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Source V. Hartikainen
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by captenpub.
Source Firkin
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
A bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Derived from a design in 'Storia del Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze', Aurelio Gotti, 1889.
Source Firkin
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox