Full Version: Background tiles
I am looking for some high quality and unique background tiles for my blog. I google it but only find the ones that are ugly. I have seen some nice ones in some of the blogs and I was wondering if any of you can share where to find them. They don't have to be free. If they are good and unique, I am willing to pay for them.
I went to a stock photo site and searched for "seamless tile backgrounds" (with modifiers like floral, vintage, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. Definitely way better options out there than the free ones, although that one that Jared (the prophoto blog guy) recommends had by far the best free ones I have seen. I forget the name but it's mentioned on his site and here on OSP. Something about a squid, maybe?
I bought 3 to play with; they came as 800x800 which is too big for a background gif, I think, but shrinking them to 200x200 when I save for web seems to do the trick.
I bought 3 to play with; they came as 800x800 which is too big for a background gif, I think, but shrinking them to 200x200 when I save for web seems to do the trick.
QUOTE(David from Puerto Rico @ June 29 2008, 01:59 AM) 
I am looking for some high quality and unique background tiles for my blog. I google it but only find the ones that are ugly. I have seen some nice ones in some of the blogs and I was wondering if any of you can share where to find them. They don't have to be free. If they are good and unique, I am willing to pay for them.
Hi David,
LOTS of nice seamless backgrounds on iStockphoto...
I even did a search for you! Here you go
Happy browsing!
Annie
iStock Photo is great, as is veer.com
QUOTE(littler chicken @ June 28 2008, 09:54 AM)
I went to a stock photo site and searched for "seamless tile backgrounds" (with modifiers like floral, vintage, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. Definitely way better options out there than the free ones, although that one that Jared (the prophoto blog guy) recommends had by far the best free ones I have seen. I forget the name but it's mentioned on his site and here on OSP. Something about a squid, maybe?
I bought 3 to play with; they came as 800x800 which is too big for a background gif, I think, but shrinking them to 200x200 when I save for web seems to do the trick.
I bought 3 to play with; they came as 800x800 which is too big for a background gif, I think, but shrinking them to 200x200 when I save for web seems to do the trick.
Maybe it was squidfingers? http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/
Thanks!!!
I tried istockphoto but it seems that I didn't search for the right thing. I will try again.
I tried istockphoto but it seems that I didn't search for the right thing. I will try again.
Dreamstime had about a zillion. Give or take a few.
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