Random dot patterns @Fotolia Stockphoto #Background images, #Wallpaper

Polka dots are perfect, but random dot patterns are closer to patterns in nature that always seem to be randomized and non-repeating. In the same way that watching a controlled fire can be relaxing, almost primal, random patterns in bark and leaves, sand and water are always interesting.

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