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Copper Textures in Photoshop

MERCEDES May 14, 2019

Copper Textures Photoshop Tutorial

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will walk you through how to make copper texture digital papers in Photoshop. We will make two brushed copper textures. The first is a horizontal brush effect. The second brushed copper texture is a radial brush effect.

Export Digital Papers

After I show you how to make simple textures in Photoshop, I’ll go over how to export these textures as digital papers for use outside of Photoshop. You can use digital papers as backgrounds and accent your designs. Since the files are saved as .jpg format you can use them anywhere. Word processing software, slide presentations, online graphics editors and more.

Create Photoshop pattern files and styles

Next I’ll show you how to create pattern files for Photoshop and a few simple styles to help your workflow. With patterns and styles already loaded into photoshop, you will save a lot of time searching for files and importing from various places.

Copper Textures, Glamour & Durability

The copper texture is one of my all-time favorite design elements. The color is so rich, the shine commands attention and the texture also has a masculine and a feminine quality that can’t be ignored.

Copper is perfect as an accent for graphics and for brand design. The richness of copper texture can go well in high-end design and live comfortably in a rustic work as well.

I adore textures with such amazing versatility. I feature a lot of textures like this in my video tutorials for exactly this reason. Texture with a high range of usefulness is especially helpful. You can take a texture like copper from fashion and, sophistication to shabby chic and, country charm.

Measuring the Versatility of Copper Texture for Design

I use this versatility measure quite often when I’m trying to decide what is worth keeping in my quick access design files. I also use it to decide what is better left in the vault for special projects. A good range is what I look for in a design asset because I value their flexibility.

If you can’t decide what stays and what goes in your own go to design files you can use this too. Ask yourself this question to help you decide.

Where can I use this?

If you can’t come up with at least ten good ideas across several genres, save it for a special occasion.

For me adding copper to my go to asset was a no brainer because I find myself going back to it over and over again.

Today’s design is another one of those textures that fit perfectly in a wide range of design so I’m excited to bring you two brushed copper textures. We will make these copper textures from scratch in this video.

As mentioned in the introduction, we’ll also take it further by exporting these textures as digital paper, Photoshop patterns and as a Photoshop style. There is plenty to learn in this short video. So without further ado, let’s get started.

Want more copper textures?

Now that you know how to make the basic copper texture, use those textures to experiment to make something more intricate and tailor-made for your designs by introducing layered textures and Photoshop filters.

In the digital paper pack below I took the base textures we made in the video and added more texture, tweaked the blend modes and added some filters to come up with a few interesting designs.

If playing in Photoshop is not for you, check out these ready made resources from my shop and from the largest design resource market place on the internet, Creative Market.

In the PrettyWebz Shop

Copper Textures Digital Paper Pack

We have a set of ten Copper Textures available in the PrettyWebz shop. This set comes with ten 3000×3000 digital papers, a set of four copper photoshop styles and the copper textures in Photoshop pattern file for easy access and use inside of Photoshop.

On Creative Market

Here are a few of my favorite copper texture digital papers and patterns from Creative Market. All of these fantastic premium products are apart of the extensive offerings on the Creative Market.

Luxury copper textures by North Sea Studios

15 high quality files
12″ x 12” (3600 px x 3600 px)
300 dpi, JPG

Distressed copper textures by Paper Farms

A collection of distressed copper textures. Includes fourteen 12 x 12 inch jpegs (300 dpi

Foil copper textures by Paper Farms

A collection of copper foils and textures. Perfect for creating text effects using clipping masks. Includes fourteen 12 x 12 inch jpegs (300 dpi).

Copper and Glam Brush strokes by Pretty Bloom Designs

This pack includes all 10 Individual Glamorous Brush Stroke Clip Art in .png format with a transparent background. Sizes of these strokes vary from 1200px -1500px with a resolution of 300 DPI

Copper circles clip art by Patrycja Dolata

22 copper circles clip art
each element is saved individually as a high resolution 300 dpi PNG format with transparent backgrounds
size about 4,5 inches

Luxury Copper by Digital Curio

Ultra glam! This digital paper pack contains 18 unique seamless textures in vibrant copper color with glitter, paint, sequins, blue foil, and diamond tufting. File format is 300 dpi JPG measuring 12″x12″ (30.5 cm). Use them for scrapbooking, invitations, web backgrounds, or any of your creative designs!

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