Tessellation: It means arranging shapes in such a way that they don't overlap, form a unit that can be repeated and which don't leave a gap when repeated.
We were asked to create a tessellation using 2-3 basic polygonal shapes (as they have an inherent nature to fit in a grid) and then dissecting them to make various forms. But after watching Escher's work I felt the urge to do something different.
I wanted my tessellation to tell a story. I chose the topic of food chain.
Butterfly>Lizard>Snake>Eagle>Hunter
We were asked to create a tessellation using 2-3 basic polygonal shapes (as they have an inherent nature to fit in a grid) and then dissecting them to make various forms. But after watching Escher's work I felt the urge to do something different.
I wanted my tessellation to tell a story. I chose the topic of food chain.
Butterfly>Lizard>Snake>Eagle>Hunter
The doodle that started this chain of events.
5 Elements. No grid.
I spent hours trying to make sense out of the doodle I had initially drawn.
But in the end I experienced the joy of discovering the grid when all the elements fit.
I spent hours trying to make sense out of the doodle I had initially drawn.
But in the end I experienced the joy of discovering the grid when all the elements fit.
That is what assignments are meant for I guess!
The grid followed by the tessellation.
I aligned the elements in the grid by using Photoshop smart object feature (editing inside smart object and testing if the forms fit perfectly in the grid drawn on the project file outside, simultaneously).
This process gave a lot of glitches because of the to and fro which is when I realized the importance of using basic polygonal shapes in the beginning phase. Next time!
This process gave a lot of glitches because of the to and fro which is when I realized the importance of using basic polygonal shapes in the beginning phase. Next time!
The Tessellation unit
The final Tessellation
