For the first surface design, I chose the painting "Water Serpent I" by Gustav Klimt and photoshoped the painting. Then I repeated and rearranged the fixed image into the snake skin pattern.
I tried different colors and repeats. Click the image to see it in larger size.
Final surface designs in two colorways. It is a non-repeat design, but still has little sense of repeat just like a real snake skin. There are also groups of small circles that is inspired by snake scales.