
Photoshop isn’t just for retouching images or manipulating photos. And it’s no surprise why textures have become such an important element in design - so important, in fact, that I want to share with you the tricks and tools to create your own textures using Photoshop. It’s natural that textures appeal to us because we see and feel them every day. Textures are everywhere - the concrete of a sidewalk, the fabric on your chair, even the glass (or plastic) surface of the screen you’re staring at right now. Before we jump in, I want to demonstrate the importance of textures.

I’ll go over three Photoshop features that I rely on to do most of my texturing - filters, layer styles and brushes.


In this article, I will present a foundation of techniques to help you build custom textures. It can be used for so much more, such as creating your own textures - as long as you know where to look.
