40 Excellent Photoshop Textures and Backgrounds Tutorials
Published June 2nd, 2008 in Design, Photoshop TutorialsWhen it comes to creating backgrounds for websites, posters, and other types of designs, Photoshop provides unlimited potential. Textures are often used in backgrounds in addition to abstract effects. Textures can sometimes be created from scratch using filters and other features of Photoshop, or they can be created with the help of photographs.
In this post we’ll link to 40 tutorials that will show you how to create impressive backgrounds and textures for your own work. Follow along with of few of these tutorials and you will be creating awesome backgrounds and textures that make your designs look great.
Unique Textures without Using Brushes
Quickly Build an Abstract Background of Colored Bars
The Ultimate Wood Texture Tutorial
Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop
Windows Vista Aurora Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Photorealistic Rock and Stone Textures
Texture of Black Bubbles Effects
Use Texture Effects to Create Beautiful Compositions
Creating a Rusty Surface Texture
Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop
Create a Seamless Pattern Tile for Christmas
Creating Colorful Disco Lines Effect
Create Smoke Effect on Grungy Wallpaper
Creating an Abstract Background for Poster
How to Create Mosaic Effect in Photoshop
Creating Cardiac Rate Effect with Photoshop
Custom Wood Texture in Adobe Photoshop
Create a Futuristic Abstract Wallpaper
Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop
Colorful Light Effect in Photoshop
Creating an Embedded Concrete Effect Using Only Layer Styles
Enhancing Your Portraits with Textures
5 Awesome Techniques for Using Textures in Your Designs
Guide to Creating Bokeh Textures
How to Make an Awesome Grungy Paper Texture from Scratch
Reverse Grunge: Easy Texture Technique in Photoshop
Create an Abstract Liquid Effect
Create Bright Abstract Diagonal Lines Background
How to Create Abstract Wormhole Background
Create a Pulsar Star Inspired Digital Abstract Artwork
119 Responses
I really like this one Steven, I will use some of these with my ICT classes. Cheers.
Great! Thanks for the feedback Simon.
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.
Hey Scott,
Thanks. I’m glad you found some useful tutorials here.
Good selection.
Very good tutorial. I really like the Wood Texture. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this nice tutorial, Smooth Silk Texture is great man…
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.
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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Thank you! especially impressive: Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop. Oh when I get the professional level to do the same…
For some reason I see some use in our future for the scan lines effect. I have no idea why.
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.
I found tht really interesting thanks! Come back after one of your other photo tutorial lists got me hooked.
These tutorials of photoshop are exquisite. Thanks. I really willing to learn more of these backgrounds especially liquid blood and stone texture.
Good tutorials. The wood one is the best. Always interested in getting better with photoshop.
I see some use in our future for the scan lines effect. I have no idea why.
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.
Nice list of tutorials, always wanted to make a wall paper like the vista ones!
Great collection of tutorials mate. Specially I liked the Grungy Metal Texture.
those are nifty. I’m gonna try out some of them and see how I do.
Blueprint Commission is also a great place for photoshop tutorials. Yours are great too,
Great textures
Also check out http://www.texturebank.com for original textures and backgrounds
Nice pc desktop backgrounds.
Wow! Nice become wallpaper on desktop
Thanks again! Keep it up!
thanks for this super article
Fabric folds tutorial: missing steps?!?!? a new drag of the gradient tool just overwrites the last step. how do you get multiple gradients??
Karen,
You’d have to ask the tutorial author… Have you tried using multiple layers? If you’re on the same layer it will just go over top of the last gradient.
excellent photographs and texures… very much liked.. please keep it up
A excellent site to learn photoshop in so easy manner.Thanx for giving so comfortable step to understand the concepts of designs.I am eagerly waiting to learn new.thanx and oblige.
Mohita Nagi,
Architect Asstt.
India
These are cool photoshop backgrounds. Thanks for posting these toturials ..
Very nice Photoshop Textures!
Great list and here is one more link
http://dtptutorials.com/photoshop-tutorials/create-creative-swirl-pattern-in-photoshop-in-just-5-minute
Great backgrounds
That’s all great wallpapers. Thanks a lot. My desktop is more attractive
Hey these are incredible..thanks so much for the help
This is the best collection of Background Tuts I’ve come across. Going to now check out your other links and the rest of this site. Well Done !!
excellent tutorials
Excellent tutorials, for some fresh hi-res textures all in 300dpi check out http://www.lovetextures.com they are all free to download
great work buddy:))
Great collection of backgrounds! The fabric fold looks very nice. Thanks.
Some useful good quality textures here, more please!
some really authentic rustic styles used there – I love the grunge style.
the tutorials are great – will be sure to bookmark this page.
That’s all great wallpapers. Thanks a lot. My desktop is more attractive
Hmmm im new to photoshop and i was trying to make the smooth fabric texture, but its not coming out right at all…..help
Excellent Site! Will bookmark this site as its content can assist me in my website building. Thanks a great deal. Cheers
its really great Steven. thanks for share these. realy you r brought minded person.
may I know how can I get psd layer file of these design. really I like it boss..
thanks..
Rabin,
You can get a layered PSD from some of these tutorials, click through the links. Some of the tutorial authors make them available.
I love the money background.. it almost looks 3d. Nice designs!
Nice background designs, thanks for sharing
Damn,
The only one I like ‘Clean Background Effect’ is no longer!
Poop!
I love the backgrounds, Thanks for the post, Very Useful
“Abstract Background of Colored Bars” REALLY FANTASTIC COLORS USED.
Thanks for post this Article, very very usefully and interesting things
This is the most amazing site for photoshop. I have been using about 2% of it’s true capacity but after using this – am now at 5% (which is a huge start after using it for about 5 years). I can’t believe how simple you make it seem. Thank you so much for doing these, it really is appreciated.
Do you get any files that can be downloaded? as a collection, that would be more wonderful!
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I’ll be sure to bookmark this page, the tutorials are excellent
“Abstract Background of Colored Bars” is my Favorit
Did u have more Tutorials Textures?
Regards from Germany
Nice collection… The fabric fold tutorial really helped me a lot
And all thanks to you..
Great collection! I recently started creating my own photoshop project and these resources will come in handy.
Nice! I’ve been getting photos of textures at http://www.texturemate.com for use. Now I can just simulate them!
Texturing of Old Paper – the best lesson that I have seen from the category “how old paper.” Also liked the lesson “Creating a Grungy Metal Texture”. Everything else is generally fairly simple and it is unclear where such textures can be used …
Great list, will going to be very useful while creating some innovative designs
This is going to be good inspiration for the team. Thank you.
All are wonderful.,Very innovative and attractive. Thanks for sharing with us.
The only one I like ‘Clean Background Effect’ is no longer!
Great collection of tuts thanks… I enjoyed the grungy metal tut
Hi great collection! Just what I have been searching the net for. I have bookmarked this webpage for future reference.
Many thanks
Darren
nice!! thanks for this…. currently building my own website and this is a big help……….
Particularly like water from below. Really excellent. Thansk for sharing these with us!
Terrific collection of tutorials. I do lots of designing and these are very useful in many different applications.
None of these patterns IMHO suites any website design. I think a soft, noisy, texturized pattern which would be repeated is the best choice.
Hi Saeed,
It’s not intended specifically for web design. Other types of designs like posters, wallpapers, flyers, etc. can use backgrounds too.
Wow, such a great number of tutorials, i can spend whole day reading them.
Thanks!
And i’m disagree with Saeed.the modern technologies in webdesign let us use not only seamless patterns/textures but the whole images as a backgrounds for webpages. i think noone uses dial-up anymore
Great read, thanks for all the info!! The tutorials were just what I had been after! Thanks again. Regards, Rob