Photoshop users can save themselves a great deal of time and end up with better results by taking advantage of readily available freebies, such as brushes, patterns and shapes. With the wide variety and (often) high quality of resources available, whatever you need or are looking for is in most cases already available somewhere. The only problem is that the vast quantity of freebies can make it difficult to track down what you need. Hopefully this collection of excellent Photoshop patterns will help.
The resources featured here are all available as downloads in PAT format, which can be placed in Photoshop. In addition to this format, there is also a number of quality resources online for creating or using patterns in other formats that can be used by any program, not just Photoshop. As with any type of freebie, always be sure to check the license or requirements set by the creator.
Skull Patterns Two skull patterns from Go Media using an image from one of its vector packs.
Carbon Fiber A carbon fiber pattern.
Patterns from PunkSafetyPin This set of 15 patterns from a deviantART user offers more than 30 other packs of patterns.
Grunge Pattern Set Nine large and high-quality grunge patterns.
Dots Pattern Set Eight dot patterns of various colors and styles.
Hexagonal Patterns Seventy-two black-and-white horizontal and vertical patterns.
Skulls and Hearts Three different gray, white and pink patterns.
Charcoal Demask One seamless pattern.
Victiorian Dreams Textures Ten textured patterns of different variations.
Paisley A set of eight stylish paisley patterns.
Checkered Patterns Three different patterns featuring a checkered design.
Different Texture A swirling flourish pattern.
Scanline and Screentone Patterns A big collection of 27 different patterns.
Spiderman Pattern One tileable metal pattern.
Patterns from DesignSpice A set of 10 repeating blue patterns.
Zig-Zag Pattern Set Eight colorful zig-zag patterns.
Scanlines1000 A set of 21 transparent patterns of scan lines.
Patterns by Raimyu A set of 20 patterns of different kinds.
Squidfingers Pack A huge set of 108 different patterns of all kinds.
Textured Stripes Six patterns of textured diagonal stripes of various colors.
Floral Patterns A set of 17 patterns with different floral styles.
Tile Patterns A large set of 36 patterns of tiles. Brick and wood patterns are also included.
Animal Print Patterns This set includes 18 different animal-fur print and skin patterns.
Grungy and Dirty Patterns Seamless, big texture patterns. There are 27 in the set.
Micro Patterns A big collection of 54 patterns.
Vector Patterns Twelve attractive patterns in this set.
Wallpaper Patterns A total of six patterns (two different sizes of three patterns).
Dots and Stripes Patterns Ten patterns, four of stripes and six of dots.
Floral Patterns Includes 28 patterns, plus PNG files for each.
Cards Pattern Eight different variations of the pattern are included.
Handmade Paper Patterns A set of seven patterns (the same pattern in seven colors).
Patterns by Camilak3 A set of 17 patterns that include stars, butterflies, hearts and paw prints.
Web 2.0 Pattern Collection A huge set of 133 patterns in various Web 2.0 styles.
Seamless Patterns Six different patterns to choose from.
Wood Pattern Textures Set This set includes 19 wood patterns with different shades and styles.
Plaid and Checkered Patterns A total of 25 patterns are included in this set.
Lace Patterns This set contains 19 seamless lace patterns.
Noise Patterns Ten seamless noise patterns for adding texture.
Brick Texture Patterns
This set includes eight brick patterns.
Composition Patterns Five patterns of notebook paper and a composition book.
PS Patterns Pack A set of three different patterns, including squares, dots and hearts.
Fire Patterns A set of 20 high-resolution fire patterns.
Chevrons Pattern Set A set of eight patterns of different shapes and colors.
Fiber Paper Pattern Set A set of 10 patterns of different colors with a textured look.
Patterns #22 A set of 30 colorful patterns.
Spring Fling This set includes 36 pink and green patterns.
Stripes Patterns A set of 30 disturbed stripe patterns.
Line Patterns This set contains 25 colorful patterns of lines.
Bourbon Stripes A set of 12 stripe patterns, both vertical and horizontal, with different color combinations.
Hearts and Boxes Three patterns in a hand-drawn style.
Related Resources, Tutorials and Articles:
How to Install Photoshop Patterns If you're unsure how to install and use the patterns featured here, this article explains the simple process. Photoshop Tutorial: Creating Custom Patterns Hongkiat has a tutorial that demonstrates the steps in creating a simple repeating pattern.
Creating Patterns in Photoshop CS2 Veerle demonstrates how to use Illustrator and Photoshop to create a seamless pattern.
BgPatterns A fun and useful tool for creating your own JPG file to use as a repeating pattern.
Stripe Generator If a striped pattern is what you’re after, this tool will let you create your own any way you like it.
COLOURlovers COLOURlovers has a great collection of user-submitted patterns for downloading in PNG format.
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