Hexagons are everywhere around us. They occur in natural structures such as honeycombs and snowflakes; crystals like the graphite in your pencil; rock formations such as the Giant’s Causeway, and even in space on Saturn’s hexagonal cloud.

Regular hexagons enclose the largest amount of space in between the shortest possible edges. This means that hexagonal tiles efficiently tessellate a surface without any gaps or overlaps. Their aesthetically pleasing symmetry is often an inspiration in architecture, design, and of course, fine art.

The instructions consist of 14 different geometric patterns based on a simple construction grid of a single hexagon tile.

You will learn how to:

Construct a simple hexagonal grid using a compass and ruler
Trace selected line segments on tracing paper
Transfer and replicate each tile into a sketchbook
Choose an overall pattern contour