Excel for Marketing Managers

Math Art

Math Art

Ctrl+V, move the new shape, and repeat until your design covers the

page.

4. Add color to the tessellations using the Paint Can icon.

a. Click on the arrow next to the Paint Can, and select the color you want

from the palette. Go to your design and click on one of the shapes, then

click the Paint Can icon.

b. You can alternately change the color of several shapes all at the same

time. Click on one shape to highlight the grab handles. Now press and

hold the Shift key. Continue clicking on all the shapes that you wish to

color the same.

c. When you are done, click on the Paint Can icon and all the highlighted

shapes will be the same color. Have your students use no more than

three colors and make sure that no two shapes that are touching have the

same color.

5. For printing, use the same instructions as the ones for string art. The main
   difference, though, is that tessellations look best in color. If you do not have
   a color printer you may not want to print them. You could, however, tell the
   students NOT to fill with color, print them out, and use colored pencils or
   markers to add color. Also, depending on your students’ designs, they may
   print better in Landscape mode rather than in Portrait.

Figure 166

Copying and coloring basic shapes