TessellationsTessellations

Creating and Designing Creating and Designing Tessellating FiguresTessellating Figures

CircleCircle

• Use of Use of repeatinrepeating g diamonddiamonds and s and colors.colors.

SeahorseSeahorse

• Seahorse Seahorse design in design in only two only two colors colors makes makes an an optical optical illusion.illusion.

DogsDogs

• The red, The red, white, and white, and blue blue images of images of repeating repeating a dog a dog design.design.

FishFish

• Orange Orange and Blue and Blue Fish Fish Design.Design.

AirplaneAirplane

• Hawk Hawk AirplanAirplane e Design.Design.

3D or 2D? You decide!3D or 2D? You decide!

• These hexagons made by using 3 These hexagons made by using 3 parallelograms make an illusion of a parallelograms make an illusion of a cube. Filled in with triangles that cube. Filled in with triangles that give the illusion of diamonds.give the illusion of diamonds.

KangaroosKangaroos

• Kangaroos… Kangaroos… but what are but what are they hiding? they hiding? Yes they are Yes they are forming forming Australia.Australia.

CheckerboardCheckerboard

A Checkerboard is the most basic of A Checkerboard is the most basic of the tessellating figures.the tessellating figures.

LettersLetters

• Even letters can show a tessellating Even letters can show a tessellating pattern.pattern.

Basic 3D Cube Basic 3D Cube

Getting StartedGetting Started

• Start with your basic design of a Start with your basic design of a square or rectangle and divide it into square or rectangle and divide it into sections.sections.

Decide on a designDecide on a design

You must then chose the main design that You must then chose the main design that you are looking to make your tessellating you are looking to make your tessellating figure.figure.

This will be the main focal point of the design. This will be the main focal point of the design.

Make a main pattern on cardboard and cut Make a main pattern on cardboard and cut out. This will be your tracing tool.out. This will be your tracing tool.

DrawingDrawing

It is time to begin practicing the It is time to begin practicing the design within the sections.design within the sections.Draw the figure on paper and notice how you can extend outside the boxes. That portion will then be deleted in your final project.

ColorColor

• Remember that color is a very Remember that color is a very important piece of the tessellation. important piece of the tessellation.

• Be sure to chose the combination of Be sure to chose the combination of colors that work best for your figure.colors that work best for your figure.

• Be sure that the color matches the Be sure that the color matches the design and must tessellate just like design and must tessellate just like the design.the design.

If you are ready…If you are ready…

• Now it is time to create your final Now it is time to create your final product. product.

• You will need your tessellation design, You will need your tessellation design, a cardboard pattern to trace, and your a cardboard pattern to trace, and your color choices decided.color choices decided.

• Trace your tessellation design onto the Trace your tessellation design onto the tile just as you did on the paper.tile just as you did on the paper.

• Color your tile just as before.Color your tile just as before.• Final coating over the paintFinal coating over the paint

AND FINALLYAND FINALLY

• Your designs will be placed back into Your designs will be placed back into the ceiling for all to view. the ceiling for all to view.

• Congratulations on finishing your Congratulations on finishing your final project!final project!