3:59 pm

    What a great idea! This would be awesome on a website!!

  79. julianne Aug 1, 08 at 6:58 pm

    Thanks!

  80. Paolo Aug 2, 08 at 6:43 am

    Very useful as always! Thank You :-)

  81. Val Aug 2, 08 at 4:05 pm

    Wow! thanks so much! :)

  82. J-deg Aug 3, 08 at 7:04 am

    Thanks so much!

  83. Oposinii Aug 3, 08 at 9:54 am

    And this is really really great.

    More than thanks.

    KEEP THE FIRE BURNING

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  85. mysharona Aug 4, 08 at 4:55 pm

    AWESOME … thanks!

  86. KWebb Aug 5, 08 at 12:06 am

    Thanks so much for this and all the awesome resources you offer to the community!

  87. silas Aug 5, 08 at 8:08 am

    these are cracking, good work and nice blog!

  88. Lemon Aug 6, 08 at 8:15 am

    Thanks, just what I was looking for

  89. Donna Aug 6, 08 at 6:49 pm

    These are wonderful. Thanks so much.

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  91. Vicki (Chickivaney) Aug 7, 08 at 4:26 pm

    Thanks a bunch!

  92. Crystal Aug 8, 08 at 6:28 pm

    I love this cover!!!!! For my purposes though, I didn’t want the hole, so I “fixed” it. Here’s a copy if anyone should want it:
    http://polymorphicstudio.blogspot.com/2008/08/really-old-book-textures-via-bittbox.html

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  94. Lucas Aug 11, 08 at 2:20 pm

    Hello!

    By ‘free’ you mean Royalty free?

    Is there any Crative Commons License applied to this pack? If so, which one?

    Thank you very much.

    Lucas.

  95. gktips Aug 13, 08 at 6:02 am

    Thank for free value colllection

  96. mtycer Aug 20, 08 at 6:06 pm

    thank you so much for all of the awesome brushes and textures-these are FANTASTIC

  97. Nancie Aug 23, 08 at 6:42 pm

    You have some KARMA going on! Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge and your art! Off to dig!

    xoxo
    Nancie

  98. Panther Aug 25, 08 at 3:53 am

    Amazing. Bittbox doesn’t disappoint.

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  102. Leanda Sep 1, 08 at 3:14 pm

    You RAWK!!! These are awesome!!!

  103. Steve Sep 11, 08 at 11:51 am

    Great textures, thanks for sharing

  104. jster025 Sep 11, 08 at 3:27 pm

    This was an awesome idea. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I’m even older than the book. Glad I don’t look as bad!!

  105. NinianLif Sep 18, 08 at 1:01 am

    OMG I’m having way too much fun downloading all your very cool and funky freebies! Thanks so much for being so talented and so wonderful as to give all these away for free. Love your work!

  106. QUB Sep 24, 08 at 12:47 am

    thanks

  107. Bonnie Sep 29, 08 at 3:03 pm

    OMG! How COOL are you?? Just the best! Thanks SO much.. unbelievable… sorry… my mind is still blown!

  108. Marie Oct 10, 08 at 7:23 am

    How awesome are these. I have been wanting something like these for ages, what a treasure chest. Thankyou sooooo much

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    Thanks, Jay! A great freebie pack once again! I love them!

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  112. J Nov 8, 08 at 2:01 am

    I just came across this lovely set but also noticed that I already had some of these. Someone reposted them here: http://community.livejournal.com/viceversus/4359.html

  113. Hamid Mughal Nov 18, 08 at 8:20 am

    very nice work.

  114. Ande Nov 19, 08 at 4:00 pm

    Oh dear God please pick me!

  115. Tammy Nov 19, 08 at 6:24 pm

    These are incredible! If I weren’t engaged I’d probably have to ask you to marry me.

  116. Luc Nov 21, 08 at 5:49 am

    It’s been of great help.Thanks!

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