A
tessellation is when a specific shape can be repeated within a plane
(or flat surface) and interlock together without having any overlapping
edges or leaving any empty spaces. We see tessellations just about
every day of our lives. The simplest example is a checkerboard which
is, of course, made up of squares. There are many common shapes that
will tessellate, such as diamonds, triangles and rectangles. In fact,
every time you look at a brick wall or a honeycomb, you're looking
at a tessellation.
MC Escher was the first to poularize the use of tessellations in regards
to creating recognizable figures out of the normally mathematical,
and quite abstract tessellating shapes.
In continuing what Escher began, here are my own tessellation designs.
I hope you enjoy them.
If
you'd like to learn how to draw your own tessellations,
check out my Tessellation
Tutorial
