100 Beautiful Free Textures

• By Steven Snell
• February 6th, 2009
• Downloads, Freebies, Textures
• 110 Comments

Use of texture in Web design is extremely common. Part of the reason textures are so useful to designers is the relative ease of the integrating one into a design if a high-quality textured image already exists, not to mention the endless possibilities. Fortunately, plenty of photographers and designers are willing to share their work with the rest of us so that we can use them in a number of different ways.

In this post, we’ll look at 100 different textures in a wide variety of different categories. Of course, each image is linked to the source where it can be downloaded. As with any type of freebie, be sure to read the terms and conditions or stipulations by the owner before using it in your work.

For more on textures see:

• Textures in Modern Web Design
• Textures and Patterns Design Showcase
• Smashing Texture Contest

1. Wool Textures

2. Leather Textures

3. Denim Textures

4. Cardboard Textures

5. Paper Textures

6. Wood Textures

7. Wall Textures

8. Metallic Textures

9. Grunge Textures

10. Gritty Textures

11. Granular Textures

12. Water Textures

13. Glass Textures

14. Grass Textures

15. Tiled Textures

16. Modern Textures

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