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

Abstract Background of Colored Bars

The Ultimate Wood Texture Tutorial

Liquid Blood Background

Fabric Folds

Smooth Silk Texture

Creating a Wrinkled Paper Effect

Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop

Windows Vista Aurora Effect

Crumpled Photo Texture Tutorial

Creating Patterns in Photoshop CS2

How to Create Brushed Aluminum

Creating a Wood Texture

Creating a Metallic Background

Creating a Fur Texture

Creating a Gold Texture

How to Create Jean Cloth Texture in Photoshop

Creating a Grungy Metal Texture

Photoshop Marble Textures Tutorial Using Filters

Photorealistic Rock and Stone Textures

How to Create Hardwood Flooring with Wood Texture Bricks

Creating a Tile Pattern

Creating a Desert Texture

Creating a Metallic Floor Pattern

Creating a Leaf Texture

Texture of Black Bubbles Effects

Creating a Choppy Seas Effect in Photoshop

Water from Below

Rusty Surface Texture in Photoshop

Crumpled Paper Bag

Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop

Red Tissue

Clean Background Effect

Stone Texture

Wallpaper Background Texture

Satin Cloth Texture (video)

How to Add Scan Lines to Your Photo

Creating Plaid Patterns

Stone Texture

36 comments from readers

1 Simon Ward Jun 2, 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 Jun 2, 2008 at 10:10 pm

Great! Thanks for the feedback Simon.
3 Scott Fillmer Jun 2, 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 Jun 2, 2008 at 11:08 pm

Hey Scott,
Thanks. I’m glad you found some useful tutorials here.
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8 Ricardo Jun 3, 2008 at 3:24 am

Good selection.
9 NYC guy Jun 3, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Very good tutorial. I really like the Wood Texture. Thanks.
10 Biodun Jun 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm

Thanks for sharing this nice tutorial, Smooth Silk Texture is great man…
11 Charles Lumia Jun 3, 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 Jun 4, 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 :) Jun 4, 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 Jun 4, 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 Jun 5, 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 Jun 5, 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 Jun 6, 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 Jun 7, 2008 at 4:41 am

Good tutorials. The wood one is the best. Always interested in getting better with photoshop.
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23 jones Jun 9, 2008 at 12:04 pm

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24 real estate director Jun 10, 2008 at 8:17 am

Oh man the pics are really awesome, and its nice editing with photoshop. thanks for the pics.
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Great collection of tutorials mate. Specially I liked the Grungy Metal Texture.
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