Subtle Patterns

Atle Mo, Oslo, Norway
Mo, Alte. Congruent Pentagon, 2014. Subtle Patterns.

Description icon-questionA descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.

Created and curated by Atle Mo, Subtle Patterns is a free resource for textured patterns. As of July 2015, there are more than 400 patterns available. Users can also purchase their plugin to use their resource directly from Adobe Photoshop.

Collection Type icon-questionBroad terms that define the type of digital collection

Subject icon-question Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.

Style Period icon-questionTerms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute

Work Types icon-questionTerms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.

Openness icon-questionOpenness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes

Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage icon-questionAdditional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

The textures on the site are made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. Citation is required by including the creator, title, source and url of image.

e.g. Listvetra. Dark Embroidery, 2015. Subtle Patterns. http://subtlepatterns.com/dark-embroidery

For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.