动物主题的密铺图案

观看完Arte… in pratica频道（circoloarci hm）这段有趣的视频后，我向六年级学生布置了密铺图案创作活动。我们依照视频中的步骤，使用方形便签纸，或用方格纸剪出一张7.5 cm × 7.5 cm的正方形模板。

首先，我们在纸张一侧剪下一些形状，并将剪下的部分粘贴到相对的另一侧，保持平移位置不变。我的建议是：随意剪出形状，不必预先构思要表现哪种动物。

接着，我们仔细观察所得形状，尝试将其表现为某种动物——在纸上添加眼睛、鼻子、耳朵、爪子、鳍、翅膀或尾巴等特征，具体取决于哪种动物最契合我们这个奇特的轮廓。我建议孩子们不必追求完美或写实，而应主动调整形状，使之转化为一种略显怪异、不对称的动物形象；这样反而更利于构建出严丝合缝的密铺图案。

下一步，我们将该形状依次并排描摹，直至完全铺满整张画纸，再用黑色记号笔勾勒所有轮廓线。

最后一步，用水彩为这些形状上色，可任选一种、两种或三种颜色。通过交替使用颜色，形成有规律的序列。

以下是完成的动物密铺作品，这些滑稽可爱的动物图案，我都很喜欢！

Tassellation with Animals

After having watched this interesting video of Arte… in pratica del canale circoloarci hm I proposed the activity with tessellations to the 6th-grade students. We followed the instructions in the video using a square post-it note or using a 7.5cm x 7.5cm square template cut out of squared paper.

First, we cut out some shapes on one side of the sheet and stick them on the opposite side, translating the piece in the same position. My suggestion is to cut out random shapes, without worrying about identifying in advance the animal to represent.

Then we observe the shape carefully and try to represent an animal, drawing eyes, nose, ears, paws, fins, wings, or tails on the sheet, depending on the animal most suited to our strange shape. I recommend kids NOT to seek perfection and verisimilitude, but rather to adapt the shape to an animal that will look a bit weird and asymmetrical but will allow us to build our perfect tessellation.

In the next phase, we trace the shape by placing the shapes subsequently side by side in order to completely fill a drawing sheet and then we go over the drawing with a black permanent marker.

To finish the drawing, we paint the shapes with watercolors, using one, two, or three colors of our choice. The colors are alternated to create an ordered sequence.

Here are the finished tessellations with funny animals, I like them all!