ICAZO

17 FREE BACKGROUNDS · FREE FOR COMMERCIAL USE · NO CREDIT NEEDED

Free watercolour backgrounds & textures

Washes of paint flowing across grainy paper, from wine red, midnight blue and violet to emerald, pale lime and sepia. Rich enough to set a mood, soft enough to hold your words. Free to download, free to use.

HOW IT WORKS

From background to finished design

  1. 1

    Pick a background

    Browse by kind or by colour. Every one is free, made by Picazo.

  2. 2

    Download it, or open it in the editor

    Download the file, or open it behind a new page in the Picazo editor.

  3. 3

    Add your words

    Put your text, photos and logo on it, then download your design. No watermark.

LICENCE

Free to use, no credit needed

Every background on these pages is Picazo's own. You may download it, change it and use it in your designs, for yourself or for clients, in print and online, at no cost and without credit.

Please don't sell or share the backgrounds themselves as a collection, upload them to another stock site, or claim you made them.

QUESTIONS

Free backgrounds — questions

Are these backgrounds really free?+
Yes. Every background here is made by Picazo and free to download and use, for personal and commercial projects, with no credit needed.
Can I use them for commercial work?+
Yes: social posts, ads, flyers, menus, product photos, invitations and client work. What you can't do is sell or share the backgrounds themselves as a collection, or put them on another stock site.
What size are the files?+
Most are 1536 × 1024 pixels or larger, in WebP, which every modern browser and design app opens. Portrait ones suit stories and posters.
Do I need an account?+
Not to download. To open a background in the Picazo editor and add your words, a free account is all you need.
Can I put text on them?+
Yes. Use in editor opens the background behind a new page in the Picazo editor, where you can add text, photos and your logo, then download your design without a watermark.
How often are new backgrounds added?+
Often. Picazo adds new backgrounds by kind and colour; each gets its own page here.

Make something with them

Open the free Picazo editor, pick a background in the Background panel under Picazo, and add your words.

Open the editor