100 Beautiful Free Textures For Your Design
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:
- The Whys And The Hows Of Textures In Web Design
- Textures in Modern Web Design
- Textures and Patterns Design Showcase
1. Wool Textures #
![texture design](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/46218719-d78e-4e03-b787-9636179a46ad/wool1.jpg)
![Wool Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3ae8afd0-b980-4a4a-9e27-fd12fa4b3b09/wool2.jpg)
![Wool Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9b057cd2-c31c-41b0-8138-098c051f16fe/wool5.jpg)
![Wool Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/530f2df4-f8cf-4e15-82a2-dcfd60fa4039/wool3.jpg)
![Wool Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ea9461d0-9712-4ea0-96d1-ba8921078811/wool4.jpg)
2. Leather Textures #
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/dacc9819-21a8-45de-96b1-9158a9d38c63/leather3.jpg)
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/008b31b9-b810-41ef-9a26-a8c9d72bc809/leather5.jpg)
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/513d38c9-525e-463d-9492-e555058d5e2a/leather2.jpg)
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0a9ba2ae-010c-4193-9df8-b90c6bd73fc4/leather1.jpg)
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/409f8c8d-1729-493f-a690-a1fbba104cad/leather6.jpg)
![Leather Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8cb26ef9-a455-499d-9a8a-5dec70af4c9a/leather7.jpg)
3. Denim Textures #
![Denim Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/34358ef1-67fc-46dd-816e-55fc4621ca0c/denim.jpg)
![Denim Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0837919e-fc9a-48c4-b624-4139a33d3901/denim2.jpg)
![https://www.smashingmagazine.com/texture-gallery-fabric/](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/45abf11f-40d1-4ade-9b54-deacf01b149d/denim3.jpg)
4. Cardboard Textures #
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b5094d23-849d-4b7e-bd51-bcbbf7227110/cardboard6.jpg)
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/fd8e10b3-6f41-4936-84d0-8420a85aab14/cardboard7.jpg)
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/96c72c4c-efdd-4c14-ac71-2a4742fb40b3/cardboard.jpg)
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/16570ee3-2d5b-4e5d-83a2-8143ca0ee110/cardboard2.jpg)
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/90a12422-5077-4bdb-83f8-7b556bb910ef/cardboard5.jpg)
![Cardboard Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c1bf6bf1-7463-410d-ab9b-98a1885d0128/cardboard4.jpg)
5. Paper Textures #
![Paper Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a58d2f99-a3fb-4419-a9f1-bfecc7a2f47b/paper2.jpg)
![Paper Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c6703745-dac9-4570-9eeb-133df61bcff0/paper3.jpg)
![Paper Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/231f177c-9450-46bc-b41f-6a8ca100fdcc/paper1.jpg)
![Paper Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4b3e8f33-c85c-42e1-be15-cfb4c643fead/paper4.jpg)
6. Wood Textures #
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d9e90c7a-f1b8-4669-a333-297625a3d618/wood4.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/34f0951e-183d-4974-967c-e4883ad7a2f5/wood1.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/37330deb-8334-4e5c-8a16-f8e205fbcb03/wood6.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c0fd18f0-4a93-4918-8e65-43fea4f3d2d6/wood3.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f6e9373f-3bd2-47ec-87ca-ea96df87a1c2/wood7.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ab0b4e4d-02e5-4bea-a7a3-356495f9bb33/wood5.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6837dae8-1811-4f03-89b6-72a19419d3c3/wood8.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/86bd1a89-fd71-478e-a7e5-6c813e093726/wood2.jpg)
![Wood Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/75349c4e-48fc-4367-8284-194847dcd691/wood9.jpg)
7. Wall Textures #
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/87d29789-f636-4ac7-959b-5bf555b34050/wall1.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/66801b3c-a52c-4796-96f5-15ef5f68ba26/wall5.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0369f6b5-1de2-48a1-bfeb-754d5e57d7d3/wall11.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/97811f6e-bdf1-4378-86ef-30f8bb196849/wall2.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/400ad5ca-f971-4653-a48d-92f5adbf2c50/wall3.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/66b8f16e-fa6c-4deb-b188-e82770788a2f/wall9.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/60416e7e-8491-4c4e-86d8-182f9ebd1aae/wall6.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bdc807b9-423c-414b-a30c-562e33c21f46/wall4.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/70260c44-1673-42c4-8f79-afe660ffeb3d/wall7.jpg)
![Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c3d7c711-5026-4cde-beca-56f8ded2b320/wall10.jpg)
![Brick Wall Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d50889cd-bbf8-4943-afce-de16447ece27/wall8.jpg)
8. Metallic Textures #
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c9cc861f-1716-4b6d-aea5-c20e55649b42/metal2.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/08cff802-ac0c-45b8-8c50-6596ffa0e7c7/metal1.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e82ea15e-94df-4f2b-b6bc-8af992c8fe46/metal3.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b3b4af1d-6504-450e-8840-786c096c634c/metal4.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2afbc9eb-3a96-4b50-b168-e5d7c21a4aea/metal5.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5b175e01-914b-4d52-b453-0a06620d3812/metal6.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0fa001a8-5cc4-4e16-8a34-6322232c4038/metal7.jpg)
![Metal Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8d6c6307-7162-4df8-baf1-9f8c29aadc5b/metal9.jpg)
![Metal](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1e072a70-1ca7-499b-8f96-7d45da7c0c0e/metal8.jpg)
9. Grunge Textures #
![Grunge Snow](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/79e15869-fcaf-454e-97d8-602d17c08d38/grunge1.jpg)
![Grunge Rust](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/409cad8d-55d4-40d5-b6a5-40379829c990/grunge2.jpg)
![Grunge Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f106c456-f3cb-4d9f-8b1a-22532220d7c7/grunge5.jpg)
![Grunge Rust](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ed29052b-b5d4-46c9-b1fb-7089750fbc08/grunge3.jpg)
![Grunge Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b76bd313-25af-4ebc-a8dd-d611fed855ed/grunge7.jpg)
![Grunge Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3e4f872f-e2cb-4114-b2fa-879faa240ea6/grunge6.jpg)
![Grunge Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0787a085-f11e-49a3-9172-74658a98fcf7/grunge4.jpg)
10. Gritty Textures #
![Gritty Textures](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6211773f-9e3f-40b2-a66d-9da6692b44a5/grit.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e806e062-c3ee-4088-8c80-98aa9d70fc0f/grit2.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6ad9bca2-7afa-42a0-938b-0a2e18170063/grit3.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e76d14db-7539-43f5-8b37-132dcafc4e58/grit4.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/53a8c7cb-44b8-464b-b1d5-c3bca6694064/grit5.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1a245a20-d664-42be-9a38-734a9369cbdf/grit6.jpg)
11. Granular Textures #
![Granular Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0fbcc26f-d2d9-4fca-a3a5-64ef0e4eff54/granular.jpg)
![Granular Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f949e44b-5acf-4d7f-9f62-76cfb2ea13d8/granular2.jpg)
![Granular Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a663689f-f866-4db6-a536-5ef439fc68e2/granular3.jpg)
![Granular Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/871ee4ba-4050-4d75-9e73-1a9cb9484f3d/granular6.jpg)
![Granular Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/091947c7-db19-4c7c-bbf1-9a1e7a9d61c8/granular7.jpg)
12. Water Textures #
![Water Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6e230ef5-0f68-432e-88dc-959d1134e892/water2.jpg)
![Water Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7ed692cb-6a1d-4329-a2e1-00cb14691ca3/water.jpg)
![Water Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f276f790-736d-49eb-81ba-1ecd9839a58f/water3.jpg)
![Water Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/032dc9d7-9bef-4ce0-952a-781ff5ce6883/water4.jpg)
![Water Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b220f7dc-0e79-4518-aa18-f6ef17734dcd/water5.jpg)
13. Glass Textures #
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7f8a4e31-815a-4967-8a11-01aae9305152/glass.jpg)
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ca33e515-c646-4d39-838a-f742f31ddcb6/glass2.jpg)
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9ac6ebd6-835e-48df-9273-c341f2055a93/glass3.jpg)
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b92d8ed3-b3ce-4290-a03e-2cb2925de46e/glass6.jpg)
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d7a8ee33-900b-4f66-ae9d-321d8be465b0/glass4.jpg)
![Glass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/fdf40b01-4e98-46e6-a1ea-428201eca717/glass5.jpg)
14. Grass Textures #
![Grass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5bfeb86e-5e2d-4ce1-9861-b169caf34e98/grass1.jpg)
![Grass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/37deb659-37d0-434a-b76c-f339c976e00e/grass2.jpg)
![Grass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/459cf3f1-3c9e-4afa-b296-6ecb75541fc2/grass3.jpg)
![Grass Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8ceae9cd-1049-4f29-a872-a30bc945ff3a/grass4.jpg)
15. Tiled Textures #
![https://www.highresolutiontextures.com/grate-and-grid-texture-pack](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c3f958c4-dbfb-4718-a709-e2cf9fb7a8c8/tile1.jpg)
![Tile Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7e0c70c6-0cb1-4fbc-b823-5bd3f184947c/tile2.jpg)
![Tile Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4ae0e64b-4ea7-4a82-9974-140bc3b6c9b8/tile3.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e806e062-c3ee-4088-8c80-98aa9d70fc0f/grit2.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6ad9bca2-7afa-42a0-938b-0a2e18170063/grit3.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e76d14db-7539-43f5-8b37-132dcafc4e58/grit4.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/53a8c7cb-44b8-464b-b1d5-c3bca6694064/grit5.jpg)
![Gritty Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1a245a20-d664-42be-9a38-734a9369cbdf/grit6.jpg)
16. Modern Textures
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1ecdd242-51d1-4f38-bd4f-678846befa80/modern1.jpg)
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2c48d683-6403-42af-bd2a-3f5df111aa0b/modern2.jpg)
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8cbe827c-bd0c-47ea-b27a-0b1ad4099e5b/modern3.jpg)
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4c97ce87-a856-492b-8a57-9234d753409c/modern4.jpg)
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5d7cb357-9546-4ab4-bb2c-e17cd17ee255/modern5.jpg)
![Modern Texture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1e072a70-1ca7-499b-8f96-7d45da7c0c0e/metal8.jpg)
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— Comments 110
Wow, this is going to be useful ! thanks for this post !
Great resource, as always! Thanks guys!