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paper, but not plain paper. I am thinking of something with more charac-
ter, more like parchment, or linen, or vellum. Even blank newspaper, maybe
near the edge of a page.
fabric, but without any printing on it. Emphasis would be on the weave of
the threads.
carpet, like fabric, preferably with small features, or photographed from
enough distance that we can shrink the features.
masonry, as in bricks, like a brick wall. However, the pattern may be much
too large for effective tiling.
masonry, as in a close-up of an individual brick or CMU (cinder) block.
stucco, as on the side of a building.
cement, as on a sidewalk. We want to avoid cracks and anything else that
will be noticeable when repeated.
asphalt, as on a road.
sand, as on a beach.
dirt, as in a newly-turned garden plot.
grass, as on a lawn. This may suffer from the obvious discernible pattern
of the individual blades of grass.
42.4 Example 1
There is an easy way to turn anything into a tile. We show it first. It has
the advantage that it is very easy. It has the disadvantage that the repeated
pattern is obvious and may be distracting.