Popular Pattern Types: Brick Repeats

In the brick repeat, every second row is shifted halfway in the horizontal direction. You can create the brick repeat with the Simple shift symmetry

, by dragging the top or bottom side of the control path horizontally, when the mouse pointer changes to the horizontal shear cursor

You can also use the Half-turn symmetry

to create a fractional brick repeat with a smaller horizontal shift in which every other row is rotated 180°.

and the Perpendicular mirrors & glide symmetry

let you create fractional brick repeats with additional mirror symmetries.

With the Simple shift

and Half-turn

symmetries, you will typically use both horizontal and vertical blending to create seamless brick patterns.