Moroccan Geometry S2: 4 Hammers, Tessellated

Adv S2 HW pattern (4 hammers), tessellated

ربع مطرق (Arb'a MTariq)

Part A: Draw the circles

This 8-fold pattern only requires 8 divisions of each circle, and the circles touch each other with no overlap along the diagonals. Every other circle along each diagonal will then generate its own diagonal, along which we will draw another series of adjacent circles. There are only 4 shapes in the pattern.

Draw the center circle and divide into 8ths.
Connect the crossed arc segments outside the circle to draw lines the entire diagonal lengths of the page.

Line the compass up along the diagonal edge of the center circle to mark the centers of the next circles along each diagnonal.

Continue to draw circles in this same manner until you reach the end of the tessellated pattern.

Set the dividers to the distance between quarter-marks of the circle. This will be used to define the next sets of axes in the grid.

Continue until the diagonal grid is complete.

Continue drawing circles along all the diagonals until complete, taking care to check the circles against each other to make sure the edges don’t overlap, and the centers of key circles are along the grid line. The end result will look like a series of faces with 5 pips arranged on each one, and each face overlaps its diagonal adjacent at the corner, sharing the corner pip.

Part B: Draw the construction lines

Now draw the construction lines. These will run parallel to the horizontal, vertical, and NE-SW and NW-SE diagonal axes. Divide each of the circle in eighths. This is done by placing the ruler along the centers of each each set of circles along these axes, and marking where the ruler crosses the rim of the circles. Note the numbers assigned to these points in the photograph. Vertical lines connect points 5-7 and points 1-3. Horizontal lines connect points 1-7 and points 3-5. NE to SW diagonal lines connect points 6-8 and 2-4. NW-SE diagonal lines connect points 4-6 and 2-8.

Part C: Highlight the shapes and color

You are now ready to highlight and color the shapes, of which there are only 4.

Comments

Moroccan Geometry: S9 Master Class: 10-fold with the Eye of the Sun from Bou Inania Medersa, Fez

Adv S9 Master Class: 10-fold with the eye of the sun, from Bou Inania Medersa, Fes Part A: Draw the main circle and subdivide it into tenths. This 10-fold design is based on 2 concentric circles. These two fully contain the 4 central shapes. 10 other overlapping circles whose centers are outside of the outer circle complete and contain the remaining shapes. The first of the 2 concentric circles to be drawn is the outer one 1. We want the finished drawing to fit with 5 mm margins above and below. The ratio of the circle's radius, A, to the distance between the center and the outer point of the pattern, B, is approximately 5 to 7. Using a watercolor paper that is 304mm high, B should be no more than 304mm, minus the 5 mm margins, then divided in half, or 147 mm. So then A, the radius of the main circle, should be about (5/7) x 147 mm, or about 105 mm. Use the usual method of finding the center of the page, draw a circle of the desired radius and quarter the circle with horizo...

Moroccan Geomety: S8 Class: 8-fold maakous w/ kandeel & B&L, tessellated

Moroccan Geometry: S8 Class: 8-fold maakous with kandeel & "B" & "L", tessellated This 8-fold design yielded a tessellation of 15 tiles on an 18"x12" page, with a center tile and no half-tiles. The Qandeel w ba w la (jellyfish with "B" and "L") is outside the 22.5°-turned Seal of Solomon/Looza/Sfet figures which comprise the middle of the drawing, but inside the corner seal of solomon, which each tile contains one-fourth of, and which is completed at the corners by four tiles. Other shapes include the Sfet L'herba, or bayonet/spear, and another form based on the Qandeel, known as the Bou Mnikher Mashrook, or Squashed Little Nose. This shape and the Sfet L'herba line the outside border of each tile, and so only half the shape is within the tile itself, and is completed by the adjacent tiles on each side. The arrangement consists of circles arranged diagonally, including 5 center circles arrange like the 5 on a die, ...

Moroccan Geometry: Pattern Studies and Tessellations

Part 1: Patterns constructed from classes with Hamza El Fasiki, Fes S1: Six-fold with circles and qTeeb ( مسدس بالدواير والقطيب) S2: 4 Hammers (Arbaa Mtarek), tessellation (اربع مطرق) ___________________________________________________________________________________ S3: 12-fold Bald (Tanashri Qraa), tessellation (تناشري قرع) _________________________________________________________________________________ S4: 8-fold with scissors (Mteman bil Maqoussa) (متمن بل مقوصة) ___________________________________________________________________________________ S5: 8-fold with folds and tajine (Mtemen bil Matwi w Tajine) (متمن بل مطوي و طاجين) ___________________________________________________________________________________ S5: The Spiderweb (Al-Ankaboutiya) (ال عنكبوتية) __________________________________________________________________________________ S6: 8-fold w/ ball (Tanashri bil Kora ) (تناظري بل كرا) _________________________________________________________...

Lord Bottletop's Fez

Search This Blog