Opus - defining the flow of mosaics

Tesserae laid in a pattern-like grid.

Terrerae laid in alternating rows.

Tesserae laid on the contours of the image.

Tesserae laid to mimic the shape of the object.

Tesserae laid as a background pattern of interlocking fans.

Tesserae laid in a irregular, random pattern. Also called "crazy paving".

Tesserae laid in a herringbone pattern.

Large tesserae often representing the whole shape.