51 High Quality Free Texture Packs To Download | You the Designer Resources June 23, 2011 Use of texture in web design is extremely common. So every designer is loking for textures but they do not get all at one place so in this collection we have collected different types of textures like grunge, rust, watercolor, bokeh, leather, fabric, metal, natural, paper, graffiti and more. In this round-up we’ve collected 51 awesome free texture packs to freshen up your designs. Enjoy! Apple iOS Linen Texture Download Source 18 essential grunge textures Download Source 6 high quality seamless paper textures Download Source 10 High Resolution Cloud Textures Download Source 12 psychedelic stained paper textures Download Source Nine vignetted vintage paper textures Download Source 5 High Resolution Brick & Tile Textures Download Source Colorful grunge textures vol-2 Download Source 10 free high res watercolor textures Download Source 10 High Resolution Grungy Surface Textures Download Source 5 High Resolution Grungy Paper Textures Download Source Wallpaper Textures – 27 Free Images
10 High-Quality Free Brown Paper Textures In this set, you’ll find 10 free and high-resolution brown paper textures which can be used in a wide range of ways. They have a very liberal Creative Commons license so you can use them in any manner you choose, whether it’s personal or commercial. Preview You can find various sizes of each image in by clicking on its title or preview image; doing so will bring you to their own Flickr pages where you can download the texture files that interest you. Brown Paper 01 Brown Paper 02 Brown Paper 03 Brown Paper 04 Brown Paper 05 Brown Paper 06 Brown Paper 07 Brown Paper 08 Brown Paper 09 Brown Paper 10 Licensing details The above works that featured here and in the Flickr Brown Paper Textures set are licensed under the Creative Commons license and can be used for personal and/or commercial purposes. The Creative Commons license requires you to "attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor". Related content About the Author JC Parmley is a U.S.
30+ High Quality Metallic Texture, Pattern, Brushes and Photoshop Tutorials Most textures and patterns don’t look attractive in raw or when they are standalone, and these metallic ones are certainly no exceptional. However, with the right mixtures (and some creativity), these raw materials could output you some of the nicest metallic-themed design. If you are looking to create some realistic metallic design, here’s a collection of Metallic Textures, Pattern, Brushes and Photoshop Tutorial that could come in handy. Here are some related articles you might be interested: Full list after jump. Brushes and Patterns Arc’s Rivets + Metal Brushesby Arcy-is-distracted138 Custom Photoshop Brushes, includes Rivets, Screw-heads, Bolt-heads, Metal seams, Metal seams w/ rivets, Complete Panels, Vents, Holes and more. Barbed Wire brushby Cat-in-the-StockTwo barbed wire brushes. Bullet Holes Brushesby redheadstockA set of brushes made up of various types of bullet holes. Spiderman Patternby s0nkite Metal Setby for-certain9 metal texture brush set. Idyllic’s -Metal- Brushesby Chalob
35 High-Quality and Free Concrete Textures Concrete textures are great for adding some character to your web and graphic design projects. In this post we’ll feature 35 concrete textures from various sources. If you see something you like, click on the image and you will be led to the source. Looking for hosting? The Best Free Texture Packs of 2009 | Web Design Ledger There are a few things that a designer can not have enough of in his or her design arsenal, and one of them is textures. So to continue our “Best of 2009″ series, we’ve selected the best free textures from this past year. Since there were so many textures released in 2009 by so many generous people, it is difficult to choose the best. However, we feel the ones here stand out in quality and usefulness, and will be valuable additions to your texture library. You can also check out the rest of the “Best of 2009″ series at the bottom of this article. Grungy Textures Package – Metal – 9 11 Old and Grungy Film Textures Nebulae Grunge Grungy Textures Ultimate Grunge Pack Vintage Textures Floral Vintage III Vintage Damask Vintage V Vintage IV Wood Textures Wood Panels Textures Grungy Dirty Wood Woodwork Paint Textures Painted textures vol. 12 High-Res Watercolor Textures Textures 05 Paint Splatters Paper Textures Japanese Paper Paper Pack 6 Old sheets of paper About the Author Related Posts 10 shares Read More 42 shares
Effective Twitter Backgrounds: Examples and Best Practices « Smashing Magazine Advertisement Smashing Magazine has been on Twitter for about a year now (@smashingmag1), and it turned out to be a great medium to communicate with our audience, build connections, discuss design-related topics and give away some nice prizes. However, even a year later, we still don’t have a Twitter background page and now is a good time to change that. So because we decided to create our own Twitter page, we wanted to first find out how other designers do it and what tips and techniques they use to create a truly outstanding, beautiful Twitter page. Your profile page is the only place on Twitter where you get opportunity to showcase your visual brand and possibly communicate additional information that can last longer than a tweet. Primary focus of this article is to explore various techniques to create unique, memorable and effective Twitter profile pages. Twitter Profile Page Other things that you should keep in mind: Tips & Techniques Merge Background With Timeline / Sidebar @benek20
44 Killer Free Textures Sites - Aetuts+ Here you all go, I know how much you love free... and how much it loves you... Well, maybe not so much the latter, but you are going to be AMPED about this post! I got 44 sites with a ton of textures for you to use in your work. And it is all FREE! 3DXOSo let's start this off right, 3DX0 not only has a ton of textures for you to check out, but they also have a range of tutorials based in 3D for you to put those textures to good use. Visit Textures1000 SkiesI am always looking for good sky photography for a wide range of tasks. If you enjoyed this post, please give it a vote on Digg or a stumble to say thanks!
77 Exclusive Free Texture Pack Collection 77 Exclusive Free Texture Pack Collection August 16th, 2009Category: Freebies bf3c83d4c43406b69035b9d137369cf0 Del.icio.us Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Using texture is a one of the popular craze of recent times. So, where you will get these textures? In my today’s post, I am going to show some exclusive and exceptional texture packs for our visitors. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 25 Wall Textures Pack 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 7 Grungy Wallpaper Photoshop Patterns & Texture 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 4 Free Material Textures 70. 4 Free Miscellaneous Textures 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. Author: Faisal Raj I am an ultimate web related working person. Related Posts Share this article: Searph August 16th, 2009 Nice collection Faisal.
10 Free High Res Coffee Stains Textures In this set, you’ll find 10 high-resolution and large-scale coffee stains texture stock images. They have a very liberal Creative Commons license so that you can use them in any manner you choose, whether it’s personal or commercial. Since they’re all 2,896px by 1,944px in size, they’re big and can be rescaled down for most purposes. Preview Click on the image or title that you’re interested in so that you can view various sizes of the image on its Flickr page. Alternatively, feel free to browse the entire Coffee Stains Textures Flickr set. Coffee Stains Texture 01 Coffee Stains Texture 02 Coffee Stains Texture 03 Coffee Stains Texture 04 Coffee Stains Texture 05 Coffee Stains Texture 06 Coffee Stains Texture 07 Coffee Stains Texture 08 Coffee Stains Texture 09 Coffee Stains Texture 10 Licensing details The above works that featured here and in the Coffee Stains Texture set are licensed under the Creative Commons license and can be used for personal and/or commercial purposes. Related content