500+ Animal Patterns and Backgrounds for Your Designs

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Animal prints are a timeless design that instantly livens up any project!

From clothes, shoes, and bags to notebook covers, greeting cards, and digital wallpapers, animal patterns and backgrounds are still a stylish way to add fun and flair to everyday items.

Animal Patterns

Animal prints come in such a diverse range of colors, patterns, and textures that it can be hard to choose which ones to use! We’ve rounded up a few of our favorites to fit a variety of styles and aesthetics. South America-inspired jaguar prints, Africa-inspired safari prints, dairy cow prints, and even peacock prints: You’ll find these and so much more in the collection below!

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Animal Skin Seamless Patterns

Animal Skin Seamless Patterns

This set includes 24 different patterns in a variety of colors. Animal colour patterns in this collection include cheetah, leopard, tiger, zebra, snake, cow, peacock, giraffe, crocodile, and fish. All patterns are seamless, and the files are Photoshop rasters (.pat and .jpg files).

Textile prints, packaging design, stationery: Whatever project you’re making, these prints are perfect for adding a safari-inspired touch!

Animal Seamless Patterns

Animal Seamless Patterns

Leopard, cheetah, tiger, zebra, and giraffe prints are all included in this set of seamless patterns. The high-resolution files come in JPG format, and you get two versions: One in full color and another in greyscale. Whether you need a dark or light background, you get both with this set!

Vector Animal Print Patterns

Vector Animal Print Patterns

You’ll receive eight different patterns in this set, all in three unique styles. The files are fully editable in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, and you can scale each pattern to a larger size without losing quality.

The tiger, leopard, and giraffe prints are especially perfect for Africa and South America-inspired projects!

Animal Print Patterns for Photoshop

Animal Print Patterns for Photoshop

Need more of a realistic look? This set of high-resolution patterns has a wide selection of animal designs, including polar bear, panther, lizard skin, and more. As real as these patterns look, no animal fur was used in rendering these textures — this set is completely vegan-friendly!

We especially love these prints for anything that requires realistic animal body patterns, like Halloween or theater costumes, home textiles, or other fabric projects. Of course, they look just as good on digital and paper print projects too!

Animal Print Vector Patterns

Animal Print Vector Patterns

This set of animal print patterns recently got an update — it now includes new patterns and fully editable AI and EPS files. You’ll find a variety of safari animal textures in natural shades of beige, brown, camel, cream, and gray.

This pack is perfect for print projects (cards, invitations, scrapbooking.) or digital projects (web banners, wallpapers, etc.) Let your imagination run wild!

Wild Animal Print Seamless Patterns

Wild Animal Print Seamless Patterns

Most animal colour patterns come in natural, realistic colors. But this set is a little more playful with a whimsical color palette of light pinks, reds, and purples. This set comes with 60 seamless patterns (all fully editable vector AI and EPS files) and includes two color options. As vector files, you can also scale these patterns without losing image quality.

Animal Skin Seamless Vector Patterns

Animal Skin Seamless Vector Patterns

Go big and bold with this set of blue seamless animal patterns! You get six AI and EPS vector files plus 6 PNG and JPEG files. These patterns are also scalable and can be used as smart objects in Photoshop.

These stylish patterns are perfect for cute business cards, wedding invitations, packaging projects, or anything you create that needs a fun, sassy touch!

Animal Prints Pattern Collection

Animal Prints Pattern Collection

This animal print collection has an artsy aesthetic. They feature beautiful hand-drawn watercolor patterns that create a modern, unique design. These patterns are all black, white, and gray. The dark spots and light spots contrast perfectly to maintain a crisp overall look.

If you want to add color, don’t worry: You receive EPS vectors, PSD vectors, and JPEG files that include changeable background colors and colorways. 

Seamless Animal Patterns

Seamless Animal Patterns

Enjoy both bold color options and neutral color options with this set of seamless animal patterns. You get a total of 48 seamless vector patterns you can use for endless creativity. File types include EPS, AI, PSD, and JPEG.

Whether your project requires a light background, a dark background, a bright, vibrant color palette, or a more muted color palette, you’ll find what you need with this versatile set of designs.

Animal Skin Patterns

Animal Skin Patterns

This set of animal skin patterns perfectly blends abstract and realistic animal pattern designs. These modern patterns are ideal if you’re looking for animal body patterns that require a more upscale, luxurious look. We can just picture these seamless patterns on shoes, clothing, stationery goods, and more! 

Safari Animal Print Seamless Vector Patterns

Safari Animal Print Seamless Vector Patterns

These beautiful animal prints will have you feeling like you stepped straight out of Africa or South America! The set includes both a color palette of realistic animal patterns and a new safari color palette that has a fun modern twist to the classic prints you know and love.

You get a total of 20 seamless vector patterns in both AI and EPS formats. In addition to that, you’ll also receive tileable JPG files, transparent and tileable PNG files, and non-tileable JPEG files. Step-by-step instructions are also included so you can get right to crafting.

Animal Print Seamless Patterns

Animal Print Seamless Patterns

Let your inner jungle cat roar with this collection of big cat animal prints! All these patterns are seamless, and all the dark spots and stripes have been hand drawn. Along with 16 patterns, you also get six stylish backgrounds and separate hand-drawn elements.

The patterns and backgrounds come in AI, EPS, JPG, and PNG files, and the elements come in EPS and PSD files. They’re perfect for packaging, textiles, fashion apparel and accessories, and much more!

Animal Skin Seamless Patterns

Animal Skin Seamless Patterns

The animal prints in this collection include highly-detailed, labyrinthine patterns that are bold and come in a natural color palette. You get a mix of dark background and light background patterns, making this a very versatile set. All patterns are seamless and come in EPS, PNG, and JPEG formats.

Animalista

Animalista

Enjoy 12 bold seamless patterns with this Animalista print pack! These simple designs are perfect for invitations, cards, packaging, wallpapers, and more. Files include AI, EPS, PNG vectors, and JPEG format.

Safari Prints

Safari Prints

Nothing adds an adventurous twist to a design like a safari print does! These animal prints are inspired by fashion textile trends. They add instant luxury to fabrics and make any garment or accessory feel on-trend. These patterns are seamless and come in both PSD and JPG files.

Wild Safari Patterns

Wild Safari Patterns

This chic collection of safari patterns includes both black and white and full-color designs. All the patterns are seamless vectors and tileable. They’re perfect for printing onto fabric and paper or as a digital backdrop. Patterns include leopard print, tiger print, and zebra print.

Wild Safari Patterns

Wild Safari Patterns

This is a recently updated pack that has four new patterns added! You get a total of 12 patterns plus a bonus premade gift card design and a vector alphabet.

The seamless patterns come in EPS and JPG files, the gift cards are PNG and JPG files (and are fully editable in Illustrator), and the vector alphabet as PNG and EPS files with all elements together (these are editable in Illustrator too!)

Neutral Safari Patterns

Neutral Safari Patterns

Add a bit of warmth to your next design with this neutral safari pattern set! Animal patterns featured here include all the classics like jaguar, zebra, giraffe, and tiger. Upon downloading, you’ll receive fully editable AI and EPS files and 12×12 JPEG seamless digital papers.

Black & White Safari Animal Prints

Black & White Safari Animal Prints

All black and white animal prints are perfect when you need a high-contrast background or pattern. Nothing contrasts more perfectly than black and white, and the dark and light spots in these prints add a clean and crisp look to the overall design. Use for prints, paper crafts, scrapbooking accents, and more!

Animal Print Collection

Animal Print Collection

The patterns in this print collection are covered in a cute neutral color palette of beige, terracotta, brown, and black. The color combination makes these patterns very versatile — whether you use a light or dark background, your design will look modern and trendy! In addition to 24 patterns, you receive four animal print motifs (a butterfly, tiger skin, cheetah heart, and peacock feather).

Tiger and Leopard Patterns

Tiger and Leopard Patterns

These tiger and leopard patterns are another great option to add a luxurious feel to your project. This set features 19 labyrinthine patterns that twist and swirl to create a cool blended texture effect. All the patterns are seamless and come in JPG and PSD formats.

Leopard Skin Seamless Pattern Set

Leopard Skin Seamless Pattern Set

Get inspired with this leopard skin pattern set that comes in various bold colors! Of course, this pack includes dark, natural-colored prints, but you’ll also find patterns with fun light spots of pink, yellow, blue, green, and more.

The files include AI, EPS (editable vectors), SVG, PSD, JPG, and PNG formats, making this set extremely versatile and user-friendly. The PNG files include a transparent background, too, so you can place the patterns on any background color of your choice. 

Golden Leopard Digital Paper

Golden Leopard Digital Paper

These gold-accented leopard patterns are deep, dark, and moody — another fantastic choice for designs with a fancy vibe!

This pack includes 18 seamless patterns; each digital paper is 12 x 12 inches. These are perfect for invitations, greeting cards, scrapbooking, and much more!

Modern Animal Print Collection

Modern Animal Print Collection

This collection features four simple but bold animal prints with a modern and abstract look. We love these for printed projects (scrapbooking papers and posters), but they also look wonderful in digital designs, like web banners and social media graphics.

Abstract Animal Skin

Abstract Animal Skin

This seamless abstract animal pattern is perfect if you want a slightly more minimalistic animal print. The light spots balance out the dark spots to create a simply perfect pattern. This pattern comes in AI, EPS, SVG, PAT, and JPEG formats.

Abstract Animal Seamless Patterns

Abstract Animal Seamless Patterns

This set includes four completely customizable seamless vector patterns, making these patterns perfect for designers who need animal prints for more complex projects. The colors and size of the patterns can be changed, and the patterns come in full-color and greyscale versions with transparent backgrounds. Use for packaging designs, fashion apparel, paper goods, and more.

Untamed Creatures

Untamed Creatures

Elevate your next project with these rose gold foiled patterns. In this set, you’ll find shimmery snake skins, tropical palm fronds, exotic animal prints, and earthy textures. You’ll receive 12 JPG files suitable for print and web designs. Bring on the South American jungle vibes!

Watercolor Animal Prints

Watercolor Animal Prints

These dainty watercolor animal prints sit pretty in pastel pinks, peaches, and creams. The light spots and neutral-colored elements add a light and airy overall look, perfect for nursery or baby shower designs, wedding shower prints, and more.

You get 25 seamless patterns on a transparent background (12 x 12 inches in size), 10 seamless watercolor backgrounds, and five bonus animal designs.

Watercolor Animal Seamless Patterns

Watercolor Animal Seamless Patterns

If you love the watercolor look but need a bolder color palette, this pack of seamless watercolor patterns is for you! You get 16 patterns total (patterns include cheetah, leopard, Dalmatian, and more!), and they come in a high-resolution JPG file type.

Watercolor Animal Prints

Watercolor Animal Prints

Natural colored prints, multicolored prints, and all-black and white monochromatic prints: You get it all with this set of watercolor animal prints. This versatile pattern pack is perfect for realistic and abstract designs. The multicolored and monochromatic prints can easily be recolored to fit your project. These patterns are truly do-it-all designs!

Start Using These Animal Patterns Today

When it comes to animal patterns, there’s no shortage of style or inspiration. From watercolor textures and hand-drawn illustrations to realistic furs and skins, there truly is a print for every project! Download your favorite animal prints today and let your imagination run wild. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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