Free Grunge Texture Collection | Extended Commercial License

Give your images instant character and mood with this Free Grunge Texture Collection. Ideal as overlays or backgrounds, these textures add drama and an aged, antique feel to portraits, landscapes, architecture, vehicles, and more.

What’s included

• 12 high-resolution grunge textures
• Size: 4500 × 4500 px
• Resolution: 300 DPI
• Color palette: Teal, Blue, Tan (can be desaturated or recolored)
• Created from original photographs and refined in post-processing

Highlights & uses

• Use as overlays to add atmosphere and texture to photos
• Replace distracting backgrounds and place textures behind subjects
• Particularly effective on old buildings, barns, cars, antiques, and vintage-themed imagery
• Combine multiple textures or use individually for varied results
• Easily customize with blending modes, opacity, Hue/Saturation, Curves, or Black & White adjustments

Quick 5-step Photoshop workflow

1. Open your base image.
2. Open the grunge texture you want and drag it onto your image (or place it as a new layer).
3. Use Free Transform (Ctrl/Cmd+T) to scale the texture to cover the canvas.
4. Set the texture layer’s Blending Mode to Multiply (or experiment with Overlay, Soft Light, Screen, etc.). Use Curves to tweak light/dark contrast.
5. Use Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, or Black & White adjustments to fine-tune color and intensity.

Tip: Try stacking textures at different blending modes and opacities for unique, layered effects.

License & deal terms

• Delivery: Instant download after purchase.
• License: Extended Commercial License (included).
• Usage rights: You may use these textures in personal and commercial projects and in end products.
• Restrictions:
  • You may not resell, sublicense, share, transfer, or redistribute the texture files on their own.
  • You may not create a competing product that consists primarily of these textures or distribute them as standalone assets.
  • You may not share the original texture files with others.
• Lifetime access: Yes — you retain lifetime access to the files you download to your device.

For the full license wording and any specific restrictions, refer to the license file included with your download.

Credits

Thanks to Meredith Images for creating and generously sharing these textures. Check her portfolio for more designs and resources.

Add instant atmosphere to your images — download the Free Grunge Texture Collection and start experimenting.