Textures Toolbox: 80+ Texture Resources for Designers
The use of texture can be a very powerful technique for web and graphic designers. The possibilities with textures are endless, and they can have a drastic impact on the overall look and style of a design. Equally important, with the right resources it can be very simple to use textures in your own work. This post will serve as a collection of over 80 resources, tutorials and inspiration for designers who want to work with textures.
If you’re interested in creating your own textures, please see the excellent tutorial that Caleb Kimbrough wrote for us, Ultimate Guide for Creating High Quality Textures.
Places to Find Textures:
Fortunately for designers, there are plenty of great resources for free (or in some cases, low cost) textures to use in web and graphic design.
Photoshop Tutorials for Working with Textures:
Now that you have the textures, perhaps you would like to learn more about what you can do with them. Here are some helpful tutorials for creating textures, using them in different ways, and even for creating textured website layouts.
How to Create a Grunge Web Design Using Photoshop
How to Create a “Worn Paper” Web Layout Using Photoshop
How to Create a Sleek and Textured Web Layout in Photoshop
Watercolored Design Studio Blog Layout
Create a Nature-Inspired Painted Background in Photoshop
Create a Professional Portfolio Design
Making the “Clean Grunge” Blog Design
Add Visual Texture in 3 Easy Steps
Create a Cool Music Logo on a Grunge Background
Create an Out of Bounds Fantasy Illustration
How to Create a Grunge Style Illustration with Stains
How to Apply Textures to Uneven Surfaces
Photoshop Paper Texture from Scratch then Create a Grungy Web Design with It
How to Turn a Texture into a Seamlessly Tiled Background
How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect
The Ultimate Wood Texture Tutorial
Photoshop Tutorials – Fabric Folds
Creating a Rusty Surface Texture
Texture Roundups:
Earlier we linked to some of the best resources for finding textures, but depending on what you are looking for, a blogger may have already put together a great collection that will help you to find the best textures of a certain kind.
40+ Free Dirt and Ground Textures
101 Free Stone and Rock Textures
99 Free Canvas, Paper, Paint, and Metal Textures
200+ High Quality Paper Textures to Grab
80+ Free High Res Paper Textures
Free Rusted Metal Texture Backgrounds
High Resolution Wood Textures for Designers
Inspiration: Textures in Web Design:
If you’re interested in using textures in your own web design, here you will find some inspiration from other sites that are doing so very effectively.
Brushes:
One of the best ways to use textures for web and graphic design is to take advantage of Photoshop brushes that are available.
Grungy Paper Brushes for Photoshop
High Res Cracks Brushes for Photoshop
High Resolution Cracked Photoshop Brushes
Other Web Design Toolboxes:
