Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 By chance this was almost exactly the process I used for my Dwelling sig dome http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/26618-sotw84-dwelling-results-are-in/?p=393043 ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaxxon Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 All creations are beautiful and your dome looks very good. Congratulations to all and especially the winner. In connection with the process, it was not identical to the one described by the originator of this topic. I have never used a network of pentagons to fill the canvas. I used this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowman Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 NIce image klaxon, that is definitely the closer to real Pattern. My GalleryMy YouTube Channel "PDN Tutorials" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowman Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) I am sorry I wasn't clear enough. Nothing wrong with the tute at all, and thanks to the writer for putting this great job. But I was talking mathematically here, I believe it is not easy to generate a sphere from stitching only hexagonal shape pieces, there should be a combination 1 to 2.5 of pentagons and hexagons shapes, I hope I am wrong. I really like to see a ball from hexagon only shapes. Edited July 7, 2013 by yellowman My GalleryMy YouTube Channel "PDN Tutorials" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaxxon Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Thanks yellowman. welshblue, you're right. Let's call it the classic soccer ball. Edited July 7, 2013 by klaxxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaxxon Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I agree. I'm European and I don't like the soccer name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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