# Backgrounds/buttons/patterns

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [October 22, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724 "2003-10-22T21:19:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![andrthad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andrthad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrthad)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/1 "2003-10-22T21:19:29Z")

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Hi all,

Anybody know of some good web sites for backgrounds and buttons and patterns?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/2 "2003-10-22T22:37:37Z")

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[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=web+backgrounds+buttons+patterns](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=web+backgrounds+buttons+patterns)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/3 "2003-10-22T22:46:52Z")

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hahaha…good one e-geek

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/4 "2003-10-23T14:06:36Z")

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Funny… I’m aware of the hit and miss method. Just inquiring about any gems you ran across.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/5 "2003-10-23T18:40:00Z")

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Well wallpapers, buttons and patterns could be anything. Is there a specific style you’re looking for?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/6 "2003-10-23T18:56:15Z")

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Well a couple a places I’ve run across are

[http://www.k10k.net](http://www.k10k.net)  
[http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/](http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backgrounds-buttons-patterns/33724/7 "2003-10-23T19:27:05Z")

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Oh okay, you’re looking for the pixel look. Well I don’t know any sites where you can download premade stuff, but I do know tutorial sites on how to make them, here’s a few:

[http://marengo.neopages.net/tutorials/tutpixel/pix1.htm](http://marengo.neopages.net/tutorials/tutpixel/pix1.htm)  
[http://scudworkz.net/psweb.php?id=spoonopxb](http://scudworkz.net/psweb.php?id=spoonopxb)  
[http://www.n-sane.net/tutorials/ezpixelbevel/index.php](http://www.n-sane.net/tutorials/ezpixelbevel/index.php)

As for the pixel patterns like squidfinger’s, here’s a link:

[http://aprilgem.com/log/archives/00000198.html](http://aprilgem.com/log/archives/00000198.html)