Gallery
A selection of my line-patterns from over the years, copies of the original hand-drawings on checkered paper. The first shows how it all began – however, the pictures are not in chronological order. Since the original gallery contains a total of more than 900 (!) drawings, it is split up into smaller units of pictures belonging together.
For many pictures, an animation of how they are made is available. It will be shown on the separate pages.
(To view the animations, the following may help: 1. Install Java (if not already done so). 2. Download the .jnlp-file - Java Network Launch Protocol. 3. (Double)click this file to start the animation.)

Varia
This section contains all kinds of very diverse line-drawings.

Varia 1
Varia 1
Varia 2
Varia 2
Varia 3
Varia 3
Varia 4
Varia 4
Varia 5
Varia 5
Varia 6
Varia 6
Varia 7
Varia 7
Varia 8
Varia 8
Varia 9
Varia 9
Varia 10
Varia 10
Varia 11
Varia 11
Varia 12
Varia 12
Varia 13
Varia 13
Varia 14
Varia 14
Varia 15
Varia 15

Quasi-Circles
All kinds of "quasi-circles"

Circles 1
Circles 1
Circles 2
Circles 2
Circles 4
Circles 4
Circles 5
Circles 5
Circles 6
Circles 6
Circles 8
Circles 8
Circles 10
Circles 10
Circles 19
Circles 19
Circles 20a
Circles 20a
Circles 20b
Circles 20b
Circles 20c
Circles 20c
Circles 20d
Circles 20d
Circles 20e
Circles 20e
Circles 20f
Circles 20f
Circles 25
Circles 25
Circles 39
Circles 39
Circles 43
Circles 43
Circles Varia 1
Circles Varia 1
Circles Varia 1
Circles Varia 2

Squares
A variety of little (and less little) squares

Squares 1
Squares 1
Squares 2
Squares 2
Squares 3
Squares 3
Squares 4
Squares 4

Interweaving
Various interweaving patterns or braiding

Interweaving 1
Interweaving 1
Interweaving 2
Interweaving 2

Triangles
Intriguing patterns of small triangles

Triangles
Triangles

Impossible Figures
Some impossible "structures" on checkered paper

Impossible Figures
Impossible Figures

Cubicles
Small cubes pushed together

Cubicles 1
Cubicles 1
Cubicles 2
Cubicles 2
Cubicles 3
Cubicles 3

Diamonds
What you can do with diamonds

Diamonds 1
Diamonds 1
Diamonds 2
Diamonds 2

Trees of Pythagoras
Some variations on the "Tree of Pythagoras"

Trees of Pythagoras
Trees of Pythagoras

Six-sided Polygons
Variations on six-sided polygons

Six-sided Polygons
Six-sided Polygons

Seven-sided Polygons
Checkered paper and seven-sided polygons

Seven-sided Polygons
Seven-sided Polygons

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All drawings and figures, copyright © 1978-2010, Zef Damen, The Netherlands.
Personal use only, commercial use prohibited.

Nederlandse versie Nederlandse versie Last updated: 20-March-2010