Textures can be a really useful thing to incorporate into your work and can easily add life to a design. One of the most used types of texture is that of old paper, and luckily, we’ve compiled a list here so that it couldn’t be easier for you to quickly access them.
Super High-Definition Paper Texture Pack
I also made a premium paper texture pack with super high-resolution textures. It contains the following:
- 10 different Ultra HD textures images (4096×4096 pixels)
- TIFF format (more than 120MB each)
- 16 bits
Here are some overview of the SUPER HD pack:
That’s what’s inside the SUPER HD pack.
Here’s more info about the 50 different high-resolution resources included in this article, you won’t ever be short of textures again!
Whilst adding these images over your piece using blend modes is one way of adding textures to your work, you could also check out and download some of the texture brushes that are offered online. You can read our guide here that details how to download brushes for use in Photoshop if you want to do so.
Last but not least, if you’re looking for inspiration, you can have a look at our “50 Photoshop Editing Tutorials” article.
Download the full pack here plus +20 Bonus old paper background textures for free.
(70 high-resolution textures in total)
1: Ancient / Antique Empty Brown Canvas by Pixabay
2: Old Crumpled White Paper by icon0.com
3: 18 High-Resolution Free Paper Textures
4: Free Old Stained Paper Texture
5: Free Simple Old Paper Texture
6: Old Paper / Envelope Texture With Folded Corner
7: Wrinkled Old Paper With Blue Stain
8: Old Lined Paper With Crease Texture
9: Pale Old Paper With Holes
10: 6 Free Old Paper Textures – High Resolution
11: White Paper Texture
12: 20th Century Brown Vintage Paper With Ripped Edge
13: Vintage Paper Texture by Lost and Taken
14: Tan Vintage Paper Texture
15: Stained Old Paper Texture
16: Red Stained Vintage Paper Texture
17: Dark Stained Old Paper Texture
18: Grunge paper texture
19: Vintage Torn Paper Texture With Ripped Edges
20: Grunge Paper Strip Texture
21: Old Stained Paper Texture Background
22: Orange Retro Old Paper
23: Old Parchment Paper Texture
24: Old Crumpled Paper Texture
25: Old Envelope / Paper Background
26: Plain White Old Paper Texture
27: Yellow Stained Crinkled Paper Background
28: Tan Tea Stained Lined Paper
29: Antique Green Stained Paper Texture
30: Crumpled Brown Parchment Paper Free
31: Stained Old Parchment Paper With Ripped and Torn Edges
32: Old Paper Sheet Torn
33: Lightly Stained Tan Paper Texture
34: Close-Up of White Paper Sheet With Subtle Tears
35: Dirty Grunge Old Paper Effect Texture
36: Old Coffee Stained Paper Background
37: Vintage Old Tan Paper Texture
38: Old Paper Wallpaper / Texture
39: Retro Old Paper Background
40: Old Dirty Parchment Paper Background
41: Scratchy Old Paper Texture
42: Old Yellow Worn-Out Paper
43: Crumpled Gray Paper Texture
44: Simple Old Paper Texture With Brown Mark
45: Old Paper Texture With Line Down Centre
46: Grungy Coffee Stained Old Paper Texture
47: Plain White Old Folded Paper Texture
48: Simple Parchment Paper Texture
49: Old Distressed Beige Paper
50: Old Paper Cut-out Background
BONUS
And there you have it! A list of 50 great old paper images that can be used either as texture overlays or as backgrounds in your work.
Didn’t manage to find one that suits you? Then take a look at this list by InspirationHut that lists 56 vintage paper textures for free download, or this list by PsdDude that lists some old paper textures that are free for both personal and commercial use.
And if you still can’t find the perfect texture for your piece of work, then why not try making your own? This video by HowToPs demonstrates how you can quickly create a realistic effect using just brushes, filters, and other tools in Photoshop!
Or if you’d rather make your ‘paper’ more stained, then follow along with this tutorial by Howard Pinsky to create an old stained paper texture from scratch.
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