Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 28,287 • Author: Andantonius
Comment: Its a sad fact, but newbies to the world of Photoshop texturing can sometimes feel lost at sea with all the options, filters, and plug-ins available to them. Instead of reaching for a lifeline, however, how about creating a simple seafaring texture on your very own monitor?

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 57,473 • Author: Jacorre
Comment: Simple to make, pleasing to the eye and, best of all, light on bandwidth, floral patterns have graced many great sites recently, and looked fantastic in the process. So, how are they created? Read on...

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 38,239 • Author: Unleash
Comment: Without specialist equipment it is usually a very bad idea to try and take underwater shots with your expensive digital camera! This tutorial details a simple way to keep your feet dry and create a realistic texture that closely resembles the surface of water if seen from below.

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 23,064 • Author: Jacky136
Comment: This tutorial details a relatively simple starting point for a decent turbulent water effect in Photoshop. The flexibility of the technique means that it can easily form the basis of more complicated creations, as well as be an excellent stock effect all by itself.

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 106,472 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Contrary to popular opinion, industrial metallic textures are not always easy to create from scratch in Photoshop. This tutorial details a relatively straightforward way to create diamond-patterned metal plates, often used for walkways and other industrial-style constructs.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 64,515 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: One amazingly simple, yet often requested texture, is that of crumpled paper.   This tutorial details a remarkably simple way to recreate this texture using no special tools or filters.

Difficulty: Newbie • Clicks: 51,241 • Author: mick-f18
Comment: Wood and rock textures are undoubtedly very popular on the internet today. Man's creations, however, enjoy far less popularity. Asphalt textures are particulary hard to find, and recreating an asphalt texture is the subject of this remarkably simple tutorial.

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 69,298 • Author: Malboroman
Comment: Everyone knows, or can guess how to create, simple diagonal line patterns in Photoshop. That is... the 1px line patterns. If you need them to be thicker, it gets a lot harder. This tutorial details a simple technique that will solve all your problems... and give you ideas for funkier lines too!

Difficulty: Advanced • Clicks: 45,738 • Author: MoodsR4Cattle
Comment: This is an advanced method for making seamlessly tiling textures.  If you are a newbie in Photoshop and can get away with it, the more traditional method may be for you.  If, however, you need more precise control or your texture is troublesomely complex, then read on!

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 41,058 • Author: Man1c M0g
Comment: Made famous by the first Biorust design, metal mesh textures are remarkably simple to create and can give your interfaces and/or artwork a much needed dose of industrial-style funk.

Difficulty: Elite • Clicks: 62,397 • Author: Elentor
Comment: The Pattern Maker plug-in that comes with v7.0+ of PS is arguably one of the most powerful tools ever to aid 2D Artists. Its VERY easy to use, and produces such great results that it has quickly become very popular amongst texture developers. Let's see why...

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 41,114 • Author: ngz
Comment: Photoshop has a wealth of tools available to design funky and downright outlandish effects.This tutorial definitely belongs in the latter camp, and the results apparently resemble a plasmid under an electron microscope... or so I've been told!

Difficulty: Advanced • Clicks: 162,382 • Author: Malboroman
Comment: Now you too can set Photoshop ablaze with the power and beauty of fire by following this animated 9 step tutorial. Just remember to play safely, and not singe your fingers!

Difficulty: Intermediate • Clicks: 69,502 • Author: Manifest
Comment: Textures are created for a wide variety of different reasons - sometimes to add detail to 3D rendered scenes, and other times just to look cool & impress your friends. This texture definitely belongs in the latter category!

Difficulty: Novice • Clicks: 105,133 • Author: Blodo
Comment: Finding metal tutorials on the internet has never been a problem, but most of them lack the worn and dented look present in real life metals. This tutorial provides a simple way to create more realistic metals using only default plug-ins and the dodge/burn tools.