Patterns and textures are great for inspiration and kickstarting designs, so we’ve put together a post of essential links to bookmark. You can use these free patterns and textures in Photoshop and various other design programs.

Don’t forget to check the licences/terms and conditions before using these resources.

Patterns

If you’re not familiar with using Photoshop patterns, check out this complete guide.

Instant Shift: The ultimate list of sources for free background patterns

Brusheezy Patterns

Patternhead Free Patterns

CreativeNerds: 45 sets of seamless vector patterns

Smashing Magazine: The ultimate collection of free Photoshop patterns

Squidfingers Patterns

Designm.ag: 2000 Photoshop patterns

1stwebdesigner Photoshop Patterns

50 extremely beautiful Photoshop patterns for elegant designs

Obsidian Dawn Patterns

Designm.ag: 650 free Photoshop patterns

DJ Designer Lab: Beautiful free Photoshop patterns for web designers

Re-encoded: Awesome freebies – 500 of the best Photoshop patterns

Designzzz: Free Photoshop pattern sets

Fbrushes Patterns

Top Design Mag: 45 superb background patterns

Artatm: Amazing collection of Photoshop patterns

Lined Paper patterns

Textures

Here’s a quick tutorial on using textures in Photoshop.

Designm.ag: 2000 absolutely free textures

Smashapps: 42 free Photoshop textures

CGTextures

Dr Web Textures

Amazing Textures

Image After Textures

Design Reviver: 25 great free Photoshop texture packs

The Lime Lite Textures

Forrest Textures

Bittbox: Free Texture Tuesday

Graphic Mania: Breathtaking free Photoshop textures

Fbrushes Textures

Abduzeedo: 36 cool free textures

Swimchick Textures

Freephotoshop.org Textures

Texture King

Texture Warehouse

Web Design Fan: 20 excellent free high-quality wood texture sets

There are thousands more links we could have included, so let us know your favourites in the comments!