Small square tesserae are set shoulder to shoulder and each turns to follow the flow line running under it, the way a mosaicist lays andamento.
Tessellation Backgrounds
Zellige Mosaic
Eight-pointed stars and the small crosses that lock between them fill the wall, each tile turning against its neighbour as a slow wave crosses the glaze.
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About Zellige Mosaic
Eight-pointed stars and the small crosses that lock between them fill the wall, each tile turning against its neighbour as a slow wave crosses the glaze.
Part of Tessellation Backgrounds. Runs 12 seconds by default, exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, as MP4 or transparent WebM up to 8K.
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