Geometric drawing - Large geometry composition

It took me two days solid. SO MANY LINES!!!
Here I'm practising tessellating geometry on a hexagonal grid.
It's inspired by the ornamentation of Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco, where huge examples of this and compositions on other grids can be found, dating from around 1100 AD / AH 500.

My next video will be the colouring stage (the best bit!) - I'm doing them separately because this video is already pretty long! :)

ESSENTIAL READING!: I can't emphasise enough how rich in information the below resources are - they're all available to buy online from good book sellers:

'Islamic Geometric Design'
Eric Broug

'Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry'
Daud Sutton

'Arabic Geometrical Pattern & Design'
J. Bourgoin

'Islamic Designs'
Eva Wilson

'Ruler and Compass: Practical Geometric Constructions'
Andrew Sutton

'Drawing Geometry: A Primer of Basic Forms for Artists, Designers and Architects'
Jon Allen

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