Embellishment
In the manner of M. C. Escher, extra illustrations can be added
to a tiling of shape outlines in order to add visual excitement
or to show how shapes resemble certain objects.
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The addition of small dots at the vertices of the equilateral
triangles establishes the structure of the overall tessellation
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Notice how the embellishments are varied in their orientation
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The embellishment adds life to an otherwise fairly ordinary pattern
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The embellishment simulates a continuous background; notice how
the zig-zagged lines seem to continue from one section to the
next
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Embellishments of images of animals and humans
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 Try adding embellishments to any tessellation that you create
or to the ones that you can find on the templates page.
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