Textures Toolbox: 80+ Texture Resources for Designers

By Steven Snell | July 13th, 2009 in Resources

Textures Toolbox

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.

High Resolution Textures

deviantART

Free 3ds Textures

sxc.hu

Texture Vault

Free Stock Textures

SeamlessTextures.net

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

How to Make Patch on Clothes

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

Adding Texture to the Skin

The Ultimate Wood Texture Tutorial

Photoshop Tutorials – Fabric Folds

Grungy Metal Texture

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

50 Free Metal Textures

40 Free Concrete Textures

50 Free Fabric Textures

30 Free Cardboard 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.

Ecoki