Hero Patterns vs Texturelabs

Hero Patterns is a web collection of repeatable SVG background patterns for web projects. Select a pattern and adjust its foreground color, background color, and foreground opacity before using it. The selected design can be downloaded as an unstyled SVG, or you can copy generated CSS rules for applying it as a background. The assets are procedural, and the site links to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license with commercial use listed as its scope. Hero Patterns has a free plan costing free, and the site says the collection will always be free. There is no free trial. Steve Schoger says he draws and maintains the collection and describes himself as a UI designer and illustrator from Kitchener, Ontario. He says updates will continue and directs visitors to Twitter and Dribbble for update news. Those channels are mentioned for updates, while no support channel or third-party integration is stated. The About section also links to Zondicons, described as free premium SVG icons for digital products.

Texturelabs is an online source of free original textures, tutorials, and custom tools for art and design. Its library spans subjects such as brick, concrete, fabric, glass, paper, stone, water, and wood, alongside atmosphere, film, grunge, and ink and paint. Tutorials cover Photoshop and After Effects. The Tools section includes Photoshop actions, brushes, gradient maps, patterns, and plugins, plus After Effects templates, bulk downloads, and lossless textures. Retratone offers print-style halftones, pattern styles, custom inks, and 100 built-in presets that users can save. Distressor is a Photoshop panel with 14 distress styles based on real-world samples. Textures can be used in personal and commercial work, including film, advertising, print, apparel, and video games, subject to restrictions against resale, redistribution, repackaging as competing design products, and AI training use. The plugins require Adobe Photoshop and Creative Cloud installation. Free textures and tutorials cost nothing; plugins and downloads are one-time purchases.