The latest adventure in not writing playing with
graphics is a stellated dodecahedron. Someone posted a picture of a
marble floor mosaic from the Basilica of St Mark. I'd seen it before,
and I decided that I could probably copy it. So I dug out my compass
and ruler, constructed a pentagram, and went forward from there.
I switched to InkScape once I saw how the design is basically pentagonal rotations.
and added some etching lines.
I'm not sure which version works the best. I like the etching lines--especially when the design is viewed from a distance, but I think the solid colors work better because the optical illusion of the triangle placement makes it look like I used more than six shades of grey.
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