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Tag Archives: Symmetry Group P4g

A nested shape, from start to finish

Posted on 2016-12-30 by Champagne Design

I’ve chosen a pattern from an Islamic geometric design as inspiration to get started for this tessellation. Looking at the photo, we can see four mirrors intersecting at ninety degrees to form a box. In the centre, a four way rotation point. Continue reading →

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Refining a tessellation — a frog animation

Posted on 2016-12-11 by Champagne Design

My first ever tessellation, redrawn from scratch, to show the series of steps required to achieve a successfully nested shape.

The original image was a pencil sketch from years ago. Before Windows 3.1 and way before the iPad. And I could not afford an Amiga computer, even less the first Mac. So cardboard, pencils, scissors and lots of graph paper it was. Continue reading →

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Puppy Training tessellation by Francine Champagne ©2013

Puppy Training tessellation

Posted on 2016-11-21 by Champagne Design

This symmetry group was the first one with which I completed a successful tessellation, the Frogs. Way back in 1988, in the dark ages. Symmetry group P4g. Head to head, elbow to elbow, feet to feet is how I decipher these nested shapes. A very simple technique,  Continue reading →

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Soccer Kid tessellation sphere mapping by Francine Champagne, ©2016 — Symétruc d'amateur de soccer

Soccer Kid tessellation

Posted on 2016-04-12 by Champagne Design

Found another iPad App to do tessellations. Sames rules of symmetry, but with different tools. iOrnament. I’ve only played with it for a week now, but here are a few differences and advantages listed. Continue reading →

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One line, one fill tessellation by Francine Champagne, ©2016 — Symétruc simple

One line, one fill, tessellation

Posted on 2016-04-02 by Champagne Design

Symmetry group P4g, a square mirror box with a four way rotation in the middle. Very constraining to build a flowing figure within such a rigid set of rules.  In the image below, starting in the middle of the square, the “x” indicates the four way rotation. Continue reading →

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Woodburning of the above tessellation Hummingbird tessellation in symmetry group P6, a second design, Champagne Design ©2014

Which symmetry group to use?

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

Deciding which symmetry group to use for a specific design can be hit and miss. And try again. You can narrow it down Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group P4g Explained

Symmetry Group P4g

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

My first ever tessellation was accomplished using this P4g symmetry group. Continue reading →

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