1. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 1 Tessellation Pattern Design What is a Tessellation? It is a symmetric design which can fit together in a repetitive pattern. These fill a surface, usually a 2D plane, without gaps or overlaps.

2. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2 Tessellation Pattern Design Illustrators and Designers Graphic designers create repeated patterns that have many uses including gift wrap, wall paper, and textiles. Look around the classroom for examples of repeated patterns in clothing, pencils, floor tile, notebook covers, etc…

3. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 3 Tessellation Pattern Design M.C. Escher (1898-1972) As the pioneer for this art form he is famous for his tessellation art and is one of the most famous graphic artists. Escher was interested in architecture, geometry and fantasy. You can search the internet and find many unique images and tessellations by M.C. Escher. http://www.tessellations.org/eschergallery1thumbs.shtml http://www.tessellations.org/eschergallery1thumbs.shtml

4. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 4 Tessellation Pattern Design Creating a Tessellation Using the parallelogram template, begin in one corner… …continue the line in a geometric or curved line, moving in a clockwise direction Be sure to touch the point of each corner.

5. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 5 Tessellation Pattern Design Creating a Tessellation (cont.) Repeat and fit parallelograms together. Consider the negative and positive space. It should also represent an object. The theme should be carried through the entire design. Final works may be hand drawn or completed on a computer. Use the media that best fits the message you want to communicate.

6. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 6 Tessellation Pattern Design More examples of real world Tessellations