Mosaic and Tessellated Patterns: How to Create Them, with 32 Plates to Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) - Softcover

Buch 37 von 141: Dover Art Instruction

Willson, John

 
9780486243795: Mosaic and Tessellated Patterns: How to Create Them, with 32 Plates to Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0486243796 ISBN 13: 9780486243795
Verlag: DOVER PUBN INC, 1983

Inhaltsangabe

As old as ancient Rome, tessellated patterns can be seen in many places today: in Victor Vasarely's black-and-white paintings, in the designs of Ensor Holiday and M. C. Escher, in Spirograph drawings, and even in computer. John Willson, a research chemist, artist, and teacher, has been creating these dazzling "op art" designs for years. Now, he brings his special expertise to this unusual coloring book. Here you'll find complete information on tessellations and their creation, including:
• Definition of a tessellation
• History of tessellated designs, beginning with their origin in Rome
• Basic kinds of tessellations and how they are formed
• Detailed instructions for creating your own unique designs from common geometrical shapes
A full 179 figures illustrate the clearly written text. Also included is a special section of 32 full-page plates of tessellations, ready to be colored any way you wish. This is your best introduction to an unusual and rewarding pastime that will afford you many hours of creative satisfaction.

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As old as ancient Rome, tessellated patterns can be seen in many places today: in Victor Vasarely's black-and-white paintings, in the designs of Ensor Holiday and M. C. Escher, in Spirograph drawings, and even in computer. John Willson, a research chemist, artist, and teacher, has been creating these dazzling "op art" designs for years. Now, he brings his special expertise to this unusual coloring book. Here you'll find complete information on tessellations and their creation, including:
• Definition of a tessellation
• History of tessellated designs, beginning with their origin in Rome
• Basic kinds of tessellations and how they are formed
• Detailed instructions for creating your own unique designs from common geometrical shapes
A full 179 figures illustrate the clearly written text. Also included is a special section of 32 full-page plates of tessellations, ready to be colored any way you wish. This is your best introduction to an unusual and rewarding pastime that will afford you many hours of creative satisfaction.

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Verlag
DOVER PUBN INC
Erscheinungsdatum
1983
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0486243796
ISBN 13 
9780486243795
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
64
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