566 Making an M.C. Escher-inspired hex pattern

- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…Now last week, as you may recall, we took inspiration…from MC Esher and we created this strangely shaped…troglodyte, which when rotated, fits together…like puzzle pieces into these interlocking positions.…Well this week, we're going to assemble the entire thing…into a seamlessly repeating hex pattern…inside Adobe Illustrator.…But here's the thing, Illustrator cannot figure out…the size of the hex automatically, you have to research…the dimensions for yourself.…

Fortunately, it's not that hard.…Here, let me show you exactly how it works.…Alright here's the final hex pattern,…just so you have a chance to see it on screen.…I'm going to start off inside this file that I created…last week and the first thing I need to do…is figure out how big the hexagon has to be.…The hexagon that's going to define our hex pattern.…And I can figure that out by turning off…this expanded layer for a moment and then…turning on both the hex paths and guides layers.…Now, you may recall a couple movies ago that we created…