diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 002efb6..4a191a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 .venv
+assets/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e642c15..a56cfe1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ I first realized that a normal mosaic algorithm isn't safe AT ALL seeing this pr
 
 ```bash
 # Step 1: Create and activate virtual environment
-python3 -m venv venv
+python3 -m venv .venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 
 # Step 2: Install the local Python program add the -e flag for development