[goodcjw2]

Great work to publish your work into public domain. I saw a couple more people in the thread trying to do the same thing.

Just curious: is there a reason to create your own site for this? Instead of listing on things like Sketchfab?

They seem to support public domain for a long time already: https://sketchfab.com/blogs/community/sketchfab-launches-pub...

[tolgaarslan]

My wife and I have been architects since 2013, and back in 2018, it was almost impossible to find high-quality free materials. Polyhaven (formerly Texture Haven) and AmbientCG (CC0Textures) mainly focused on more natural assets. We decided to give it a try, and within just two weeks, we reached 100 patrons. So, ShareTextures is funded by the patrons, and as a result of this support, we continue creating.

We have our website because we want to provide some advantages to our patrons. Additionally, it helps us promote our supporters, partners, etc.

[lofaszvanitt]

Don't you have a feeling that your actions will break down the market and kills the revenue for those who depend on this kind of income? I mean, you people are architects, not some digital beggars. You should ask a minimal price for it, but should not offer it for free, as others have also pointed it out.

[baobabKoodaa]

This is like "old web" versus "platforms".

Me personally, I like the old web. Websites that people make and put stuff on.

Platforms are generally great... until they aren't. Your own website will be great as long as you want.

[softfalcon]

I think it's so they can provide a quality web experience curated to facilitate their Patreon goals.

Their work is free, but they likely want to ensure folks know "who" is making all these assets and that they have a Patreon so you can help support their efforts.

That seems fair to me considering the generosity at play here.