
I'm mostly interested in how to play with different color layouts to highlight the geometric forms in a dodecahedron. The following pics show two possibilities:
- The one on the left highlight the pentagon forms - if we use any pentagon form as base, a pentagon pearlgonite can been seen as a construction with 5 layers with 5-5-10-5-5 beads for each layer.
- The one on the right highlight the triangle which is the intersection of three conjunct pentagons - if we use this triangle as a base, a pentagon pearlgonite can be seen as a construction with 7 layers with 3-6-3-6-3-6-3 beads for each layer.
The idea for these two prototypes was to accentuate different layers/geometries with colors. The downside for this design is that the resulting pearlgonites/SuPs will have two good-looking angels as illustrated in the pictures, but more random-looking from the side.
I've also tried to create a gradient effect within a single pearlgonite, as you can see from the three pearlgonites in the center of the prototype on the right. I wanted to create more variations with the colors, and this was also done based on the layers idea from above.
This is all I have for now. Maybe more experiments in the future. I hope this will be slightly helpful if you happen to consider making a pearlgonite/SuP yourself. Any ideas/feedbacks/suggestions are welcome! The thing with design is that it gets better if we build on each other's ideas.
