Do It Yourself: Tessellation Tutorial, using Pencil and Paper (Page 13 of 16)

13. Choose a theme.

I think the shape in the photo looks like a cat. What does the shape on your page look like? Anything is OK.

(Hint to teachers: Exotic, soft-edged, flexible and varied shapes are easiest. So, fish are easier than bicycles, baggy clothes and billowy hair are easier than tight-fitting clothes and short hair, and nonspecific birds are easier than a specific character like Winnie-the-Pooh™.)

	Easy Tessellation Tutorial using Pencil and Tracing Paper Step 13 of 16

	13. Choose a theme. I think the shape in the photo looks like a cat. What does the shape on your page look like? Anything is OK. (Hint to teachers: Exotic, soft-edged, flexible and varied shapes are easiest. So, fish are easier than bicycles, baggy clothes and billowy hair are easier than tight-fitting clothes and short hair, and nonspecific birds are easier than a specific character like Winnie-the-Pooh™.)