155+ Free Grungy And Beautiful Bokeh Textures

September 26, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By Sneh Roy | 28 Comments

I was looking for some Bokeh textures recently to be used in a project and came across some beautiful free textures that I had to share. For those who don’t know what Bokeh is, it is originally "boke" and pronounced as bo as in "bore" and ke as in "Kennedy". Having originated in Japan, it loosely translates to "fuzzy" or maybe old people with cobwebs in their minds. It basically means the "out of focus" parts of a photograph. There have been a lot of discussions and controversies regarding the actual meaning of boke which was a source of much interest in the 90s. Mike Johnston, who was then the editor of Photo Techniques realized that people mispronounced it very easily and added an "h" to the word in the articles. And so "Bokeh" was born. It has definitely caught on and is a very sought after effect amongst photographers and designers who especially love the textured quality of the out of focus bits. Enjoy this lovely collection of over 155 amazing Bokeh textures, many original and many digitally altered to produce beautiful effects. Please read the artist’s terms of conditions and copyright advice before using them in your projects.

 

Redwolf518stock’s Bokeh Textures

Redwolf518stock's Bokeh Texture

 

6 Nature Bokeh Textures

6 Nature Bokeh Textures

 

RegularJane’s Bokeh Texture Pack

RegularJane's Bokeh Texture Pack

 

HD Stock’s Bokeh Texture

HD Stock's Bokeh Texture

 

22 Bokeh "Hearts" Textures

22 Bokeh "Hearts" Textures

 

Grungy Bokeh Pack

Grungy Bokeh Pack

 

30 Star Bokeh Textures

30 Star Bokeh Textures

 

Grungy Bokeh Texture

Grungy Bokeh Texture

 

14 Pollywaffle Bokeh Textures

14 Pollywaffle Bokeh Textures

 

Bokeh Paper Textures

Bokeh Paper Textures

 

Star Light Texture

Star Light Texture

 

Pink And Silver Bokeh Pack

Pink And Silver Bokeh Pack

 

Blue Feathery Bokeh

Blue Feathery Bokeh

 

Shine On Me Bokeh Pack

Shine On Me Bokeh Pack

 

Lost & Taken’s 30 Bokeh Textures

Lost & Taken's 30 Bokeh Textures

 

95 Bokeh Textures

95 Bokeh Textures

 

Grungy Abstract Bokeh

Grungy Abstract Bokeh

 

12 Grungy Bokeh Textures

12 Grungy Bokeh Textures


Thoughts & Words By Sneh Roy


Sneh Roy is a web designer/content developer by day and the creative force behind LBOI by night. She is also the co-founder of Stars We Love and Cook Republic. With coffee running through her veins, she enthusiastically battles each day, one design at a time! Connect with her on Twitter.


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28 Responses to “155+ Free Grungy And Beautiful Bokeh Textures”

  1. Jasmin Halkic 26. Sep, 2009 at 10:15 PM #

    Nice article Sneh. Thanks ^^

  2. gautam hans 27. Sep, 2009 at 12:26 AM #

    Huge collection.
    I am amazed at the work of these people.
    In my opinion i like the hearts ans the stars textures, though others are also good.
    Great post, Sneh, thanx for sharing!
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  3. Digital Yard Sale 27. Sep, 2009 at 1:07 AM #

    Some great textures here, glad to be a part of them. Thanks for the link :)
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  4. Manz 27. Sep, 2009 at 10:09 AM #

    I’m amused at how an image that some people consider “throw aways”, are now celebrated as beauty and have a place in our visual world… I love these shots!

    Next time your grandma (or similar) tells you that it’s a shame your photo isn’t in focus… ignore her and remember this post and how it could be useful!
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  5. Callum Chapman 27. Sep, 2009 at 6:03 PM #

    Great collection – twitted, bumped etc ;)
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  6. Lars 28. Sep, 2009 at 6:14 AM #

    Cool Textures…
    For some more, click here:
    http://www.cssstyle.me/textures

  7. Sneh Roy 29. Sep, 2009 at 9:39 AM #

    Thanks guys! I hope you can make some good use of these beautiful textures :) Thanks also for all the tweets, bumps, moos etc ..

  8. John Pitchers 07. Oct, 2009 at 10:12 AM #

    This is definitely the new in thing to do on a website background. But, it’s everywhere now. Even new television shows and ads are using it.

    I used a bokeh texture on my own site when I redeveloped it about 3 months ago but I feel it’s starting to look cheesy because it’s so over used.

  9. Mark Carter 08. Oct, 2009 at 9:14 PM #

    These are awesome … many thanks for sharing.

  10. Katie K 15. Dec, 2009 at 2:47 AM #

    Cool! These remind me of a photo I took of a Christmas Tree a couple weeks ago. Nice compilation. I didn’t know these were called “Bokeh Textures” : )

  11. Sneh Roy 15. Dec, 2009 at 8:11 AM #

    Sounds like a nice photo Katie :) . I didn’t know about Bokeh till a few months ago when I saw a post on Abduzeedo about Bokeh photography. It is a very cool effect.

  12. Sohel Rana 04. Apr, 2010 at 12:02 AM #

    Thanks for sharing these nice textures. :)

  13. Ryan Cowles 22. Apr, 2010 at 2:45 AM #

    Wow! Thanks for the great list of textures! Bokeh can be a beautiful element in design work. It can be hard to capture though!
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  14. smiley download 10. Jun, 2010 at 5:07 AM #

    Nice collection of textures. My favorite is starlight texture. I can see some great uses for that.
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  15. Sue Beauty 17. Jun, 2010 at 2:47 AM #

    Fine collection of textures.

  16. Digital Yard Sale 29. Jun, 2010 at 10:57 AM #

    Thanks for including my Grunge Bokeh Textures! :) Hope everyone finds a good use for them :)

    They’re the last set BTW.
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  17. TwitterBackgrounds 19. Jul, 2010 at 8:38 PM #

    Those textures are really great :) They could be used in some great designs.Maybe we’ll try some of those textures for our Twitter backgrounds Collection on http://viuu.co.uk .

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