DIY tessellations

DIY Basics 2

So what shapes will tessellate? There are only 3 regular geometric shapes that will. 'Regular', means that all sides and internal angles are equal. These are the equilateral triangle, square and hexagon.

The 'F's show that the shapes can be flipped and rotated without affecting the ability to tessellate. This can make whole pictures more varied and interesting. Not all the possibilities are shown here.



		DIY Basics 2 So what shapes will tessellate? There are only 3 regular geometric shapes that will. 'Regular', means that all sides and internal angles are equal. These are the equilateral triangle, square and hexagon. The 'F's show that the shapes can be flipped and rotated without affecting the ability to tessellate. This can make whole pictures more varied and interesting. Not all the possibilities are shown here.