A Method for Illustrating Border and Wallpaper Patterns

Year: 2005 Authors: Gwen L. Fisher

Core claim

A scaffolded drawing method using two grids can help students understand and construct all border and wallpaper symmetry groups.

Topics

symmetry groups, hand-drawn pattern design, mathematics and visual art, grid-based illustration

Domains

group theory, Euclidean isometries, wallpaper groups, frieze groups, visual art education, pattern illustration, decorative design, M. C. Escher

Methods

step-by-step illustration, base grid scaffolding, hand drawing, guided pattern construction

Media

square grid, isometric grid, ink, gouache

Source status

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