By now we have all heard of and seen in many, many situations, the bokeh effect.

Are you still wondering how to produce it effectively? Well, wonder no more… here we bring you a collection of more than 40 resources to use and create bokeh backgrounds and effects.

Bokeh is probably one of the simplest effects to reproduce with Photoshop, and there are a number of ways to do so.

This article brings you bokeh textures, brushes and tutorials to help you become proficient at producing exactly the right effect for your projects.

Bokeh Texture Sets

High Resolution Bokeh Texture

5 Textures

Raining Light Bokeh Pack

10 Textures

Bokeh Texture Pack 001

20 Textures

Glitter Bokeh Texture Pack

32 Textures

Texture Pack Bokeh Blue 3

3 Textures

Bokeh Bi-Colour

12 Textures

Bokeh Textures

5 Textures

Bokeh XIII

3 Textures

Pollywaffle Bokeh Textures

14 Textures

Bokeh Textures

6 Textures

Water Bokeh

9 Textures

Water Bokeh Stock

9 Textures

Water and Light Textures

10 Textures

Pastel Bokeh Flow

9 Textures

Heart Bokeh Pack

6 Textures

Individual Bokeh Textures

Foliage Background Bokeh

Midnight Bokeh

Fairytale Bokeh

Grungy Abstract Bokeh Texture

Violet Bokeh

Blue Bokeh

Strange Gold Green Bokeh

Purple Haze Bokeh

Bokeh Strings

Pastel Bokeh

Pink Bokeh Texture

Large Orange Bokeh

Pool Bokeh Texture

Bokeh Overload

Assorted Bokeh

Bokeh Brush Sets

Bokeh Brushes – Hearts

6 Brushes

Bokeh Effect Brushes

11 Brushes

Bokeh Photoshop Brushes

15 Brushes

Real Bokeh Brushes

10 Brushes

Bokeh Brushes

6 Brushes

April’s Deluxe Bokeh Set

26 Brushes

Bokeh Photoshop Brushes

4 Brushes

Bokeh Brushes

28 Brushes

Bokeh Tutorials for Photoshop

Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect

This tutorial from Abduzeedo will walk you through creating a colourful bokeh effect from beginning to end, including making the bokeh brush.

Bokeh Tutorial

By following this tutorial you will create a subtle bokeh background/texture, including creating the bokeh brush.

Bokeh Background Effect

Learn how to blur the background of an image and add bokeh brushes to achieve a great effect that brings the foreground into much sharper focus.

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These resources should provide all you need to know about using and creating bokeh backgrounds. Please leave any comments or links to further great bokeh resources below.