[jimpaw]

Hey Everyone !,

I am a freelance 3d artist from Sweden who recently launched a webpage called www.handpaintedtextures.com. Its a Webshop where people can buy hand painted textures. Tomorrow assets will be for sale aswell and soon scripts too. We support Paypal.The price for a 512 texture right now is 5$.
However i will release packs of the textures i have done as soon as i get up some more content,that might take awhile thought.

The main problem for me is to know how i will reach the people who needs the textures (indie,gamedevs and so on).

I would mean alot if any of you guys could give me a couple of suggestions on how to best marketing this page. Keep in mind that the page is under construction so there is still alot of things left to be done. advice are welcome to !

Kindly // Jimmy

[walrus]

Sounds like a great idea, but I couldn't get the page to load.

[jimpaw]

Originally Posted by walrus

Sounds like a great idea, but I couldn't get the page to load.

Man thats to bad, did you get this problem several times ? Ohh and the prize has been lowered !, new prize is 3 $ for a texture and 1,5 $ / texture in packs.

Kindly // Jimmy

[walrus]

I did get the problem several times when I tried just before my last post, but now I'm able to get there. Hopefully it was only me having that problem.

There are some nice textures there. It feels like there could be a lot more textures to really be a full-service store site. Ie if I want metal, or a door, there's only one choice right now, which feels both limited in my options, and assures me that my door is going to look like everyone else's who buys from your site. More options would guarantee more individuality, which would help with more sales.

As for marketing, you've probably already got this covered, but posting on sites where indie/DIY games hang out... especially programmers who are always looking for help with art assets. Many such sites have forums like this one so it might be good to start a thread advertising your site and including a few images in the post so that people can see what you have to offer without clicking through your link (because many won't bother clicking on the link.) You could try maybe showing a few textures and a great looking 3D model that uses your textures.

Anyhow, hope that helps... good luck!

[jimpaw]

Originally Posted by walrus

I did get the problem several times when I tried just before my last post, but now I'm able to get there. Hopefully it was only me having that problem.

There are some nice textures there. It feels like there could be a lot more textures to really be a full-service store site. Ie if I want metal, or a door, there's only one choice right now, which feels both limited in my options, and assures me that my door is going to look like everyone else's who buys from your site. More options would guarantee more individuality, which would help with more sales.

As for marketing, you've probably already got this covered, but posting on sites where indie/DIY games hang out... especially programmers who are always looking for help with art assets. Many such sites have forums like this one so it might be good to start a thread advertising your site and including a few images in the post so that people can see what you have to offer without clicking through your link (because many won't bother clicking on the link.) You could try maybe showing a few textures and a great looking 3D model that uses your textures.

Anyhow, hope that helps... good luck!

Thanks alot for the answer man. I had alot of similar problems with the page when it was new but havent had that in a while now. You have any good links to gamedev forums? I am uploading alot of stuff on Unitys forum already. And trust me there will be alot of more textures. I just dont have the time right now.

Thanks man !

[Engelszorn]

I think you may want to talk to your hoster... I can't reach your website

[jimpaw]

Originally Posted by Engelszorn

I think you may want to talk to your hoster... I can't reach your website

I talked to them (one.com) yesterday. They claimed that they had server problem. Please let me know if this happends again, i will most likely change my host then.