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40 Excellent Photoshop Tutorials for Textures and Backgrounds

Photoshop provides designers with unlimited options for creating unique and attractive backgrounds. One of the most popular approaches is to create some type of textured background, and fortunately there are a number of helpful tutorials to teach you all the tricks you need to know.

Texturing of Old Paper

Texturing of Old Paper

Abstract Background of Colored Bars

Colored Bars

The Ultimate Wood Texture Tutorial

Ultimate Wood Texture

Liquid Blood Background

Liquid Blood BG

Fabric Folds

Fabric Folds

Smooth Silk Texture

Smooth Silk

Creating a Wrinkled Paper Effect

Wrinkled Paper Effect

Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop

Mac Type Background

Windows Vista Aurora Effect

Vista Aurora Effect

Crumpled Photo Texture Tutorial

Crumpled Photo

Creating Patterns in Photoshop CS2

Creating Patterns

How to Create Brushed Aluminum

Brushed Aluminum

Creating a Wood Texture

Wood Texture

Creating a Metallic Background

Metallic Background

Creating a Fur Texture

Fur

Creating a Gold Texture

Gold

How to Create Jean Cloth Texture in Photoshop

Jean Cloth Texture

Creating a Grungy Metal Texture

Grungy Metal Texture

Photoshop Marble Textures Tutorial Using Filters

Marble Texture

Photorealistic Rock and Stone Textures

Photorealistic Rock

How to Create Hardwood Flooring with Wood Texture Bricks

Hardwood Flooring

Creating a Tile Pattern

Creating a Tile Pattern

Creating a Desert Texture

Desert Texture

Creating a Metallic Floor Pattern

Metallic Floor Pattern

Creating a Leaf Texture

Leaf Texture

Texture of Black Bubbles Effects

Black Bubbles Effects

Creating a Choppy Seas Effect in Photoshop

Choppy Seas Effect

Water from Below

Water from Below

Rusty Surface Texture in Photoshop

Rusty Surface Texture

Crumpled Paper Bag

Crumpled Paper Bag

Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop

Brushed Metal Surface

Red Tissue

Red Tissue

Clean Background Effect

Clean BG

Stone Texture

Stone Texture

Wallpaper Background Texture

Wallpaper BG Texture

Satin Cloth Texture (video)

Satin Cloth Texture

How to Add Scan Lines to Your Photo

How to Add Scan Lines

Creating Plaid Patterns

Plaid Patterns

Stone Texture

Stone Texture

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Originally Published June 2nd, 2008

42 Responses

  1. Simon Ward | June 2nd, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    I really like this one Steven, I will use some of these with my ICT classes. Cheers.

  2. Vandelay Design | June 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    Great! Thanks for the feedback Simon.

  3. Scott Fillmer | June 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 pm

    Great list, thanks for sharing. You really know how to come up with the goods in photoshop. I have been using photoshop (CS2) for years and year with my photography, still learn something new all the time.

  4. Vandelay Design | June 2nd, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Hey Scott,
    Thanks. I’m glad you found some useful tutorials here.

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  8. Ricardo | June 3rd, 2008 at 3:24 am

    Good selection.

  9. NYC guy | June 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Very good tutorial. I really like the Wood Texture. Thanks.

  10. Biodun | June 3rd, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing this nice tutorial, Smooth Silk Texture is great man…

  11. Charles Lumia | June 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    That list is amazing, thanks.
    I literally just started using photoshop, as such I am pretty much completely ignorant as to how to use it properly. I’m sure that all of these tutorials will come in handy as I continue my learning.

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  13. david | June 4th, 2008 at 2:59 am

    wow, these are great … i plan on using some of these as wallpapers to give out to friends.

    thanks for sharing

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  15. Office Rat :) | June 4th, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Thank you! especially impressive: Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop. Oh when I get the professional level to do the same…

  16. Karl Hardisty | June 4th, 2008 at 8:14 am

    For some reason I see some use in our future for the scan lines effect. I have no idea why.

  17. Oliver Blake | June 5th, 2008 at 3:56 am

    Thanks for the list. Will have to have a look at the tutorials in more detail and im sure they will come in handy sometime soon.

  18. Raymondo | June 5th, 2008 at 5:06 am

    I found tht really interesting thanks! Come back after one of your other photo tutorial lists got me hooked.

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  20. diets | June 6th, 2008 at 8:26 am

    These tutorials of photoshop are exquisite. Thanks. I really willing to learn more of these backgrounds especially liquid blood and stone texture.

  21. andy | June 7th, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Good tutorials. The wood one is the best. Always interested in getting better with photoshop.

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    I see some use in our future for the scan lines effect. I have no idea why.

  23. jones | June 9th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    those are some pretty good background, you are skilled with the brush.

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    Oh man the pics are really awesome, and its nice editing with photoshop. thanks for the pics.

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    Nice list of tutorials, always wanted to make a wall paper like the vista ones!

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  29. Sangesh | June 19th, 2008 at 6:44 am

    Great collection of tutorials mate. Specially I liked the Grungy Metal Texture.

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  31. Jenny | June 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    those are nifty. I’m gonna try out some of them and see how I do.

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  42. texturebank | October 10th, 2008 at 6:29 am

    Great textures :-) Also check out http://www.texturebank.com for original textures and backgrounds

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