A Free Texture for the 4th of July

Free CMS Texture

Here it is; a free, full-res texture. Most people seem to like their textures to be monochromatic. I prefer to use color when I want more than just Grit and Grime for textures, which is almost always.

This texture was photographed using a Vivtar 70-200mm Macro lens at f/3.5 and completely out of focus, obviously. Click on the image to the left to download the full resolution image then right click and save it to your personal textures folder.

Here is a sample of using color textures to pop and image. To the right is the original image of my friend and fellow photographer Nathan Smith of SmithFineArt.com.

This was photographed on an overcast, dreary January morning and ample blue-gray light falling on and around the subject. In addition to the natural light, a flash fired off to the left, just out of frame.

The natural surroundings are already very industrial and textured so why would I need to add more?

I didn't need to. But I wanted some color in the back and foregrounds. Nothing too heavy or present, but something subtle but noticeable.

Hence my use of an abstract texture I photographed in my back yard, shooting fall leaves that had fallen on the ground. The colors here are green, yellow and a slight magenta and purple. Green of course was the strongest color of the three.

I hope you enjoy the free texture and keep checking back, as I will add more content weekly.