Shark Tooth Origami Tessellation : Origami Tessellations


Shark Teeth Tessellation Front

That is an odd one. It is one other bullet form based mostly tessellation that I created. On the time of conception, I used to be totally obsessive about creating this specific sample. A lot so, that I utterly disregarded the truth that the grid and paper actually do not need to make this design. 

Nonetheless, I pressed onward. 

It has some bizarre tucks, folds and overlaps. Which make it a troublesome tessellation, probably superior. It is not probably the most elegant tessellation I’ve ever folded. That is for positive. Nonetheless, in the long run, I largely, made it work. 

I used to be proper in the midst of ending this when it dawned on me that triangles in the identical sample can be simply as stunning and in addition work far more fluidly with the grid. So, that is a enjoyable tessellation for an additional day!

Back View Shark Teeth Tess

It really works like a typical flagstone in most methods. The small gaps on the again are triangles and the bigger ones are rhombuses. However due to the atypical form of the bullets, the factors of the triangles have to overlap the rhombuses. Whereas I like tant paper for tessellations, it wasn’t actually completely as much as this job. One thing this fiddly most likely requires a a lot denser paper but so as to do it rather well. 

I haven’t got a crease sample for this. However given the view of the back and front, it is fairly straightforward to extrapolate.  

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