You can tell a lot about the character of a piece of writing or artwork from the type of paper it’s on. Business documents are printed on professional stationery, while party invitations are more likely to be seen on colorful patterned paper and any respectable treasure map is bound to be on yellowed parchment with burnt or torn edges.
In the same way, paper textures are an easy way set the tone of any design, whether you want to come off as smooth and retro or modern and edgy. You could spend a lot of money finding the right paper texture if you wanted. But why would you? There are literally hundreds of free paper textures downloads out there.
We’ve put together a sample of the most popular free paper textures to help you find the one that’s right for you.
You may also like the following inspiration articles:
Yellow Free Paper Texture
Old Newspaper Texture
Old Music Free Paper Texture
Black Marble Free Paper Texture
Water Color Free Paper Frame
Burgundy Linen Free Paper Texture
Gray Fiber Free Paper Texture
Seamless Free Paper Pack
Vintage Free Paper Pack
Crumpled Paper Pack
Tea-Stained Paper Pack
Have a favorite texture we missed? Know of other sites that have great paper texture downloads? Let us know in the comments!