Bumps, highlight and shadows – all good things.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
By popular request, an outline version of the pentagon pattern.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin