Free Pattern and Texture Resources

Description

A good collection of patterns and textures is an invaluable asset for any designer. However when it comes to finding the right pattern or texture; one can easily spend hours searching for it. W3Avenue has compiled a list of resources which will help you find high quality free patterns and textures. As an added bonus you will also find a list of useful online tools that will help you quickly create simple patterns yourself.

All of the resources presented in our list are available free for personal use, most of these are also available free of charge for commercial use. But always remember to read terms under which you can use these free resources.

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The Round Up

Our list is organized in alphabetical order, with some popular / recommended resources highlighted in bold.

3Quarks (Patterns)

Around seventy light colored background patterns for websites.

Absolute Cross (Textures)

There are 10 separate “Texture Packs” for you to choose from, each one containing 50 original seamless textures.

Alice Grafixx (Photoshop Patterns)

Adobe Photoshop Patterns from Alice-Grafixx graphic resource community.

AppendixSquared (Photoshop Patterns)

Patterns work in Photoshop CS2, but come with imagepacks for use in other programs.

Ava7 Patterns (Patterns)

Easily find patterns by color and/or shapes.

Ben Cloward (Textures)

Ben Cloward’s personal collection of textures divided into useful categories.

BittBox (Textures)

Provides new texture sets on regular basis.

Brusheezy (Photoshop Patterns)

A place for artists to download and vote for the best custom Photoshop Brushes and Photoshop patterns on the internet!

CG Textures (Textures)

A large collection of textures divided into useful categories.

CircleBox Textures (Textures)

Provides free high resolution ...

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